NYT Crossword August 12 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Tuesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Erik AgardEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1ATake to the slopes3 lettersSee answer ›4AAbolitionist Tubman7 lettersSee answer ›11AShade of gray or blond3 lettersSee answer ›14A"That's rough!"3 lettersSee answer ›15AQuantities7 lettersSee answer ›16ADubai's country, for short3 lettersSee answer ›17APales in comparison15 lettersSee answer ›20AGreeting in Oahu5 lettersSee answer ›21AFrench article3 lettersSee answer ›22ACountrified5 lettersSee answer ›23AAfter the buzzer4 lettersSee answer ›24ATypical People cover subject, informally5 lettersSee answer ›26APharmacy bottlefuls, informally4 lettersSee answer ›27AEdible Christmas ornament9 lettersSee answer ›30APlanet with the most moons (274)6 lettersSee answer ›33ANot out of the ordinary6 lettersSee answer ›37AContainer for oranges5 lettersSee answer ›38ACertain significant others, informally3 lettersSee answer ›41A2016 Disney movie5 lettersSee answer ›42AKing, in Latin3 lettersSee answer ›43AVisual features of a 27-Across7 lettersSee answer ›46AU.S. soldiers3 lettersSee answer ›47ABlown away4 lettersSee answer ›49A___ cart (type of food stand)5 lettersSee answer ›50AUniversity in western Pennsylvania, familiarly4 lettersSee answer ›51AChicana, for example15 lettersSee answer ›54ABad news for vegetation6 lettersSee answer ›55A1990s-’00s sitcom starring Brandy6 lettersSee answer ›56ARapper ___ Wayne3 lettersSee answer ›57AConscience-stricken7 lettersSee answer ›61AHe/___3 lettersSee answer ›62ATime to look ahead3 lettersSee answer ›63ABirds phonetically suggested by a feature of 17-, 27- and 51-Across7 lettersSee answer ›64AFútbol cheer3 lettersSee answer ›65A___ Moines3 lettersSee answer ›66APrepared to pray5 lettersSee answer ›67APartner of "ty"3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DL.A.'s region5 lettersSee answer ›2DEucalyptus eater5 lettersSee answer ›3D"Otherwise ..."5 lettersSee answer ›4D"Serves you right!"4 lettersSee answer ›5D"Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish)3 lettersSee answer ›6DLike some R's and oats6 lettersSee answer ›7D"As I was saying before I was so ___ interrupted ..."6 lettersSee answer ›8DShortly6 lettersSee answer ›9DAnd the like, for short3 lettersSee answer ›10DRussian ruler of old4 lettersSee answer ›11DLorde who wrote "Sister Outsider"5 lettersSee answer ›12DPartner of soup5 lettersSee answer ›13DWhat the Beyoncé title "6 Inch" refers to5 lettersSee answer ›18DOnline publication of Vox Media6 lettersSee answer ›19DTres o cuatro6 lettersSee answer ›24D"Have I Got News for You" channel3 lettersSee answer ›25DProhibit3 lettersSee answer ›28DGreek war god4 lettersSee answer ›29DChances at awards, informally4 lettersSee answer ›30DLike this: ESMCLDRBA9 lettersSee answer ›31D"Has our broadcast started?"9 lettersSee answer ›32DPeople living abroad for financial reasons9 lettersSee answer ›34DBusiness selling trick coins and marked decks9 lettersSee answer ›35DLaw professor played by Kerry Washington in 2016's "Confirmation"9 lettersSee answer ›36DThings alphabetized in telephone books9 lettersSee answer ›38DRaisin ___4 lettersSee answer ›39DSneaker brand4 lettersSee answer ›40DA dispiritingly large percentage of phone calls4 lettersSee answer ›44D"No worries"7 lettersSee answer ›45DHe or I, but not she7 lettersSee answer ›48DLike, informally3 lettersSee answer ›50DDessert with a shell3 lettersSee answer ›52DCasual conversation4 lettersSee answer ›53DCones' counterparts in the eye4 lettersSee answer ›58DFollower of Attila3 lettersSee answer ›59DGreat serve3 lettersSee answer ›60DOpposite of bien3 lettersSee answer ›
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