Universal Crossword Answers for Friday, October 9, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026/72 clues solved
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Across
- 1"Everything OK?"
- 114,840 square yards
- 15Event with no major speakers?
- 16Place to mind your own business
- 17Not artificial in the slightest
- 18Shell competitor
- 19Split ___ soup
- 20Aniston from "Friends," to friends
- 21___ Tar Pits
- 23Form's first section
- 25Speaks hoarsely
- 27Mechanical tooth
- 28Pastrami, for one
- 31___ Schwarz (toy brand)
- 32Grotesque creature
- 34Shed tears
- 35Shining example of a baked good?
- 38Circle segment
- 39Iams alternative
- 40Gasless cars, for short
- 41"Mm-hmm, sure it is"
- 43"Forgot About ___" (2000 rap hit)
- 44Jordanian city that was once named Philadelphia
- 45Animal that inspired the British term for a crosswalk
- 48Hurdle for some HS seniors
- 51Could
- 52End of Wikipedia's URL
- 55Annoying sound from a faucet
- 56Splashy art forms?
- 59What Tarzan swings from
- 60"Not right now"
- 61Snoop ___
- 62Head games?
Down
- 1"NOW!"
- 2Vex
- 3"___ Enchanted" (2004 film)
- 4Longing
- 5Completely unrestrained
- 6State
- 7Nonverbal approval
- 8Rowing implement
- 9Squished circle
- 10Boxing great Oscar ___ Hoya
- 11Guru's retreat
- 12Grotto for gouda, perhaps
- 13"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in" speaker
- 14Mini-albums
- 22Food preservation liquid
- 23Deserving one star
- 24Commercial battery?
- 26Bump treated with a warm compress
- 27Vacationing in the Outback, say?
- 29Flair
- 30Actress Minnelli
- 31Powered-up Nintendo character who shoots flaming balls (even in underwater levels)
- 32Food, informally
- 33Shrek or Fiona
- 35Poet Angelou
- 36Provide your two cents
- 37"Juno" actor Michael
- 42Panama's location?
- 43Floor duster
- 46Fix up, as a manuscript
- 47Structures with haylofts
- 49Take a dip
- 50Novelist Hoag
- 52Stench
- 53___ grrrl ('90s feminist punk movement)
- 54___ about (travels aimlessly)
- 55Box set unit
- 57Sn on the periodic table
- 58Brooding music genre
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 72 entries.
- There are 33 across and 39 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 35-across.
- Constructed by Kareem Ayas.
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- 1A"Everything OK?"AREYOUGOOD
- 11A4,840 square yardsACRE
- 15AEvent with no major speakers?SILENTRAVE
- 16APlace to mind your own businessSHOP
- 17ANot artificial in the slightestALLNATURAL
- 18AShell competitorHESS
- 19ASplit ___ soupPEA
- 20AAniston from "Friends," to friendsJEN
- 21A___ Tar PitsLABREA
- 23AForm's first sectionPARTA
- 25ASpeaks hoarselyRASPS
- 27AMechanical toothCOG
- 28APastrami, for oneDELIMEAT
- 31A___ Schwarz (toy brand)FAO
- 32AGrotesque creatureGOBLIN
- 34AShed tearsCRY
- 35AShining example of a baked good?MIRRORGLAZECAKE
- 38ACircle segmentARC
- 39AIams alternativePURINA
- 40AGasless cars, for shortEVS
- 41A"Mm-hmm, sure it is"YEAHIBET
- 43A"Forgot About ___" (2000 rap hit)DRE
- 44AJordanian city that was once named PhiladelphiaAMMAN
- 45AAnimal that inspired the British term for a crosswalkZEBRA
- 48AHurdle for some HS seniorsAPTEST
- 51ACouldMAY
- 52AEnd of Wikipedia's URLORG
- 55AAnnoying sound from a faucetDRIP
- 56ASplashy art forms?WATERMEDIA
- 59AWhat Tarzan swings fromVINE
- 60A"Not right now"IMINNOMOOD
- 61ASnoop ___DOGG
- 62AHead games?MINDSPORTS
- 1D"NOW!"ASAP
- 2DVexRILE
- 3D"___ Enchanted" (2004 film)ELLA
- 4DLongingYEN
- 5DCompletely unrestrainedONAJAG
- 6DStateUTTER
- 7DNonverbal approvalGRUNT
- 8DRowing implementOAR
- 9DSquished circleOVAL
- 10DBoxing great Oscar ___ HoyaDELA
- 11DGuru's retreatASHRAM
- 12DGrotto for gouda, perhapsCHEESECAVE
- 13D"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in" speakerROSAPARKS
- 14DMini-albumsEPS
- 22DFood preservation liquidBRINE
- 23DDeserving one starPOOR
- 24DCommercial battery?ADBLITZ
- 26DBump treated with a warm compressSTYE
- 27DVacationing in the Outback, say?CARCAMPING
- 29DFlairELAN
- 30DActress MinnelliLIZA
- 31DPowered-up Nintendo character who shoots flaming balls (even in underwater levels)FIREMARIO
- 32DFood, informallyGRUB
- 33DShrek or FionaOGRE
- 35DPoet AngelouMAYA
- 36DProvide your two centsOPINE
- 37D"Juno" actor MichaelCERA
- 42DPanama's location?HATPEG
- 43DFloor dusterDRYMOP
- 46DFix up, as a manuscriptEMEND
- 47DStructures with hayloftsBARNS
- 49DTake a dipSWIM
- 50DNovelist HoagTAMI
- 52DStenchODOR
- 53D___ grrrl ('90s feminist punk movement)RIOT
- 54D___ about (travels aimlessly)GADS
- 55DBox set unitDVD
- 57DSn on the periodic tableTIN
- 58DBrooding music genreEMO
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