NYT Crossword August 17 2025 Answers

All 132 clues from the Sunday 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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1A2G3R4E5E6T7O8S9U10F11F12E13R14B15A16C17H18ROADGAN19G20MINORCA21ALSO22NOTYOURA23VERAGEOJ24BLUR25EDT26SUZIE27GEL28GETIN29TOL30L31S32SECT33O34R35PA36RASITE37THEEI38GHTHUND39ERWAY40MET41RAGU42TYPEAS43ME44RE45SEI46NE47SE48B49ASTIA50N51S52T53EEPLY54A55P56P57AREYOUO58K59OHMS60EX61TRAO62L63DBAY64SLOE65LEO66IASKYOU67ADE68ULT69A70J71UMBOENTR72E73E74GILL75MAIN76PAGE77RXS78EX79CITES80MONEYGR81A82B83CLAIM84NEWS85LO86A87F88ER89CAL90F91U92VA93TO94E95BAYORNO96TTOEB97A98Y99PIL100SENER101SCOOCH102STIPE103TAXER104YA105P106SCHW107A108TIS109OGRE110TOSS111I112NTHEAS113H114TRAY115WRAP116CRISPUS117TREASURE118NAYS119MELTON120TABKEYS

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

ALL CLUES132 CLUES

ACROSS

1ASign off on7 lettersAGREETO

8AFeel the pain6 lettersSUFFER

14AOne of music's Three B's4 lettersBACH

18AThey're paving the way8 lettersROADGANG

20AIsland with ferries to Ibiza7 lettersMINORCA

21ATangent line?4 lettersALSO

22AOne of the better morning beverages?16 lettersNOTYOURAVERAGEOJ

24AZoom background option4 lettersBLUR

25AHrs. for Augusta in August3 lettersEDT

26A"___ Q" (1968 hit)5 lettersSUZIE

27AStyling substance3 lettersGEL

28A"C'mon, the car door's open!"5 lettersGETIN

29AAvoid ___ (GPS option)5 lettersTOLLS

32ASlice of the economy6 lettersSECTOR

35AFirst non-English-language film to win Best Picture8 lettersPARASITE

37AJust one inning left after this?17 lettersTHEEIGHTHUNDERWAY

40AAnnual gala locale, with "the"3 lettersMET

41AMeat sauce in Italian cooking4 lettersRAGU

42AGo-getter sorts6 lettersTYPEAS

43ATrifling4 lettersMERE

45AView from the Quai d'Orsay5 lettersSEINE

47ACharacter with a Jamaican accent in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"9 lettersSEBASTIAN

51AHow a mountain road may rise or fall7 lettersSTEEPLY

54AThreads, e.g.3 lettersAPP

57AQuery of worry8 lettersAREYOUOK

59AUnits on a multimeter4 lettersOHMS

60ASeasoning preference when eating Maryland blue crab?11 lettersEXTRAOLDBAY

64ABerry plant related to a hawthorn4 lettersSLOE

65AThe lion in summer?3 lettersLEO

66A"So here's my question ..."7 lettersIASKYOU

67AHumorous ending with hater3 lettersADE

68ASephora competitor4 lettersULTA

70ATwo-pound tomahawk steak, for instance?11 lettersJUMBOENTREE

74AUnderwater respirator4 lettersGILL

75AHome on the internet, perhaps8 lettersMAINPAGE

77APrescriptions, for short3 lettersRXS

78AArouses7 lettersEXCITES

80ASlimy scheme for profit9 lettersMONEYGRAB

83AListing that might include an explanation of benefits5 lettersCLAIM

84AAnchors provide this4 lettersNEWS

85ACasual shoe6 lettersLOAFER

89ANew Jersey?4 lettersCALF

91AA.C.C. school3 lettersUVA

93A"Do I *really* wanna start an online bidding war? Hmm ..."?17 lettersTOEBAYORNOTTOEBAY

99ACzech brew8 lettersPILSENER

101AMove (over)6 lettersSCOOCH

102AMichael of R.E.M.5 lettersSTIPE

103AThe government, at times5 lettersTAXER

104AWhat Pomeranians do3 lettersYAP

106AThe (middle) sound of "silence"5 lettersSCHWA

108A"___ but a scratch"3 lettersTIS

109ACreature in Magic: The Gathering4 lettersOGRE

110AGive an extra perk to a cigarette smoker?16 lettersTOSSINTHEASHTRAY

115AFinish filming4 lettersWRAP

116A___ Attucks, Revolutionary War casualty who posthumously became an abolitionist symbol7 lettersCRISPUS

