Universal Crossword Answers Oct 26 2023 is published below. The puzzle title is Cutting Back. Today’s puzzle is created By Noelle Griskey and edited by Adrian Johnson. The puzzle crossword puzzle dimensions are 15 by 15.
Across
- 1.a Travel agent’s figuresRATES
- 6.a Porky or PeppaPIG
- 9.a Improvise a speechADLIB
- 14.a AssemblageARRAY
- 15.a Card in a blackjack pairACE
- 16.a Cara of “Fame”IRENE
- 17.a Barbershop request, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 24-, 35-, 49- and 58-AcrossBEARDTRIM
- 19.a UnkemptRATTY
- 20.a Makes illegalBANS
- 21.a Mike and ___ (candy brand)IKE
- 22.a “Life on Mars?” singer DavidBOWIE
- 23.a Uses GChat, e.g.IMS
- 24.a Where grizzlies roam in the wildBEARCOUNTRY
- 27.a Fitting occupation?TAILOR
- 29.a Land purchaseLOT
- 30.a Model CarangiGIA
- 31.a School grps.PTAS
- 32.a 1/3 of a yardFOOT
- 34.a Give for freeCOMP
- 35.a “The Golden Girls” starBEAARTHUR
- 38.a Type of stick used for incenseJOSS
- 41.a Worn-down pencilsNUBS
- 42.a Hotel employeeMAID
- 45.a Picnic pestANT
- 46.a Knee injury site, for shortACL
- 47.a 14-line poemSONNET
- 49.a “I’ll return very soon!”BERIGHTBACK
- 53.a Bay Area airport near OAKSFO
- 54.a TikTok uploadVIDEO
- 55.a “Strange Magic” music grp.ELO
- 56.a Zoo primatesAPES
- 57.a Witches’ gatheringCOVEN
- 58.a Thiamine and riboflavin, e.g.BVITAMINS
- 60.a Stand in good ___STEAD
- 61.a Fire up, as an engineREV
- 62.a Grammy winner for “Royals”LORDE
- 63.a Inventor NikolaTESLA
- 64.a Pub pint optionALE
- 65.a Garlic-crushing toolPRESS
Down
- 1.d Animal pulled from a magician’s hatRABBIT
- 2.d Welcome center offeringAREAMAP
- 3.d Subways, buses and suchTRANSIT
- 4.d Prominent features of fennec foxesEARS
- 5.d Pink Floyd co-founder BarrettSYD
- 6.d Skier’s jacketPARKA
- 7.d More frigidICIER
- 8.d Treasure of a personGEM
- 9.d Ventilate, as a musty roomAIROUT
- 10.d SketchedDRAWN
- 11.d “Forget about that!”LETITGO
- 12.d Temporary periodINTERIM
- 13.d Queen ___ (pop nickname)BEY
- 18.d Stadium levelTIER
- 22.d Counter alternative, in a dinerBOOTH
- 24.d Big name in speakersBOSE
- 25.d What blood thinners preventCLOTS
- 26.d Bark incessantlyYAP
- 28.d Hands-on classesLABS
- 32.d “The ___ in Our Stars” (young adult novel)FAULT
- 33.d SphereORB
- 34.d Prefix in many Ocean Spray drinksCRAN
- 36.d Dried poblanoANCHO
- 37.d “Sure … if you say so”UMOK
- 38.d Quick punchJAB
- 39.d Each citizen’s right, in a democracyONEVOTE
- 40.d Vies (for)STRIVES
- 43.d Spark creativityINSPIRE
- 44.d Represents in courtDEFENDS
- 46.d Underlying set of motivesAGENDA
- 47.d Dundee nativeSCOT
- 48.d Mixes, as a saladTOSSES
- 50.d ExemplaryIDEAL
- 51.d Angled edgeBEVEL
- 52.d “Stayin’ ___” (disco classic)ALIVE
- 56.d Venezuelan loveAMOR
- 57.d Nashville winter hrs.CST
- 58.d Supportive topBRA
- 59.d Finsteraarhorn, for oneALP