Universal Crossword October 2 2026 Answers
The complete list of answers to the Universal Crossword published on October 2 2026.
- 76
- Total Clues
- 35
- Total Across
- 41
- Total Down
Clues Across (35 total)
(1)
A-lister
The answer is: star
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Squandered, as a big lead
The answer is: blew
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Beach house elevator?
The answer is: stilt
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___ Alto
The answer is: palo
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RGB's iconic collar material
The answer is: lace
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Ciphers
The answer is: codes
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Yard sale disclaimer
The answer is: asis
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Name that's one letter short of a zodiac sign
The answer is: arie
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Concert venue
The answer is: arena
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Movies about rallying together in Louisiana (1989) and Alabama (2014) (In this answer, see letters 1, 3, 5, 6 and 13)
The answer is: steelmagnolias
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(23)
Oprah Winfrey, to Maya Angelou
The answer is: mentee
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34th POTUS
The answer is: ike
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Movies about hardships in the Salinas Valley (1992) and at the High School of Performing Arts (1980) (Letters 2, 7, 10 and 11)
The answer is: ofmiceandmen
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The "punch" in planter's punch
The answer is: rum
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STEM part, for short
The answer is: tech
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(36)
How birthdays are celebrated
The answer is: yearly
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(37)
Lots and lots
The answer is: aton
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(39)
Someone the tooth fairy visits
The answer is: kid
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(41)
1,760 yards
The answer is: mile
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(42)
Elsa's was made of ice
The answer is: palace
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Lark's lair
The answer is: nest
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ACT alternative
The answer is: sat
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Movies about extended stays at Barton Academy (2023) and Camp Green Lake (2003) (Letters 2, 5, 6, 10 and 12)
The answer is: theholdovers
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(52)
___ of the land
The answer is: lay
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Bean
The answer is: noodle
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Events offering two movies for one ... and a theme hint
The answer is: doublefeatures
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Heart throb?
The answer is: pulse
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Stand up at the altar
The answer is: jilt
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"Cool!"
The answer is: neat
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Fury
The answer is: anger
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Thereabouts
The answer is: orso
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(67)
Nirvana drummer Grohl
The answer is: dave
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Slightest
The answer is: least
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(69)
Suds
The answer is: beer
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(70)
Hook's sidekick
The answer is: smee
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Clues Down (41 total)
(1)
Twitch
The answer is: spasm
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(2)
What you do with your buds?
The answer is: taste
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ET
The answer is: alien
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___ the occasion (came through)
The answer is: roseto
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"It's my fault!"
The answer is: blameme
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Croft of video game fame
The answer is: lara
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Vape pen, for short
The answer is: ecig
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Frankfurter
The answer is: weenie
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Type of triangle
The answer is: scalene
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Singer Amos
The answer is: tori
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Notion
The answer is: idea
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Fish-eye ___
The answer is: lens
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SEA scanning group
The answer is: tsa
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(21)
Not right?
The answer is: left
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"Works for me!"
The answer is: okay
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___ factor (gross quality)
The answer is: ick
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Khaki cousin
The answer is: chino
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Beaver's barrier
The answer is: dam
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Alternatives to CT scans
The answer is: mris
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"First Lady of Song" Fitzgerald
The answer is: ella
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Kremlin refusal
The answer is: nyet
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(32)
Engrossed
The answer is: rapt
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The Beehive State
The answer is: utah
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Burrowing mammal
The answer is: mole
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"No thanks"
The answer is: nah
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(40)
Actor Patel
The answer is: dev
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(43)
Letterman successor
The answer is: colbert
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(44)
Airline with a Hebrew name
The answer is: elal
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One of 100 in Washington
The answer is: senator
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(47)
Hot to ___
The answer is: trot
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Way to handle gray areas?
The answer is: dyejob
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(51)
Squeak and squawk
The answer is: sounds
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Nightmare, for one
The answer is: dream
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Depart
The answer is: leave
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Cosmetician Lauder
The answer is: estee
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___ buggy
The answer is: dune
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Literature Nobelist Tokarczuk
The answer is: olga
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(59)
Takes advantage of
The answer is: uses
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Awesome, to Gen Z
The answer is: fire
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Otherwise
The answer is: else
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Friend
The answer is: pal
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