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Universal Crossword Answers for Saturday, October 31, 2026

Saturday, October 31, 2026

  • 67 clues
  • 32 across
  • 35 down
0/67 solved

1 AcrossOne pulling the strings of a racket?

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Every clue and answer from today's Universal Crossword for Saturday, October 31, 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 67 entries.

  2. Hint 2A little stronger

    There are 32 across and 35 down.

  3. Hint 3A little stronger

    The longest answer has 15 letters and is 32-across.

  4. Hint 4Strongest hint

    Constructed by Adrian Johnson.

All 67 answers

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Across

  1. 1One pulling the strings of a racket?SCAMARTIST
  2. 11"bye 4 now"TTYL
  3. 15Serene spot within a concrete jungleURBANOASIS
  4. 16203,850 square miles, for YemenAREA
  5. 17"That's true"VALIDPOINT
  6. 18Legume with adzuki and fava varietiesBEAN
  7. 19"You said it, girl!"AMENSISTER
  8. 20Nonvegetarian fatLARD
  9. 21SwindleCON
  10. 22Beer hall assortmentALES
  11. 24Kind of carpet that's difficult to cleanSHAG
  12. 25Transcribes, as meeting notesTYPESUP
  13. 28Email filter targetSPAM
  14. 29Burned ___ crispTOA
  15. 30Gibbs of "The Jeffersons"MARLA
  16. 32Seasonal store full of spooky decorSPIRITHALLOWEEN
  17. 35"De ___" ("You're welcome," in Spanish)NADA
  18. 36Texas' capitalAUSTIN
  19. 37Fez or fedoraHAT
  20. 38Part of a winter cloudICECRYSTAL
  21. 40Firework featureFUSE
  22. 41City on Australia's Swan Coastal PlainPERTH
  23. 42Coloring constraintsLINES
  24. 43Dormant plants?SLEEPERAGENTS
  25. 49Square chocolate sellerGHIRARDELLI
  26. 50Figure skater Midori ___ITO
  27. 52A, as in AugsburgEIN
  28. 53Gets under?SEDATES
  29. 54"I'd rather not"NAH
  30. 55Fuel economy statMPG
  31. 56End zone markerPYLON
  32. 57Place with bars and courtsGYM

Down

  1. 1Capital of FijiSUVA
  2. 2Do two weeks' worth of studying in one night, sayCRAM
  3. 3Willing and ___ABLE
  4. 4Kind of energy that a confident, charismatic person conveysMAINCHARACTER
  5. 5"... that makes two of us!"ANDSOAMI
  6. 6Rodeo activity done with a lassoROPING
  7. 7___ Pueblo (New Mexico World Heritage Site)TAOS
  8. 8"Oh, yeah?"ISIT
  9. 9Right triangle ratioSINE
  10. 10Letter-shaped sandal featureTSTRAP
  11. 11Woodworking machine that's mountedTABLESAW
  12. 12Activity with a golden goal?TREASUREHUNTING
  13. 13Roughly 365.25 daysYEAR
  14. 14No-man's-___LAND
  15. 23Citrus used to make Persian love cakeLEMON
  16. 24Newly hatched arachnidSPIDERLING
  17. 25"We're ___!" ("It's over for us!")TOAST
  18. 261945 conference siteYALTA
  19. 27"Don't leave me"PLEASESTAY
  20. 28Its journey begins at a launchpadSPACESHIP
  21. 29HenceTHUS
  22. 31Poker buy-insANTES
  23. 32Sound of a clothing tag being removedSNIP
  24. 33Swift, to SwiftiesTAY
  25. 34Short, for shortLIL
  26. 39Flightless birds of the PampasRHEAS
  27. 40Ominous open-water sightFIN
  28. 42Garlands often adorned with kukui nutsLEIS
  29. 44Get readyPREP
  30. 45Small whirlpoolEDDY
  31. 46Not fakeREAL
  32. 47Alphabetically first choir voiceALTO
  33. 48Narrow, secluded valleyGLEN
  34. 49Precious stoneGEM
  35. 51Unit of resistanceOHM

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