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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - October 6, 2026
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October 6, 2026
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Across
1.Muscular jerk5 letters6.Spell-casting class in Terraria or Hearthstone4 letters10.Waiter's handout4 letters14.More vanilla5 letters15.Where most people are from4 letters16.And others: Abbr.4 letters17.Boo-boos5 letters18.Hip after being square9 letters20.Some Adobe files4 letters21.Repair3 letters22.What push might come to5 letters23."Aaron Burr, ___" (Hamilton number)3 letters24.One desperate for relevance, slangily11 letters27.Dorm lounge, e.g.10 letters29.Ancient Incan capital5 letters30.Board game that the detective Benoit Blanc detests, ironically4 letters31.Obsessive fan4 letters35.Primp like a bird5 letters36.___ feed3 letters37.Country containing three world capitals5 letters38.Tear apart4 letters39.Unable to look away4 letters40.Like some Japanese watermelons5 letters41.Tree part that flavors the tea solip-cha10 letters43.Homey aesthetic deconstructed in "Midsommar"11 letters47.Tolkien tree creature3 letters49.Do better than5 letters50.(More info soon!)3 letters51.Natural hairstyle4 letters52.Ace ace9 letters55.Make like a starfish5 letters56.Relieve4 letters57.Like a rock concert4 letters58.Writer's tone5 letters59.Snow day ride4 letters60."Ratatouille" rat4 letters61.Hiked, as prices5 letters
Down
1.Halts5 letters2.Nail treatment at a pet spa9 letters3."Is my vid ... nection ... ing through?"9 letters4.Envisions4 letters5.___ Claus3 letters6."Psycho" decoy protagonist11 letters7.People in a queerplatonic relationship might lie on it15 letters8."Skedaddle!"3 letters9.Word with "wig," "wax" or "worm"3 letters10.Anime genre for "Neon Genesis Evangelion"5 letters11.Cultural values5 letters12.Innocent and trusting5 letters13.Canker sore, e.g.5 letters19.Org. concerned with NSFW stuff?4 letters21."Aunt" who visits monthly3 letters24."Pleaseeeee"4 letters25."Keep your cards close to your chest!"11 letters26.Olfactory center?3 letters28.Hosted, briefly4 letters29.Lifesaving procedure3 letters31.Beefcake4 letters32.Turnover at a cafe?9 letters33.The Eridians from "Project Hail Mary," e.g.9 letters34.30 Rock locale3 letters37.Chilly drink brand4 letters39.Gaming setup3 letters41."Ay, ___!" (Spanish for "Oh, daddy!")4 letters42.Notable stretch3 letters43.Pigeon shelters5 letters44.NBA legend Shaquille5 letters45.Unable to relax5 letters46."Stay ___!"5 letters48.Messed (with)5 letters51.Per item4 letters53.Shutterbug's letters3 letters54."The Pit and the Pendulum" writer3 letters55."Law & Order" spinoff, familiarly3 letters
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