117ACherish8 lettersTREASURE

118ANo side4 lettersNAYS

119ABecome gooey over, as cheese atop a hot burger6 lettersMELTON

120AThey're usually found to the left of Q's7 lettersTABKEYS

DOWN

1DActor Will of "BoJack Horseman"6 lettersARNETT

2DBritish cry of approval6 lettersGOODOH

3DScary snake7 lettersRATTLER

4DJoseph who co-invented rocky road ice cream3 lettersEDY

5DObstruction to teamwork, maybe3 lettersEGO

6DGreek crosses4 lettersTAUS

7DSudden surge6 lettersONRUSH

8DRound Table title3 lettersSIR

9D"___ cerveza, por favor"3 lettersUNA

10DPhileas in "Around the World in Eighty Days"4 lettersFOGG

11DThe power of social media from a marketing standpoint, informally6 lettersFREEPR

12DBit of green legislation6 lettersECOLAW

13DHindi for "reign"3 lettersRAJ

14DSweethearts5 lettersBABES

15DOne of the best coffee beverages ever?13 lettersALLTIMEAULAIT

16DTop execs, collectively6 lettersCSUITE

17DCharlotte N.B.A. player6 lettersHORNET

19DMontreal newspaper continuously published since 1778, with "The"7 lettersGAZETTE

20DGet-together6 lettersMEETUP

23DFrench city from which a soup gets its name5 lettersVICHY

28DMerriment, in one spelling6 lettersGAYETY

30DDoesn't own, say6 lettersLEASES

31DLargest college fraternity in the U.S., familiarly5 lettersSIGEP

33DNo U.S. area code starts with this3 lettersONE

34DNutrition figs.4 lettersRDAS

36DMinnesota county whose seat is St. Paul6 lettersRAMSEY

38DArtfulness5 lettersGUILE

39DSuffix with journal3 lettersESE

44DSome natural borders en México4 lettersRIOS

46DGreek goddess of the night3 lettersNYX

48DEmperor who founded the Mughal Empire5 lettersBABUR

49DPalindromic constellation3 lettersARA

50DNoggin6 lettersNOODLE

51DLatin for "only"5 lettersSOLUM

52DWhat fugitives are on6 lettersTHELAM

53DWhat might confirm the worst for an athlete's injury?13 lettersEMOTIONALXRAY

54DMany a Bahraini4 lettersARAB

55DOld El ___ (Tex-Mex brand)4 lettersPASO

56DGame with an annual World Series since 19705 lettersPOKER

58DCollapses, with "over"5 lettersKEELS

61DSmartphone clock function5 lettersTIMER

62DA bobcat is one, technically4 lettersLYNX

63D...4 lettersDOTS

69DActress Bancroft4 lettersANNE

70DMany-time N.B.A. All-Star Tatum6 lettersJAYSON

71DBoot out of Australia?3 lettersUGG

72DCreature with flat, transparent larvae called "leptocephali"3 lettersEEL

73D___ change5 lettersEXACT

74DVodka-and-lime cocktail6 lettersGIMLET

76DMetal material used for dishware before porcelain became popular6 lettersPEWTER

79DTa-tas5 lettersCIAOS

81DIn the style of3 lettersALA

82DSchool bathroom sign4 lettersBOYS

83DSpin a yarn, perhaps?7 lettersCROCHET

86DProgressive inits. in the U.S. Congress3 lettersAOC

87DPuts icing on6 lettersFROSTS

88DMethuselah's father5 lettersENOCH

90DParamount+ docuseries with real-life crime stories7 lettersFBITRUE

91DLike Manhattan in the 80s and 90s?6 lettersUPTOWN

92DCialis alternative6 lettersVIAGRA

94DLong-eared pal of Pooh6 lettersEEYORE

95DCountry whose name Americans spell with a "z"6 lettersBRASIL

96DStymie6 lettersTHWART

97DAbode that's abuzz6 lettersAPIARY

98D"Ah, that's right!"6 lettersYESYES

100DTrickles5 lettersSEEPS

105DVowelless attention-getter4 lettersPSST

107DTraveling in waves, say4 lettersASEA

110DVintage film channel3 lettersTCM

111DMilestone for a start-up, for short3 lettersIPO

112DSister figure3 lettersNUN

113DPre-___ (exercise program in advance of surgery)3 lettersHAB

114DVowelless rebuke3 lettersTSK

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