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NYT Crossword August 20 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1ATycoon5 lettersSee answer ›6A"Famously friendly" pooch, per the American Kennel Club3 lettersSee answer ›9AMystery author Josephine3 lettersSee answer ›12AMoody hip-hop subgenre6 lettersSee answer ›14AElectronic setting on a floor model8 lettersSee answer ›16ASwitch to a newsperson on the scene, say6 lettersSee answer ›17ACommon sushi go-with8 lettersSee answer ›18AHair goop3 lettersSee answer ›19AMarijuana component, for short3 lettersSee answer ›21ALike many a coffee order4 lettersSee answer ›22AOnly U.S. prez born in Kentucky3 lettersSee answer ›23ALetters for a sellout3 lettersSee answer ›24AWhistle blower3 lettersSee answer ›25A"I had something come up," maybe3 lettersSee answer ›28ASquare root7 lettersSee answer ›30A2003 Will Ferrell film3 lettersSee answer ›31AOrg. that prohibits Magic 8 Balls and baseball bats3 lettersSee answer ›32ACustom in Japanese food service6 lettersSee answer ›34AWent letter by letter, to Brits5 lettersSee answer ›36ABrief verse from Japan / With seventeen syllables / Illustrated here5 lettersSee answer ›39AItem seen rolling through this puzzle3 lettersSee answer ›40AFixes, as a piano5 lettersSee answer ›41AFreddy Krueger's locale: Abbr.5 lettersSee answer ›42AEvolutionary "missing link"6 lettersSee answer ›44AU.F.C. fighting style3 lettersSee answer ›45AMole, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›47ASlobbery smooch7 lettersSee answer ›51AFirst receptionist on "The Office"3 lettersSee answer ›52ADelivers, as a baby3 lettersSee answer ›53ABefore, poetically3 lettersSee answer ›54AT. rex fossil named after its discoverer3 lettersSee answer ›55ADistinctive feature of the durian fruit4 lettersSee answer ›57AThe Big Apple's ___ Drive3 lettersSee answer ›58ASinger DiFranco3 lettersSee answer ›59AFrenemy of Betty in comics8 lettersSee answer ›62AClassic Asimov collection6 lettersSee answer ›65ABoosted8 lettersSee answer ›66AFive Nations tribe6 lettersSee answer ›67A___ Marino3 lettersSee answer ›68APatty melt bread3 lettersSee answer ›69AStart of many emoticons5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DChange seeker6 lettersSee answer ›2DShape-shifting organism6 lettersSee answer ›3DLike some oats6 lettersSee answer ›4D"... ___ quit!"3 lettersSee answer ›5DSat ___ (GPS, to Brits)3 lettersSee answer ›6DPerishable bit of apparel3 lettersSee answer ›7DDutch bier6 lettersSee answer ›8DExpel with jeers11 lettersSee answer ›9DMore than one would like8 lettersSee answer ›10DCollegiate domain?3 lettersSee answer ›11D"Uh-huh"3 lettersSee answer ›13DScabbers, to Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter books6 lettersSee answer ›14DHip-hop's Run-___3 lettersSee answer ›15DFlavoring in some fast food, for short3 lettersSee answer ›20DJanuary and November have the most federal ones8 lettersSee answer ›23D"No lie!"11 lettersSee answer ›24DAdjusted the rankings of, as a tournament8 lettersSee answer ›26DMichigan's ___ Royale National Park4 lettersSee answer ›27DCave dwellers4 lettersSee answer ›29DTats (up)4 lettersSee answer ›33DWhat every "O" in this grid represents3 lettersSee answer ›35DThe Ramones' genre4 lettersSee answer ›36DMaterial in some eco-friendly clothing4 lettersSee answer ›37DLiberal arts college in Michigan4 lettersSee answer ›38DRemark accompanied by a facepalm8 lettersSee answer ›43DActor Lamorne of Fox's "New Girl"6 lettersSee answer ›46DSameness6 lettersSee answer ›48DWriter Allende6 lettersSee answer ›49DGas brand that sponsors NASCAR6 lettersSee answer ›50DWheat-based meat alternative6 lettersSee answer ›56DBenedictine's title3 lettersSee answer ›57DIt's all the rage3 lettersSee answer ›59DAir Force Two passengers, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›60D"Fearless" or "1989," for Taylor Swift3 lettersSee answer ›61DMiddling grade3 lettersSee answer ›63DLead-in to center or room3 lettersSee answer ›64DMusician Yoko3 lettersSee answer ›
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