Universal Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 15, 2026
Thursday, October 15, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Ready and willing partner?
- 5Schmutz
- 9Rainbow shape
- 12Piggy bank deposit
- 13Vegetable that makes you cry
- 15128 oz.
- 16"So there's a collie whose owners are forced to sell her ..."
- 19Antacid brand named for the organ it soothes
- 20She sounds like you!
- 21Kung ___ tofu
- 23Goal of counting sheep
- 25"... and a wolf hybrid born in the wild, only to be captured ..."
- 28Indian cooking method
- 30Usually pale beer
- 31Mister Rogers' home
- 32Request made on a weight bench
- 35Are in the past?
- 36"... plus there's a Saint Bernard puppy who escapes a pet store robbery to find a family ..."
- 38Guitarist's clamp
- 41Staggered
- 42Wad of Bubble Yum
- 45Jiggly custard
- 46Sounded right
- 48"... and a brave cur who fights a rabid wolf"
- 52Emmy or Tony
- 53Make a lap
- 54Nat ___
- 55Land o' leprechauns
- 56Rambling account that goes nowhere ... or, in two ways, a theme hint
- 62Steering tool in crew
- 63Decline a proposal
- 64This is one
- 65Trivial complaint
- 66Alternatives to Levi's
- 67Over-head items
Down
- 1Possible target of a knee MRI
- 2Feathery drag accessory
- 3Enjoys a podcast
- 4Happened next
- 5Deer moms
- 6Business magazine
- 7Birthplace of bossa nova, for short
- 8Marisa of "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
- 9Many moons ___
- 10Destructive frenzy
- 11More up to a neat freak's standards
- 14Salamander that a heron eats
- 17Be a burden
- 18Achilles' weakness
- 22Folklore baddie
- 23NASCAR sponsor
- 24Chem class component
- 25"That's all she ___"
- 26Words said with a wave
- 27Baby deer
- 29Abbr. on a payphone's 0 key
- 33Tooth wider than a canine
- 34Not odd
- 36Like shad
- 37Mystery prizes
- 38$$$ execs
- 39Williams of "Girls"
- 40Noodle dish topped with peanuts and lime
- 42Healthy kind of bar
- 43Not just my
- 44Rest area?
- 47Spasm
- 49"Which came first?" item
- 50Trio on a tripod
- 51Like a good pooch
- 55Teamwork interferences
- 57Part of MoMA
- 58Go from blonde to bronde, say
- 5910/10
- 60Same old routine
- 61"Affirmative!"
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 35 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 14 letters and is 16-across.
- Constructed by Dena R. Verkuil.
All 76 answers
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- 1AReady and willing partner?ABLE
- 5ASchmutzDIRT
- 9ARainbow shapeARC
- 12APiggy bank depositCOIN
- 13AVegetable that makes you cryONION
- 15A128 oz.GAL
- 16A"So there's a collie whose owners are forced to sell her ..."LASSIECOMEHOME
- 19AAntacid brand named for the organ it soothesTUMS
- 20AShe sounds like you!EWE
- 21AKung ___ tofuPAO
- 23AGoal of counting sheepSLEEP
- 25A"... and a wolf hybrid born in the wild, only to be captured ..."WHITEFANG
- 28AIndian cooking methodTANDOORI
- 30AUsually pale beerLAGER
- 31AMister Rogers' homePBS
- 32ARequest made on a weight benchSPOTME
- 35AAre in the past?WERE
- 36A"... plus there's a Saint Bernard puppy who escapes a pet store robbery to find a family ..."BEETHOVEN
- 38AGuitarist's clampCAPO
- 41AStaggeredREELED
- 42AWad of Bubble YumGOB
- 45AJiggly custardFLAN
- 46ASounded rightRANGTRUE
- 48A"... and a brave cur who fights a rabid wolf"OLDYELLER
- 52AEmmy or TonyAWARD
- 53AMake a lapSIT
- 54ANat ___GEO
- 55ALand o' leprechaunsERIN
- 56ARambling account that goes nowhere ... or, in two ways, a theme hintSHAGGYDOGSTORY
- 62ASteering tool in crewOAR
- 63ADecline a proposalSAYNO
- 64AThis is oneCLUE
- 65ATrivial complaintNIT
- 66AAlternatives to Levi'sLEES
- 67AOver-head itemsHATS
- 1DPossible target of a knee MRIACL
- 2DFeathery drag accessoryBOA
- 3DEnjoys a podcastLISTENS
- 4DHappened nextENSUED
- 5DDeer momsDOES
- 6DBusiness magazineINC
- 7DBirthplace of bossa nova, for shortRIO
- 8DMarisa of "Crazy, Stupid, Love"TOMEI
- 9DMany moons ___AGO
- 10DDestructive frenzyRAMPAGE
- 11DMore up to a neat freak's standardsCLEANER
- 14DSalamander that a heron eatsNEWT
- 17DBe a burdenIMPOSE
- 18DAchilles' weaknessHEEL
- 22DFolklore baddieOGRE
- 23DNASCAR sponsorSTP
- 24DChem class componentLAB
- 25D"That's all she ___"WROTE
- 26DWords said with a waveHITHERE
- 27DBaby deerFAWN
- 29DAbbr. on a payphone's 0 keyOPER
- 33DTooth wider than a canineMOLAR
- 34DNot oddEVEN
- 36DLike shadBONY
- 37DMystery prizesEDGARS
- 38D$$$ execsCFOS
- 39DWilliams of "Girls"ALLISON
- 40DNoodle dish topped with peanuts and limePADTHAI
- 42DHealthy kind of barGRANOLA
- 43DNot just myOUR
- 44DRest area?BED
- 47DSpasmTWITCH
- 49D"Which came first?" itemEGG
- 50DTrio on a tripodLEGS
- 51DLike a good poochLOYAL
- 55DTeamwork interferencesEGOS
- 57DPart of MoMAART
- 58DGo from blonde to bronde, sayDYE
- 59D10/10ONE
- 60DSame old routineRUT
- 61D"Affirmative!"YES
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