Universal Crossword July 9 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Universal Crossword published on July 9 2026.
- 80
- Total Clues
- 40
- Total Across
- 40
- Total Down
Clues Across (40 total)
(1)
Celestial bear
The answer is: ursa
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Made less challenging
The answer is: eased
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Ergo
The answer is: thus
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Physics Nobelist Niels
The answer is: bohr
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Like an acrobat
The answer is: agile
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Anger
The answer is: rage
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Give off
The answer is: emit
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Evaluates on Yelp
The answer is: rates
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Penne ___ vodka
The answer is: alla
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Square-shaped stuffed pasta (Note the last 3 letters of this answer + ...)
The answer is: ravioli
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Confirm to be true (... the first 3 of this one)
The answer is: verify
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Excel
The answer is: shine
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Didn't just walk
The answer is: ran
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Turned into (Last 4 letters + ...)
The answer is: became
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Scratch-off game, e.g. (... first 3)
The answer is: lottery
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Shakespeare's river
The answer is: avon
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Quick scissor cut
The answer is: snip
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Attempted
The answer is: tried
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Allow
The answer is: let
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Car-stealing video game franchise, for short
The answer is: gta
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Act nosy
The answer is: pry
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Green veggie
The answer is: pea
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Come onstage
The answer is: enter
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El ___, Texas
The answer is: paso
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Basic point
The answer is: gist
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Vehicle you might hail (Last 3 letters + ...)
The answer is: taxicab
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Soul icon Franklin (... first 4)
The answer is: aretha
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"Watch it!"
The answer is: hey
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Extra feature
The answer is: addon
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Political refugee (Last 3 letters + ...)
The answer is: emigre
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The "A" in LGBTQIA+ (... first 3)
The answer is: asexual
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Attempt
The answer is: stab
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___-garde
The answer is: avant
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Name that anagrams to "mare"
The answer is: erma
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Against
The answer is: anti
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Sister's daughter
The answer is: niece
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Male sheep
The answer is: rams
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(70)
Bygone
The answer is: past
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Born earlier
The answer is: older
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Mailbox feature
The answer is: slot
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Clues Down (40 total)
(1)
Ride-booking choice
The answer is: uber
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Tomato type
The answer is: roma
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Makeshift knife
The answer is: shiv
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Craftsperson
The answer is: artisan
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First to arrive
The answer is: earliest
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___ and ___
The answer is: again
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Stop standing
The answer is: sit
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Mountain stat.
The answer is: elev
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Habitat for cacti
The answer is: desert
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Fitness coach
The answer is: trainer
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4/8, e.g.
The answer is: half
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"The ___ Duckling"
The answer is: ugly
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Word after "Caspian" or "Caribbean"
The answer is: sea
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Unit of resistance
The answer is: ohm
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Shabby
The answer is: ratty
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Director Roth
The answer is: eli
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Hay bundle
The answer is: bale
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Decathlon component
The answer is: event
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Terra-___
The answer is: cotta
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Enemies, in slang
The answer is: opps
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Hit the ball hard
The answer is: ripit
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(33)
"Oof, that's horrible!"
The answer is: yeesh
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(36)
California merlot source
The answer is: napa
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Mined stuff
The answer is: data
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"Peer Gynt" composer
The answer is: grieg
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Type of sports car
The answer is: roadster
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(45)
Museum display
The answer is: exhibit
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Lawyers' org.
The answer is: aba
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Demographic before millennials
The answer is: genxers
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Title protagonist in a Rostand play
The answer is: cyrano
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Fish eggs
The answer is: roe
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Tango or Macarena
The answer is: dance
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Active Italian volcano
The answer is: etna
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Yoga surfaces
The answer is: mats
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Villainous
The answer is: evil
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Russian range
The answer is: ural
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Donuts, say, in a food fight
The answer is: ammo
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Bringing up the rear
The answer is: last
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Tree goo
The answer is: sap
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Device at a CPR class
The answer is: aed
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