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Universal Crossword Answers for Thursday, October 29, 2026

Thursday, October 29, 2026

  • 77 clues
  • 38 across
  • 39 down
0/77 solved

1 AcrossBond villain's hideout

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Every clue and answer from today's Universal Crossword for Thursday, October 29, 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 77 entries.

  2. Hint 2A little stronger

    There are 38 across and 39 down.

  3. Hint 3A little stronger

    The longest answer has 11 letters and is 24-across.

  4. Hint 4Strongest hint

    Constructed by Drew Schmenner.

All 77 answers

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Across

  1. 1Bond villain's hideoutLAIR
  2. 5Baseball hatsCAPS
  3. 922-Down, in GermanyFRAU
  4. 13Snowballs, sayAMMO
  5. 14Ice Cube's first nameOSHEA
  6. 16Trucks with big loadsRIGS
  7. 17Long-term genetic storage process (In this answer, note letters 2-6, minus letter 4)DNABANKING
  8. 19Jennifer Lawrence played it in her school bandOBOE
  9. 20ProtectDEFEND
  10. 21Japanese sportSUMO
  11. 23That, in SpanishESO
  12. 24"Listen up!" (... letters 3-8, minus letter 7)NOWHEARTHIS
  13. 30Total hootRIOT
  14. 32Birth control option: Abbr.IUD
  15. 33Caught 40 winksSLEPT
  16. 34Vaccine pioneer JonasSALK
  17. 35Kaitlan Collins' channelCNN
  18. 36Like dental examsORAL
  19. 37Kid on "The Andy Griffith Show" (... letters 2-6, minus letter 4)OPIETAYLOR
  20. 42"Neato!"RAD
  21. 45Key next to F1ESC
  22. 46Daytime TV melodramaSOAP
  23. 47Kauai greetingALOHA
  24. 49Awards for athletesESPYS
  25. 51Coke can colorRED
  26. 54'80s supermodel (... letters 3-7, minus letter 6)CAROLALT
  27. 56"That's not good"OHDEAR
  28. 58Give offEMIT
  29. 59Chalkboard materialSLATE
  30. 61Stand upRISE
  31. 62Bed that may have wheelsCOT
  32. 63Bottoms with wide bottoms (... letters 3-8, minus letter 6. Bonus: Note what the excluded letters spell!)FLAREDPANTS
  33. 65KerfuffleADO
  34. 66Caterpillar, e.g.LARVA
  35. 67Fencing bladesEPEES
  36. 68Hi-___ imageRES
  37. 69First occurrenceONSET
  38. 70___ clothTERRY

Down

  1. 1They're bad luck to walk underLADDERS
  2. 2Memory lossAMNESIA
  3. 3"Silly me!"IMAFOOL
  4. 4Spa cover-upROBE
  5. 5Residence in a buildingCONDO
  6. 6Interrogate, sayASK
  7. 7___ Beta KappaPHI
  8. 8Had a feelingSENSED
  9. 9Piece of cereal for Toucan SamFROOTLOOP
  10. 10Gently teaseRIB
  11. 11Before nowAGO
  12. 12UtilizeUSE
  13. 15Water, in SpanishAGUA
  14. 18Raggedy Andy's siblingANN
  15. 22"___ Robinson"MRS
  16. 25Where waiters find cabs?WINECELLARS
  17. 26Look for treasureHUNT
  18. 27German misterHERR
  19. 28Hoppy brewIPA
  20. 29Gateway Arch's home, brieflySTL
  21. 31Bout result, for shortTKO
  22. 35Not transCIS
  23. 38Ring, as church bellsPEAL
  24. 39Viper by the NileASP
  25. 40Swung between two extremesYOYOED
  26. 41Eyelid hairLASH
  27. 42F1 vehicleRACECAR
  28. 43Served with a scoopALAMODE
  29. 44Flavored chip brandDORITOS
  30. 48ScorchingHOT
  31. 50"Feed a cold, ___ a fever"STARVE
  32. 51"When Harry Met Sally..." director RobREINER
  33. 52Occasion for egg decoratingEASTER
  34. 53Like gala attireDRESSY
  35. 55Narnia's lion kingASLAN
  36. 57CurtainDRAPE
  37. 60Suckler's targetTEAT
  38. 63Gecko : Geico :: ___ : ProgressiveFLO
  39. 64Snoopy, to Charlie BrownPET

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