NYT Crossword August 12 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2K3I4H5A6R7R8I9E10T11A12S13H14OOF15AMOUNTS16UAE17CAN18THOLDACA19NDLE20ALOHA21LES22RURAL23LATE24CELE25B26MEDS27C28ANDYCA29NE30S31A32TURN33NOR34M35A36L37CRATE38B39F40S41MOANA42REX43S44TRIP45ES46GIS47AWE48D49HALAL50PITT51MEXI52CANAME53RICAN54BLIGHT55MOESHA56LIL57AS58H59A60MED61HIM62EVE63TOUCANS64OLE65DES66KNELT67PLS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ATake to the slopes3 lettersSKI
4AAbolitionist Tubman7 lettersHARRIET
11AShade of gray or blond3 lettersASH
14A"That's rough!"3 lettersOOF
15AQuantities7 lettersAMOUNTS
17APales in comparison15 lettersCANTHOLDACANDLE
20AGreeting in Oahu5 lettersALOHA
21AFrench article3 lettersLES
22ACountrified5 lettersRURAL
23AAfter the buzzer4 lettersLATE
27AEdible Christmas ornament9 lettersCANDYCANE
33ANot out of the ordinary6 lettersNORMAL
37AContainer for oranges5 lettersCRATE
41A2016 Disney movie5 lettersMOANA
42AKing, in Latin3 lettersREX
43AVisual features of a 27-Across7 lettersSTRIPES
46AU.S. soldiers3 lettersGIS
47ABlown away4 lettersAWED
51AChicana, for example15 lettersMEXICANAMERICAN
54ABad news for vegetation6 lettersBLIGHT
56ARapper ___ Wayne3 lettersLIL
57AConscience-stricken7 lettersASHAMED
61AHe/___3 lettersHIM
62ATime to look ahead3 lettersEVE
64AFútbol cheer3 lettersOLE
65A___ Moines3 lettersDES
66APrepared to pray5 lettersKNELT
67APartner of "ty"3 lettersPLS
DOWN
1DL.A.'s region5 lettersSOCAL
2DEucalyptus eater5 lettersKOALA
3D"Otherwise ..."5 lettersIFNOT
4D"Serves you right!"4 lettersHAHA
6DLike some R's and oats6 lettersROLLED
8DShortly6 lettersINASEC
9DAnd the like, for short3 lettersETC
10DRussian ruler of old4 lettersTSAR
12DPartner of soup5 lettersSALAD
19DTres o cuatro6 lettersNUMERO
25DProhibit3 lettersBAN
28DGreek war god4 lettersARES
30DLike this: ESMCLDRBA9 lettersSCRAMBLED
31D"Has our broadcast started?"9 lettersAREWELIVE
38DRaisin ___4 lettersBRAN
39DSneaker brand4 lettersFILA
44D"No worries"7 lettersTHATSOK
45DHe or I, but not she7 lettersELEMENT
48DLike, informally3 lettersDIG
50DDessert with a shell3 lettersPIE
52DCasual conversation4 lettersCHAT
58DFollower of Attila3 lettersHUN
59DGreat serve3 lettersACE
60DOpposite of bien3 lettersMAL
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