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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - October 20, 2026
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October 20, 2026
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Across
1.Sports data5 letters6.Small house, in the Southwest6 letters12."And if I choose not to?"6 letters14.Devices providing bird's-eye views6 letters15.How executives may fly13 letters17.NYE month3 letters18.18-wheeler4 letters19.Bend done in a tutu4 letters21.Rub the wrong way3 letters22.Reporter's credential9 letters26.Well-worn pencil3 letters27.___ and thx3 letters29.Filming or parking site3 letters30.Motor oil brand3 letters31.Company behind ChatGPT6 letters33.Sign between Virgo and Scorpio5 letters35.Retraces one's footsteps ... and what each word in 15-, 22-, 48- and 57-Across has?11 letters38.Windows precursor5 letters39.Made level6 letters42.UFO crew3 letters45."Yikes!"3 letters46.Journalist ___ B. Wells3 letters47."since u asked ..."3 letters48.Hot cocoa mix brand9 letters51.Org. with a Most Wanted list3 letters52.Peru's capital4 letters53."10-4"4 letters56.Enjoy a samosa3 letters57.Actor who earned five Emmy nominations for "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"13 letters62.Surgery aids6 letters63.Philadelphia NFL team6 letters64."Yo, bro!"6 letters65.Sentimental soul5 letters
Down
1.Recover after pregaming, say7 letters2.Cargo area on a heavy-duty vehicle8 letters3."How cute!" sounds3 letters4.Not that4 letters5.Reasonable4 letters6.Audiophile's rack contents3 letters7.Curve3 letters8.Note between fa and la3 letters9.Like some Roblox purchases5 letters10.Cars that stop at Supercharger stations6 letters11.Basketball play that helps a teammate6 letters13.Short-term hires5 letters16.Title for David Beckham3 letters17.T. rex, e.g.4 letters20.Psychic's "asset"3 letters23.Yale students4 letters24.Cried one's heart out6 letters25.Runner's download6 letters27.Short stops?6 letters28.Centrist in British politics, informally6 letters32.___ de plume3 letters33."___ Miserables"3 letters34.Score 100% on3 letters36.Marvel trickster god4 letters37.Cutlery collection8 letters40.Diplomat's post7 letters41."I dare you!"4 letters42.Subj. for some new U.S. residents3 letters43.Streaming platform where Kai Cenat reached 1 million subscribers in 20256 letters44."As easy as pie," for one6 letters46.Topic for debate5 letters49.Skewered dish of South Asia5 letters50.Bro, say3 letters54.Periods of history or Taylor Swift's artistry4 letters55.Frozen breakfast brand4 letters58."Er-r ..."3 letters59.Place for a "me day"3 letters60.XXX-XX-XXXX ID3 letters61.Santa's little helper3 letters
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