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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - October 8, 2026
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October 8, 2026
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Across
1.What a mathematician or detective seeks5 letters6.It can be found on Safari!3 letters9."Frozen" queen4 letters13.Two-gender pronoun5 letters14.Hindi for "tea"4 letters15.Attaches the binding to a quilt, say4 letters16.Warren Buffett's Nebraska hometown5 letters17.Foamy drinks made with plant-based milk9 letters19."So there!"8 letters21.Alpaca relative5 letters22.Australian gem4 letters23.No more than6 letters25.Type "typo" rather than "type," e.g.3 letters27.Oscar winner Brie6 letters29.Wilson of the WNBA3 letters30.Certain songbird5 letters32.It's not working!4 letters35.Touch on the shoulder3 letters36.Causes of icy postgame interviews?15 letters39.Like Adam (age redacted), but not Zachary (age 17)3 letters40.Idle of Monty Python4 letters41.Agenda entries5 letters42.Don't squander3 letters43.In a ___ of speaking6 letters45.Soccer coach Guardiola3 letters46.Park, e.g., in Manhattan6 letters48.They may bruise when they clash4 letters52.Indian wedding dye5 letters54."See you then!"8 letters56.Warning to stay in one's lane9 letters58.Line between two cities in Ticket to Ride5 letters59.Result of beehiving yourself?4 letters60.Mid4 letters61.Red emotion in "Inside Out"5 letters62.Piece of office furniture4 letters63.Flat fish3 letters64.Ales and lagers5 letters
Down
1.Snapchat story part5 letters2.Change, as keyboard assignments5 letters3.Tennis player Naomi5 letters4."Absolutely not!"8 letters5.Guinness entry, say4 letters6.Exasperated cry to a relentless arguer15 letters7.Have some kolacky or doughnuts3 letters8.Banknotes5 letters9.Is, in Ibiza4 letters10."I wanna fight those guys!"9 letters11.They benefit from curses!9 letters12.Really bad, in slang3 letters14.Nail polish layers5 letters18.Dump account, perhaps3 letters20.Response to a groan-worthy dad joke6 letters24.White Monopoly 8-Down4 letters26.Many songs on the 2026 Drake album "Iceman"4 letters28.Lot measure4 letters30.Unrealistic expectation9 letters31."Could be yes, could be no"9 letters33.Radiates6 letters34.NPR bag4 letters36.Ascend4 letters37.Coin with a 2026 "Liberty Over Tyranny" version4 letters38."This relationship is SO over!"8 letters44.A little loco5 letters46.Insect in a hill3 letters47.What e-cigs don't produce, technically5 letters49.Dashboard device5 letters50.Playful water mammal5 letters51.Futures experts?5 letters53.Cozy place to solve crosswords4 letters55.Omani, typically4 letters56.Palindromic flop3 letters57.Lucius Best, ___ Frozone3 letters
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