The Universal Crossword has been a popular go-to for many years, created by the Universal Press Syndicate (UPS) and part of Andrew McMeel Universal, which created The Puzzle Society in 1999. This is where the Universal Crossword, along with many other amazing and commonly used games, exist.
The crossword’s editor is the formidable David Steinberg, who published his first crossword puzzle in the New York Times when he was 14 years old, making him the second-youngest constructor to be published under the famous NYT Crossword editor Will Shortz. Steinberg was made the editor of the Puzzle Society Crossword in 2017, and subsequently the editor of the Universal Crossword in 2018. In 2019, Steinberg was made the Puzzles and Games Editor at Andrews McMeel Universal, where he still continues to edit the Universal Crossword.
After a short history lesson on the Universal Crossword and about why this guide has been created, we need to remember that with any crossword, as they try to engage their players over time, the puzzle creator will also attempt to increase the difficulty and range of categories covered. So there may be times when players need a helping hand in finding the answers. That’s where we come in with the answer to the Universal Crossword on September 21 2023.
Universal Crossword clue answers for September 21 2023
Below, you will find all of the clues in September 21 2023’s Universal Crossword, where you will need to click into each clue to find the relevant answer. You can always come back to this page and search through any of today’s clues to help you if you’re stuck, and move you onto the next clue within the crossword.
- Meat sandwich chain
- “In Flanders Fields” conflict, briefly
- Reveal a secret
- Banksy work
- Actor McKellen
- Part of 36-Across
- Just plain silly
- New dad’s carryall
- Particularly sage insight
- Photo ___
- Punch sound
- Person caught in a white lie?
- Not many
- Houston baseball team
- Singular accuracy in an otherwise dubious story
- “I’ll say!”
- Kind of bulb
- In addition
- Life hack, perhaps
- Use, as resources
- World Cup chant
- Weep
- Snowy ___
- Nada
- Nonliteral phrase … or, in another sense, a hint to 19-, 30- or 38-Across
- It’s closer to the middle of a plane than its neighbor, surprisingly
- HS class that covers cell structure
- Word before “pudding” or “basket”
- With 62-Across, tarot card said to “radiate” happiness
- Tornado warning sound
- Appear to be
- See 59-Across
- Say “Boo!” to, perhaps
- Essential acid type
- Incur, as charges
- Boasts
- Bowen of “SNL”
- Word before “agent” or “hit”
- Black ___ spider
- Oliver Twist, for one
- Flabbergasted
- Pelican or toucan
- Former WNBA star Rebecca
- Singer Lambert
- Plead
- Cease’s partner
- Spiced rice dish
- Not quite a city
- On the ___ (undecided)
- Prepare to make a kid’s handprint craft, say
- Preside over
- Extra NFL periods
- “Yellowjackets” channel, for short
- “___ the change”
- One of Iceland’s “hidden people,” in folklore
- Broadway’s Salonga
- Peculiar
- King Kong, for one
- It may precede “by hand” in a recipe
- Followed as a consequence
- Unpleasant scents
- Promises
- “None for me”
- Red vegetables
- More than sometimes
- Savanna animal with a mane
- More cold and unfriendly
- “E.T. ___ home”
- Rhyming antonym of “hire”
- “Ah, makes sense now”
- Dressed for a night out, say
- Honolulu’s home
- “Beowulf,” for one
- Muscles that planks work
We also cover a range of crosswords that you may find useful, either now or in the future, or may not even be aware that they exist. Make sure to check out all of our clue answers for the LA Times Crossword, Daily Themed Crossword, NYT Mini Crossword,and more.