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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - October 24, 2026
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October 24, 2026
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Across
1."Sad to say ..."4 letters5.Pomelo discards5 letters10."That's reasonable"4 letters14.Byproduct of an impactful event10 letters16.Purple-haired KPop Demon Hunter4 letters17."I'd appreciate some help ..."10 letters18.Dutch cheese also known as queso de bola4 letters19.EMT skill3 letters20.A square ___ in a round hole3 letters21.Takeout meals?7 letters23.Place for a thief or a TV3 letters25.Fabric problem3 letters27."Better Call Saul" network3 letters28.Binary question format5 letters30.Eggy holiday quaff3 letters32.Very, very4 letters35.Secondary conclusion15 letters39.Homer's exclamation3 letters40.The Hope Diamond's 45.526 letters41.Concept4 letters42.___scrolling (modern time-wasting)4 letters44.Eight-bit units5 letters45.Mani's partner4 letters46.HS course for a future poli-sci major5 letters48.Anxiety about exclusion, for short4 letters49.Solo in "Star Wars"3 letters50.Docking spot4 letters52.Purchases4 letters53.The Oscars broadcast, e.g.9 letters58.Sticky situation4 letters59.Crowdsourced website4 letters60.Not going away anytime soon10 letters63.D ___ dog4 letters64.Pungent bakery offerings10 letters65.Did some karaoke4 letters66."Paradiso" poet5 letters67."Tuna" is the Samoan word for this fish3 letters
Down
1."High Voltage" band4 letters2.Ride feature that's never perfectly circular for safety purposes10 letters3.Person who won't give you elbow room10 letters4.Visualize3 letters5."Please ___ to the attached file ..."5 letters6.One can't be present with you15 letters7.Academic Writing Mo.3 letters8.Egg ___ soup4 letters9.Aleppo's country5 letters10.Hot sandwich served au jus9 letters11.BMW competitor4 letters12.Apple on a teacher's desk?4 letters13.Backboard attachments4 letters15.Navigator's aid3 letters22."Why the long wait?!"4 letters24.Dir. from Denver to Winnipeg3 letters26.Vegetable used as a battery in some science projects6 letters28."___, ___, ___" ("You know the rest")5 letters29.Middle-earth meanie3 letters31."Don't let those crooks escape!"5 letters33.Secondary job10 letters34.10/10 event, perhaps?10 letters36.Snatch3 letters37.Petro-Canada rival4 letters38.Successful arbitrage results5 letters43.Wiping the floor clean7 letters47.Contend (for)3 letters51.Reverberate4 letters52.Smooch, in Spain4 letters53.'Tis in the past4 letters54.Traveler's document4 letters55.Have ___ in the game4 letters56.Diva's solo4 letters57.R&B singer Bridges4 letters58.Extra4 letters61.Explosive letters3 letters62.Fashion monogram3 letters
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