NYT Crossword August 21 2025 Answers

All 81 clues from the Thursday 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 GRID16×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1O2A3R4S5S6P7A8N9S10I11C12I13E14R15KLEE16AGREE17BITTE18SIVA19GAMER20MASON21BOW22TO23DV24RS25LID26TAKEI27P28AYEE29COLE30IBEEN31HAD32SA33YOVER34LADD35ERA36T37DOMES38W39HATGO40ESUP41K42IROV43EURO44A45W46E47D48SENATE49S50CIN51ERAMA52PERP53HE54SHE55LIVER56IPA57ZORK58WISER59GEN60II61TO62N63YA64ODI65N66ORGAN67ARBOR68NOTE69TSENG70STAND71SNIT

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

ALL CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
1A50 things on the Argo4 lettersOARS
5AUnits equal to nine inches5 lettersSPANS
10ANeeding more salt, perhaps5 lettersICIER
19A*Wildlife parks5 lettersGAMER
20ALayer of bricks5 lettersMASON
21AShow obeisance5 lettersBOWTO
23ASmart TV features4 lettersDVRS
25AEye covering3 lettersLID
26A*Enjoy the moment, say5 lettersTAKEI
27AName on a check5 lettersPAYEE
29APorter of Broadway4 lettersCOLE
30ASucker's lament8 lettersIBEENHAD
32ARepeat7 lettersSAYOVER
35ABit of Q.E.D.4 lettersERAT
37AFeatures of some stadia5 lettersDOMES
41ABig name in Russian ballet5 lettersKIROV
44ABlew away4 lettersAWED
48ALegislative bodies7 lettersSENATES
50AOld wide-screen format8 lettersCINERAMA
53ALead-in to "they"5 lettersHESHE
55A*Storm-tracking aid5 lettersLIVER
58APartner of older5 lettersWISER
59AGuardian spirits5 lettersGENII
61A*Musical appreciation?5 lettersTONYA
66A*Forming a union5 lettersORGAN
67A___ Day (April celebration)5 lettersARBOR
68AA or B, e.g.4 lettersNOTE
70AScore keeper?5 lettersSTAND
71APeeved state4 lettersSNIT
DOWN
1DGives a "go"3 lettersOKS
3DTook back7 lettersREVOKED
5DPalm starch4 lettersSAGO
6D___ Tour3 lettersPGA
8DDemanding attention5 lettersNEEDY
9DWaits on6 lettersSERVES
12D"We're head over heels!"7 lettersITSLOVE
13DPrima ballerinas7 lettersETOILES
14DMelt down6 lettersRENDER
24DTurns the page, say7 lettersREADSON
26DUp to3 lettersTIL
27DTake leave of each other4 lettersPART
28DJust saying?5 lettersADAGE
29DTaste tests, e.g.11 lettersCOMPARISONS
31DBoot7 lettersHEAVEHO
36DGraze5 lettersTOUCH
42DCallable, say7 lettersINRANGE
45DGestured to keep moving7 lettersWAVEDON
46DSome retired faculty7 lettersEMERITI
47D___ es Salaam3 lettersDAR
48DTap6 lettersSPIGOT
49DCertain mattresses6 lettersSERTAS
57DCriticize wittily4 lettersZING
58DDistrict4 lettersWARD
62DWizards' org.3 lettersNBA
63DOver there3 lettersYON
65DMesh3 lettersNET
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