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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - July 12, 2026
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July 12, 2026
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Across
1.Actress Renee in the "Mean Girls" musical4 letters5."I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an ___" (Taylor Swift lyric)3 letters8.Telecommuting abbr.3 letters11.Widely watched short film?10 letters14.United ___ Emirates4 letters16.Boatloads10 letters17.A ___ a dozen4 letters18.Order by preference4 letters19.Consume6 letters21.Tater ___3 letters22."Unfortunately ..."4 letters23.She may fawn over her fawn3 letters24.City south of Seattle6 letters26.Helper, for short4 letters28."Hella sick"6 letters29.Have a stench5 letters32."The Lion King" baddie4 letters34.One of 500 in a Proclaimers song title4 letters36.Common question to a recent couple15 letters39.Character in Universal's Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment ride4 letters40.Person from Newcastle, e.g.4 letters41.Exams5 letters42.Garment that might be decorated at a baby shower6 letters44."Baseball Tonight" network4 letters46.Didn't make the final team roster6 letters47.Clean water org.3 letters48.Emphatic "I agree" on social media4 letters52.Sphere3 letters53.Treat with treatments?6 letters55.___-Cola4 letters56.Norse god of war4 letters58."Can't argue with the scoreboard"10 letters60.Animal welfare org.4 letters61.Begin10 letters62.Gym unit3 letters63.Suffix for "lion"3 letters64.Stench4 letters
Down
1.Competitor5 letters2.The Eras Tour venue5 letters3."Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing." show, for short11 letters4.Counterpart of "thx"3 letters5.Old saying5 letters6.Philosopher Descartes4 letters7.Film that inspired the Slinky Dog Dash ride8 letters8.Chunk of cash3 letters9.Tex-Mex dishes often served in chips bags9 letters10.Nonkosher egg dish9 letters11.Aloe ___4 letters12.Black cats, casually5 letters13."Maybe"9 letters15.Playtested version4 letters20.Tiny bit3 letters25.Spot for a guest to leave feedback11 letters27.Where to see a rainbow3 letters28.Skillets' relatives9 letters29."Turning Red" director Domee3 letters30.It's picked up at a restaurant9 letters31."No need to be scared of me"9 letters33.Tech for most movie dinos3 letters35.UFO crew3 letters37.Place for parting words?8 letters38.Motor oil brand3 letters43.Shady, informally3 letters45."Stop beating around the bush!"5 letters46.Gunk4 letters47.Revises5 letters49.Helpful manual5 letters50.More treacherous, as a road in winter5 letters51.Souvenir from the beach?4 letters54.Wows4 letters57.Contact ___ (snuggly snooze for a baby)3 letters59.University of ___ Paulo3 letters
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