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Universal Crossword Answers & Hints - October 28, 2026
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October 28, 2026
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Across
1.Bacterium, perhaps4 letters5."Keep that to yourself!"3 letters8.Some overreactions?6 letters14.Driver on set4 letters15.Mythical beast and anagram of 60-Across3 letters16.Wandering6 letters17.Rte. shaped like a tendon?8 letters19.Militaristic city-state of ancient Greece6 letters20.Common log-in req.3 letters21.Opposite of basic6 letters23.Hawaiian necklace3 letters24.Feel sick3 letters25.___ Barinholtz (actor and "Celebrity Jeopardy!" champion)3 letters26.Rte. to play '70s dance music on?7 letters29.Makes a dismissive sound, say6 letters31.Following behind5 letters32.Number-picking game4 letters33.Came to a close5 letters34.Rte. where nanas live?11 letters39.___ chaser (one desperately seeking fame)5 letters40.Material for a floppy ladder4 letters43.Byron's contemporary5 letters44.Admit misdeeds6 letters46.Rte. on which "Aida" might be performed?7 letters48."Cheap Thrills" singer3 letters49.Yalie3 letters50.Outer: Prefix3 letters51."Laughing" carnivores6 letters53.Seattle Sounders' org.3 letters54.Type of sushi6 letters57.Rte. named for a Nicaraguan rebel?8 letters59.Deployed against6 letters60.Mythical beast and anagram of 15-Across3 letters61.Like a thesis defense4 letters62.Unlike a pushover6 letters63.Word before a maiden name3 letters64.Memory unit that can have 256 values4 letters
Down
1.Soldier's face covering7 letters2.Large tower7 letters3.Departed hastily8 letters4.Mrs., in Montreal3 letters5.Record parts6 letters6.Clips together?5 letters7.___ tea (summer drink)4 letters8.Takes back, as an offer8 letters9.Dadaist Jean3 letters10.Mrs., in Mexicali3 letters11."Whats Poppin" rapper Jack6 letters12.Type in5 letters13.Reserved in manner5 letters18.Many a Dickens character4 letters22."Queen of Broadway" Menzel5 letters27.(Actually, keep this as is)4 letters28.Bug catchers?6 letters30.Given no choice6 letters33.CPR expert3 letters35.Jai ___4 letters36.Making marks on, as a belt8 letters37.Showing signs of disuse5 letters38.Herb that's also a name ... or two names8 letters41.Tugs7 letters42.Letter found in the Bible7 letters43.Its subsidiaries include Fred Meyer and QFC6 letters44.Engaged man6 letters45.The right way?4 letters46.Its surface temperature is about 872 degrees Fahrenheit5 letters47.Be5 letters48.One way to annoy a roommate5 letters52.Macro or micro subj.4 letters55.Words spoken by, or to, a 44-Down3 letters56.Name that's a conjunction backward3 letters58.Steal from3 letters
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