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Universal Crossword Answers for Sunday, November 1, 2026

Sunday, November 1, 2026

  • 72 clues
  • 35 across
  • 37 down
0/72 solved

1 AcrossSoothing ointments

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Every clue and answer from today's Universal Crossword for Sunday, November 1, 2026, across and down, in grid order. Clues are kept with their answers rather than listed separately, so a half-remembered clue from an old grid can be found by opening that day in the archive.

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  1. Hint 1Gentlest

    Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.

  2. Hint 2A little stronger

    There are 35 across and 37 down.

  3. Hint 3A little stronger

    The longest answer has 10 letters and is 14-across.

  4. Hint 4Strongest hint

    Constructed by Ryan Mathiason.

All 72 answers

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Across

  1. 1Soothing ointmentsBALMS
  2. 6"Didn't expect to see you"OHHI
  3. 10"Pronto!"STAT
  4. 14"Couldn't be better"IFEELGREAT
  5. 16The "T" of MIT, for shortTECH
  6. 17People on the fast track?DRAGRACERS
  7. 18Cost of doing business?RATE
  8. 19Couch potato's spotSOFA
  9. 20Played a small partMADEACAMEO
  10. 22Runs out of juiceDIES
  11. 24Defeated in chessMATED
  12. 25Gain altitudeASCEND
  13. 28Shoe that's the height of fashion?HEEL
  14. 30The 2% in 2% milkFAT
  15. 32Part of a Dracula costumeCLOAK
  16. 33Says exactly what's on one's mindLETSITFLY
  17. 35Google Sheets unitCELL
  18. 36Intangible qualitiesAURAS
  19. 37Bull's targetHOOP
  20. 38Meaty ones are "gravy" to some Italian AmericansREDSAUCES
  21. 40With 46-Down, grilled Mexican meat dishCARNE
  22. 41Venmo, e.g.APP
  23. 42Slow-moving boatsARKS
  24. 43Absolutely devastatedGUTTED
  25. 44Slippery settingSLOPE
  26. 46New Glarus Brewing Company's Spotted Cow and Moon Man, for twoALES
  27. 47Superman's realmDCUNIVERSE
  28. 50Common skin conditionACNE
  29. 54___ Blanc (European peak)MONT
  30. 55Where SpongeBob SquarePants livesOCEANFLOOR
  31. 57Therefore, in LatinERGO
  32. 58"That's news to me"IHADNOIDEA
  33. 59Like some emotional conversationsDEEP
  34. 60Tomato varietyROMA
  35. 61Fishing spoolsREELS

Down

  1. 1Auction actionsBIDS
  2. 2Hairstyle for Angela DavisAFRO
  3. 3Part of a fall pileLEAF
  4. 4Major mergers, maybeMEGADEALS
  5. 5Nikon F3, e.g.SLR
  6. 6Annual crossword awards show that's aptly an anagram of "Oscar"ORCAS
  7. 7Take, as adviceHEED
  8. 8Overconfident animal in a fableHARE
  9. 9"The situation is terrible"ITSAMESS
  10. 10Tactic, for shortSTRAT
  11. 11Joint endeavorTEAMEFFORT
  12. 12Had no co-conspiratorsACTEDALONE
  13. 13___ Von (comedian)THEO
  14. 15Played Madden, e.g.GAMED
  15. 21Stanford's state, for shortCALI
  16. 23It's found in a penINK
  17. 25Ghana's capitalACCRA
  18. 26Overnight ratingSLEEPSCORE
  19. 27Dip into low temperatures?COLDPLUNGE
  20. 28"___ the thing ..."HERES
  21. 29Road trip estimates, brieflyETAS
  22. 31Keyed inTYPED
  23. 33"Diligence is the mother of good ___" (Ben Franklin)LUCK
  24. 34"Don't believe one word of it"THATSALIE
  25. 36French goodbyeAUREVOIR
  26. 39_sian _merican and _acific _slanderAAPI
  27. 40Pool stickCUE
  28. 43New York Jets coach AaronGLENN
  29. 45WinningONTOP
  30. 46See 40-AcrossASADA
  31. 47Hit up on InstaDMED
  32. 48Sound in a caveECHO
  33. 49Unit sold in "The Office"REAM
  34. 51Work in PythonCODE
  35. 52Christmas carolNOEL
  36. 53Important periodsERAS
  37. 56SupportingFOR

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