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Universal Crossword Answers for Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Wednesday, October 7, 2026/69 clues solved

Every clue and answer from today's Universal Crossword for Wednesday, October 7, 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

  • 1Event to declutter one's garage, perhaps
  • 8Nabisco wafer brand
  • 13Deli wrap, in a sense
  • 14Slightly beat out
  • 15"I see exactly what you're saying"
  • 17It's in vein!
  • 18Photo ___
  • 19"Gosh darn it!"
  • 20"Love your work!"
  • 23Something shown to a disrespectful guest
  • 24___ Lanka
  • 25Voracious readers
  • 30Black Sabbath and Megadeth, for two
  • 33Decisively defeat
  • 34"No need to help me"
  • 35Longtime CBS police procedural
  • 36Garment with a series of dates on the back
  • 37Similar (to)
  • 38Turn out unhappily for all
  • 39Religious spinoff
  • 40Bow's opposite, on a ship
  • 41Search matches
  • 42M.A. seeker's exam
  • 45Not pos.
  • 46Disastrous failure
  • 48Singers' breaks?
  • 52"I Can't Breathe" singer
  • 53Apple product since 2007
  • 54Hush-hush docs
  • 55Cousin of LLC and Ltd.
  • 56"You've gone ___"
  • 57Hall of Fame running back Dorsett
  • 58Pod occupant

Down

  • 1Stop equivocating
  • 2Guitar, to a rocker
  • 3Family docs
  • 4Perched atop
  • 5For each
  • 6"We should!"
  • 7Part of a historical timeline
  • 8Person who didn't make it
  • 9By mistake
  • 10Actress Horne or Olin
  • 11___ for life
  • 12Primates such as siamangs
  • 13Like a close guess
  • 15"Li'l ol' me?"
  • 16Li'l peeks
  • 21Pope before Leo XIV
  • 22Malady
  • 23Shohei Ohtani, for one
  • 25Traded repartee
  • 26Off-topic
  • 27One is upwardly mobile!
  • 28Local groups, concert venues, etc.
  • 29Work period
  • 30Blind rodents of song
  • 31MBA student's req.
  • 32Slinger of Singapore slings
  • 37Palestine's continent
  • 41___ fit (tantrum)
  • 42The ability to dig in
  • 43Taken-back auto
  • 44Effect in this clue ... is clue ... clue ... ue
  • 46Creme caramel, by another name
  • 47Toothed whale in the dolphin family
  • 49"That sounds painful"
  • 50Messenger molecule
  • 51Unnecessary fuss

Hints before the answers

  1. Today's grid is 15x15 with 69 entries.
  2. There are 33 across and 36 down.
  3. The longest answer has 15 letters and is 15-across.
  4. Constructed by Adrian Johnson and Alexandra Doumani.

All 69 answers

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  • 1AEvent to declutter one's garage, perhapsTAGSALE
  • 8ANabisco wafer brandNILLA
  • 13ADeli wrap, in a senseWAXPAPER
  • 14ASlightly beat outONEUP
  • 15A"I see exactly what you're saying"MAKESTOTALSENSE
  • 17AIt's in vein!ORE
  • 18APhoto ___OPS
  • 19A"Gosh darn it!"OHRATS
  • 20A"Love your work!"IMAFAN
  • 23ASomething shown to a disrespectful guestDOOR
  • 24A___ LankaSRI
  • 25AVoracious readersBOOKWORMS
  • 30ABlack Sabbath and Megadeth, for twoMETALBANDS
  • 33ADecisively defeatROUT
  • 34A"No need to help me"ICANMANAGE
  • 35ALongtime CBS police proceduralCSI
  • 36AGarment with a series of dates on the backCONCERTTEE
  • 37ASimilar (to)AKIN
  • 38ATurn out unhappily for allENDINTEARS
  • 39AReligious spinoffSECT
  • 40ABow's opposite, on a shipSTERN
  • 41ASearch matchesHITS
  • 42AM.A. seeker's examGRE
  • 45ANot pos.NEG
  • 46ADisastrous failureFIASCO
  • 48ASingers' breaks?RECORDDEALS
  • 52A"I Can't Breathe" singerHER
  • 53AApple product since 2007IPHONE
  • 54AHush-hush docsNDAS
  • 55ACousin of LLC and Ltd.INC
  • 56A"You've gone ___"TOOFAR
  • 57AHall of Fame running back DorsettTONY
  • 58APod occupantPEA
  • 1DStop equivocatingTAKEASTAND
  • 2DGuitar, to a rockerAXE
  • 3DFamily docsGPS
  • 4DPerched atopSATON
  • 5DFor eachAPOP
  • 6D"We should!"LETS
  • 7DPart of a historical timelineERA
  • 8DPerson who didn't make itNOSHOW
  • 9DBy mistakeINERROR
  • 10DActress Horne or OlinLENA
  • 11D___ for lifeLUST
  • 12DPrimates such as siamangsAPES
  • 13DLike a close guessWARM
  • 15D"Li'l ol' me?"MOI
  • 16DLi'l peeksLOOKSEES
  • 21DPope before Leo XIVFRANCIS
  • 22DMaladyAILMENT
  • 23DShohei Ohtani, for oneDODGER
  • 25DTraded reparteeBANTERED
  • 26DOff-topicONATANGENT
  • 27DOne is upwardly mobile!ROCKETSHIP
  • 28DLocal groups, concert venues, etc.MUSICSCENE
  • 29DWork periodSTINT
  • 30DBlind rodents of songMICE
  • 31DMBA student's req.ECON
  • 32DSlinger of Singapore slingsBARTENDER
  • 37DPalestine's continentASIA
  • 41D___ fit (tantrum)HISSY
  • 42DThe ability to dig inGRIT
  • 43DTaken-back autoREPO
  • 44DEffect in this clue ... is clue ... clue ... ueECHO
  • 46DCreme caramel, by another nameFLAN
  • 47DToothed whale in the dolphin familyORCA
  • 49D"That sounds painful"OOF
  • 50DMessenger moleculeRNA
  • 51DUnnecessary fussADO

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