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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026
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Across
1.Interactive interview sesh on Reddit3 letters4.Go for a run in the winter?3 letters7."Sick!"3 letters10.Marvel movie franchise, briefly3 letters13.Made bubbly7 letters15.Wolfgang ___ Mozart7 letters17.*They get what's coming to them!7 letters18.Montreal daily7 letters19.Less fresh6 letters20.*Tipsy8 letters21."Great minds think ___"5 letters23.Ex-QB Manning3 letters24.Backgammon or Boggle4 letters26.Good listener?3 letters28.Celebrity gossip show5 letters32.*Laid low?10 letters35.Buffalo's lake4 letters36.Burglarize3 letters37.Sucker3 letters38."Hamilton" star Phillipa3 letters40.Craft beer letters3 letters41.Apple desktop4 letters43.*Learn of10 letters46.Determined to do5 letters48.Greek T3 letters49.Clean between the teeth5 letters50.See 67-Across3 letters52."Creed" actress Thompson5 letters54.*Older "Frozen" sister8 letters58."Gotcha"6 letters62.Sailing event7 letters63.Resolve ... or a chemical hint for resolving the starred clues' answers7 letters64.Congressman whose name is an anagram of "general"7 letters65.Old debts7 letters66.Naval letters3 letters67.With 50-Across, "Brokeback Mountain" director3 letters68.12/313 letters69.___ G. Biv3 letters
Down
1.Oohs and ___4 letters2.With 11-Down, rom-com trope of an adorable first encounter4 letters3.Diva's solo4 letters4.NFL team in black and gold8 letters5.Gymnast Strug5 letters6.Driver's licenses, passports, etc.3 letters7.Pasta sauce brand4 letters8.Wow5 letters9.Wow6 letters10.Dole (out)4 letters11.See 2-Down4 letters12.Pre-owned4 letters14.On fire6 letters16.Give the meaning of6 letters20.Word after "gummy" or "teddy"4 letters22."That's yours now"6 letters24.Bearded garden statue5 letters25.Giant opportunity?5 letters27.Pet adopted from a shelter6 letters29."Wicked" star Cynthia5 letters30.Premoistened cloths5 letters31.Blackens on the grill5 letters32.Apt name for a florist?4 letters33.It's hot, but not for long3 letters34.Scooby-___3 letters39.Where some oil rigs are located8 letters42.Shirt part that might be popped6 letters44.Appease fully4 letters45.Jerry's ex on "Seinfeld"6 letters47.Snapple rival6 letters51.Consumed5 letters53."My bad"5 letters54.Herr's wife4 letters55.Fish that are snakelike4 letters56.Foods dyed on Easter4 letters57.Large canine?4 letters59.Fly high4 letters60.Spanish currency4 letters61.Artisan's website4 letters63.Actor McKellen3 letters
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