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Universal Crossword Answers for Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Every clue and answer from today's Universal Crossword for Tuesday, October 13, 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 stays findable — the whole archive is searchable the same way.

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Across

  • 1Sign of the future
  • 5Like some stuffed animals
  • 10"Dancing Queen" band
  • 14Five-star review
  • 15Main artery
  • 16Left on ___ (ghosted)
  • 17College sweetheart?
  • 19Vow or vulgarism
  • 20Judicial nonet, for short
  • 21LGA gate guess
  • 22Tritons' Golden State sch.
  • 23Number of even prime numbers
  • 24Notre Dame's Fighting ___
  • 26Capital ___ tax
  • 29College essay?
  • 33Baby back bones
  • 34Black and ___ (two-tone drink)
  • 35Italian sub meat
  • 36"___ to Joy"
  • 37Husk-y Mexican dish
  • 39With 50-Down, went wild
  • 40Thoroughbred's gait
  • 42Pick me!
  • 43"Correct!"
  • 44College tuition?
  • 46"Gangnam ___"
  • 47Dasani competitor
  • 48Jost's "SNL" co-anchor
  • 49Greeting gesture
  • 51Super Mario Bros. console
  • 53Room service?
  • 57College merch?
  • 60Android counterpart
  • 61Goodwill transaction
  • 62Staple of African cuisine that's poisonous when raw
  • 63Boxing result, briefly
  • 64Corn cakes stuffed with cheese
  • 65Showbiz achievement for Steven Spielberg, as of Feb. 2026

Down

  • 1Spheres
  • 2Ecko or Jacobs of fashion
  • 3Balsamic accompaniment: Abbr.
  • 4Treats with a fig variety
  • 5Outmoded
  • 6Gehrig or Grant
  • 7Yen
  • 8Clingy phenomenon
  • 9Complete wipe
  • 10Awakening
  • 11Event with suits but not ties?
  • 12Only mammals that fly
  • 13Diagnosis for a Ritalin prescription
  • 18Religious sisters
  • 25Hoppy brews
  • 26Creature aka "Baby Yoda"
  • 27Actor Quinn
  • 28"That's what they tell me"
  • 29Aries in the sky
  • 30Silly
  • 31"This meeting could have been an ___"
  • 32Step between lather and repeat
  • 34Performer such as Gregory Hines
  • 37Beloved "Beloved" author Morrison
  • 38Fleur-de-___
  • 41Juliet, to Romeo
  • 43Repeat
  • 45Anxiety
  • 46Send overnight, perhaps
  • 48"Not all heroes wear ___"
  • 49Serve ... or the time it takes to be served
  • 50See 39-Across
  • 52Character on a Rice Krispies box
  • 54"Not to ___, but ..."
  • 55"Fiddling" emperor
  • 56Ink stain
  • 58Lyricist Gershwin
  • 59___ mode

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
  2. There are 38 across and 38 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 57-across.
  4. Constructed by Aidan Deshong and Ken Stern.

All 76 answers

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  • 1ASign of the futureOMEN
  • 5ALike some stuffed animalsPLUSH
  • 10A"Dancing Queen" bandABBA
  • 14AFive-star reviewRAVE
  • 15AMain arteryAORTA
  • 16ALeft on ___ (ghosted)READ
  • 17ACollege sweetheart?BROWNSUGAR
  • 19AVow or vulgarismOATH
  • 20AJudicial nonet, for shortSCOTUS
  • 21ALGA gate guessETD
  • 22ATritons' Golden State sch.UCSD
  • 23ANumber of even prime numbersONE
  • 24ANotre Dame's Fighting ___IRISH
  • 26ACapital ___ taxGAINS
  • 29ACollege essay?RICEPAPER
  • 33ABaby back bonesRIBS
  • 34ABlack and ___ (two-tone drink)TAN
  • 35AItalian sub meatSALAMI
  • 36A"___ to Joy"ODE
  • 37AHusk-y Mexican dishTAMALES
  • 39AWith 50-Down, went wildRAN
  • 40AThoroughbred's gaitGALLOP
  • 42APick me!NIT
  • 43A"Correct!"ITIS
  • 44ACollege tuition?UNIONDUES
  • 46A"Gangnam ___"STYLE
  • 47ADasani competitorEVIAN
  • 48AJost's "SNL" co-anchorCHE
  • 49AGreeting gestureWAVE
  • 51ASuper Mario Bros. consoleNES
  • 53ARoom service?AIRBNB
  • 57ACollege merch?AMERICANAPPAREL
  • 60AAndroid counterpartIOS
  • 61AGoodwill transactionRESALE
  • 62AStaple of African cuisine that's poisonous when rawTARO
  • 63ABoxing result, brieflyTKO
  • 64ACorn cakes stuffed with cheeseAREPAS
  • 65AShowbiz achievement for Steven Spielberg, as of Feb. 2026EGOT
  • 1DSpheresORBS
  • 2DEcko or Jacobs of fashionMARC
  • 3DBalsamic accompaniment: Abbr.EVOO
  • 4DTreats with a fig varietyNEWTONS
  • 5DOutmodedPASSE
  • 6DGehrig or GrantLOU
  • 7DYenURGE
  • 8DClingy phenomenonSTATIC
  • 9DComplete wipeHARDRESET
  • 10DAwakeningAROUSAL
  • 11DEvent with suits but not ties?BEACHPARTY
  • 12DOnly mammals that flyBATS
  • 13DDiagnosis for a Ritalin prescriptionADHD
  • 18DReligious sistersNUNS
  • 25DHoppy brewsIPAS
  • 26DCreature aka "Baby Yoda"GROGU
  • 27DActor QuinnAIDAN
  • 28D"That's what they tell me"IBELIEVESO
  • 29DAries in the skyRAM
  • 30DSillyINANE
  • 31D"This meeting could have been an ___"EMAIL
  • 32DStep between lather and repeatRINSE
  • 34DPerformer such as Gregory HinesTAPDANCER
  • 37DBeloved "Beloved" author MorrisonTONI
  • 38DFleur-de-___LIS
  • 41DJuliet, to RomeoLOVER
  • 43DRepeatITERATE
  • 45DAnxietyUNEASE
  • 46DSend overnight, perhapsSHIP
  • 48D"Not all heroes wear ___"CAPES
  • 49DServe ... or the time it takes to be servedWAIT
  • 50DSee 39-AcrossAMOK
  • 52DCharacter on a Rice Krispies boxSNAP
  • 54D"Not to ___, but ..."BRAG
  • 55D"Fiddling" emperorNERO
  • 56DInk stainBLOT
  • 58DLyricist GershwinIRA
  • 59D___ modeALA

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