NYT Crossword August 15 2025 Answers
All 70 clues from the Friday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.
ALL CLUES70 CLUES
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1ALike the culture depicted in Safiya Sinclair's best-selling memoir "How to Say Babylon"5 lettersSee answer ›6AEnglish translation of the Dutch "klompen"5 lettersSee answer ›11ARobotic error message14 lettersSee answer ›15ASooner rather than later15 lettersSee answer ›17APreps for a photo shoot, say6 lettersSee answer ›18ARest areas4 lettersSee answer ›19AEngage in pugilism3 lettersSee answer ›20ARock alternative5 lettersSee answer ›21AX, as in Mexico4 lettersSee answer ›22AIn4 lettersSee answer ›23ATouching event?4 lettersSee answer ›24AForecast4 lettersSee answer ›25ASome like it hot5 lettersSee answer ›26ADidn't follow3 lettersSee answer ›27AItsy-bitsy4 lettersSee answer ›28ALike one part of the SAT6 lettersSee answer ›29ATypical yearbook photos9 lettersSee answer ›31ASisal and others6 lettersSee answer ›34AIt can add up4 lettersSee answer ›35AA real piece of work3 lettersSee answer ›38AThat feeling "when the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine"5 lettersSee answer ›39AWord before piece and after peace4 lettersSee answer ›40AGlazier's replacement4 lettersSee answer ›41ASome sky lights, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›42APerson with fire power4 lettersSee answer ›43AMiso soup base5 lettersSee answer ›44ADirector's cry3 lettersSee answer ›45AOne of four suits in a tarot deck4 lettersSee answer ›46ASource of schadenfreude?6 lettersSee answer ›47A"Let me handle this"15 lettersSee answer ›50ASmall businesses that generally don't require permits14 lettersSee answer ›51ASensitive subject?5 lettersSee answer ›52AFigure on the $10,000 bill, the largest U.S. note ever in public circulation5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DCorrected autocorrect, say7 lettersSee answer ›2DYounger Simpson sister6 lettersSee answer ›3DMean mien5 lettersSee answer ›4DFreight weights4 lettersSee answer ›5DHad one's cake, say3 lettersSee answer ›6DBody of Agatha Christie's work?6 lettersSee answer ›7D"u r freaking hilarious!"5 lettersSee answer ›8DWork with a number4 lettersSee answer ›9DEviscerate3 lettersSee answer ›10DTicket exchange site since 20007 lettersSee answer ›11DBanish6 lettersSee answer ›12DLike old voice mail messages6 lettersSee answer ›13DOrder in the court?13 lettersSee answer ›14DSymphony that marked the beginning of Beethoven's "middle period"6 lettersSee answer ›16DOffice program5 lettersSee answer ›21DMy word!4 lettersSee answer ›22DSaturn and Mercury4 lettersSee answer ›24DFavoritism4 lettersSee answer ›25DFirst name in late-night4 lettersSee answer ›27DJust4 lettersSee answer ›28DPrimary action4 lettersSee answer ›29DPartner of his4 lettersSee answer ›30DThey can be cured4 lettersSee answer ›31D"On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" memoirist, 20245 lettersSee answer ›32D"Nothing more for me, thank you"6 lettersSee answer ›33DIllegal musical recording, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›35DFragrant flower whose name means "gift from God"7 lettersSee answer ›36DIn stock6 lettersSee answer ›37DThey're alive6 lettersSee answer ›39DBit of attire that might accompany a cane6 lettersSee answer ›40DSome products sold by Patagonia6 lettersSee answer ›42D"On the contrary …"5 lettersSee answer ›43DArea around a mouth5 lettersSee answer ›45DPlace to brood4 lettersSee answer ›46DCause for stitches4 lettersSee answer ›48DHits up, as on TikTok3 lettersSee answer ›49DP.I.3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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