Universal Crossword Answers for Friday, October 23, 2026
Friday, October 23, 2026/76 clues solved
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Across
- 1Protein with a silken variety
- 5Targets of GPS scavenger hunts
- 11Ingredient in a Denver omelet
- 14Home of the Iowa State Cyclones
- 15Like a tough battle
- 16Lumberjack's tool
- 17*Fallout on the subway
- 19Goss
- 20Appetizer follower
- 21Suggestion, for short
- 22Basic unit of life
- 23Letters for hobbyists
- 24Docs signed by reality show contestants
- 26Defrost
- 28Metrical foot
- 29Fawns' dads
- 32*Cloud environment
- 38"Woe is me!"
- 39Ed who voiced Carl in "Up"
- 40Slushy treat
- 41*Jealousy
- 44Weighed down
- 45Takes in with a fork lift?
- 46"u r 2 funny"
- 483-year-old, e.g.
- 49Computer brain, for short
- 52Leaves
- 54GPS course
- 56Mario Kart competitors
- 58"Chocolate" pooch
- 59American folk song ... or an instruction about where you should start reading each starred clue?
- 61"Bingo!"
- 62Roman statesman who opposed Mark Antony
- 63Actress and entrepreneur Jessica
- 64Face, in drag lingo
- 65Pants measurement
- 66"The Great British Bake Off" presenter Fielding
Down
- 1Brought under control
- 2Saudi's neighbor
- 3___ Beauty by Rihanna
- 4It launched Sputnik: Abbr.
- 5Charcuterie board offering
- 6Human, for one
- 7Burns on the grill
- 8___-and-seek
- 9Vote into office
- 10Pro camera
- 11View with distaste
- 12Skater's jump
- 13Lunch, for one
- 18Word with "code" or "colony"
- 22Plays with a Ragdoll for a bit, perhaps
- 25Embarrass
- 27Stephanie of "Everything Everywhere All at Once"
- 28"If you ask me"
- 30___ club (singing group)
- 31Forward thinker?
- 32Lug
- 33Lower arm bone
- 34Motorcyclist's pouch
- 35180 degrees from SSW
- 36"___ Defeats Truman"
- 37Water cooler spot
- 42Part of molecular biology's central dogma
- 43Starting squad
- 47Pest control company
- 48Portable Plains Cree dwelling
- 49Big stringed instrument
- 50Exploratory spacecraft
- 51Regular order, with "the"
- 52Flashy kind of rock
- 53Iolani Palace's Hawaiian island
- 55Behavioral quirks
- 57Greenish blue
- 59Part of STEM: Abbr.
- 60___-la-la
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 76 entries.
- There are 37 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 32-across.
- Constructed by Dylan Schiff and Kyle Dolan.
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- 1AProtein with a silken varietyTOFU
- 5ATargets of GPS scavenger huntsCACHES
- 11AIngredient in a Denver omeletHAM
- 14AHome of the Iowa State CyclonesAMES
- 15ALike a tough battleUPHILL
- 16ALumberjack's toolAXE
- 17A*Fallout on the subwayMANSPREADER
- 19AGossTEA
- 20AAppetizer followerENTREE
- 21ASuggestion, for shortREC
- 22ABasic unit of lifeCELL
- 23ALetters for hobbyistsDIY
- 24ADocs signed by reality show contestantsNDAS
- 26ADefrostTHAW
- 28AMetrical footIAMB
- 29AFawns' dadsSTAGS
- 32A*Cloud environmentHUSTLEANDBUSTLE
- 38A"Woe is me!"ALAS
- 39AEd who voiced Carl in "Up"ASNER
- 40ASlushy treatICEE
- 41A*JealousyUNDERTHEWEATHER
- 44AWeighed downLADEN
- 45ATakes in with a fork lift?EATS
- 46A"u r 2 funny"LMAO
- 48A3-year-old, e.g.TYKE
- 49AComputer brain, for shortCPU
- 52ALeavesGOES
- 54AGPS courseRTE
- 56AMario Kart competitorsRACERS
- 58A"Chocolate" poochLAB
- 59AAmerican folk song ... or an instruction about where you should start reading each starred clue?SKIPTOMYLOU
- 61A"Bingo!"AHA
- 62ARoman statesman who opposed Mark AntonyCICERO
- 63AActress and entrepreneur JessicaALBA
- 64AFace, in drag lingoMUG
- 65APants measurementINSEAM
- 66A"The Great British Bake Off" presenter FieldingNOEL
- 1DBrought under controlTAMED
- 2DSaudi's neighborOMANI
- 3D___ Beauty by RihannaFENTY
- 4DIt launched Sputnik: Abbr.USSR
- 5DCharcuterie board offeringCUREDMEAT
- 6DHuman, for oneAPE
- 7DBurns on the grillCHARS
- 8D___-and-seekHIDE
- 9DVote into officeELECT
- 10DPro cameraSLR
- 11DView with distasteHATEWATCH
- 12DSkater's jumpAXEL
- 13DLunch, for oneMEAL
- 18DWord with "code" or "colony"PENAL
- 22DPlays with a Ragdoll for a bit, perhapsCATSITS
- 25DEmbarrassABASH
- 27DStephanie of "Everything Everywhere All at Once"HSU
- 28D"If you ask me"ITSEEMS
- 30D___ club (singing group)GLEE
- 31DForward thinker?SEER
- 32DLugHAUL
- 33DLower arm boneULNA
- 34DMotorcyclist's pouchSADDLEBAG
- 35D180 degrees from SSWNNE
- 36D"___ Defeats Truman"DEWEY
- 37DWater cooler spotBREAKROOM
- 42DPart of molecular biology's central dogmaRNA
- 43DStarting squadATEAM
- 47DPest control companyORKIN
- 48DPortable Plains Cree dwellingTEPEE
- 49DBig stringed instrumentCELLO
- 50DExploratory spacecraftPROBE
- 51DRegular order, with "the"USUAL
- 52DFlashy kind of rockGLAM
- 53DIolani Palace's Hawaiian islandOAHU
- 55DBehavioral quirksTICS
- 57DGreenish blueCYAN
- 59DPart of STEM: Abbr.SCI
- 60D___-la-laTRA
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Questions
What are today's Universal Crossword answers?
The Friday, October 23, 2026 grid has 76 entries. Every clue and its solution is listed above.
Is there a theme in the Friday, October 23, 2026 puzzle?
The puzzle is titled "Jump Ahead", by Dylan Schiff and Kyle Dolan. The long across answers usually carry the idea.
Where can I find older Universal Crossword answers?
Every past grid stays online with its full solution, so an old clue is always one search away.
How many clues are in the Universal Crossword?
Today's grid is 15x15 and has 76 entries.