NYT Crossword August 22 2025 Answers

All 68 clues from the Friday 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.

Constructed by Gia BoskoEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2D3A4P5T6O7R8C9A10B11E12L13L14O15REVERSE16ENGINEER17FAIRYTALEENDING18SLAT19EDIT20GUSTY21A22UNTS23SOS24L25O26GINTO27GAPE28S29A30T31AMANDA32EMMA33PRO34RAISET35HECUR36TAIN37ANT38VIOL39ELOISE40MIS41SION42CLOWNED43HAN44NACRE45H46A47SAT48ROTH49R50O51M52P53TRADI54TIONA55LIRAS56TAKENOPRISONERS57PLEDGES58PETGOAT

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

ALL CLUES68 CLUES
ACROSS
1AAccessory for overseas travel7 lettersADAPTOR
15ADisassemble in order to understand15 lettersREVERSEENGINEER
17AIdeal resolution15 lettersFAIRYTALEENDING
18ABit of a blind4 lettersSLAT
23AA little "Help here!"?3 lettersSOS
24AAccess, in a way7 lettersLOGINTO
27ARegards with astonishment7 lettersGAPESAT
32AStone to cast?4 lettersEMMA
33AFor3 lettersPRO
34AReveal all15 lettersRAISETHECURTAIN
39APlaza resident of fiction6 lettersELOISE
40AApollo 13, for one7 lettersMISSION
42AMade funny faces, say7 lettersCLOWNED
43ASolo in space3 lettersHAN
45AAttacks5 lettersHASAT
48AAlternative to 53-Across4 lettersROTH
49ABlowout4 lettersROMP
53ASome nest eggs15 lettersTRADITIONALIRAS
56ABe ruthless15 lettersTAKENOPRISONERS
57ABrothers-to-be7 lettersPLEDGES
DOWN
1DYaps4 lettersARFS
2D"You're on!"4 lettersDEAL
3DBrand of athletic shoes4 lettersAVIA
4DRelates (to)8 lettersPERTAINS
5DCause headaches for3 lettersTRY
6DPeacock's display11 lettersOSTENTATION
7DEntertain at bedtime, maybe6 lettersREADTO
9DDating app filter3 lettersAGE
10DWhere many gather to form a line?11 lettersBINGOPARLOR
11DUltimate function6 lettersENDUSE
12DAttire for hula dancers4 lettersLEIS
13DTime of abstinence4 lettersLENT
16DClinton and Bush, for two4 lettersELIS
22DSteadfast11 lettersUNDEVIATING
26DEquestrian's choices5 lettersGAITS
27DSierra or Yukon3 lettersGMC
29DCome about5 lettersARISE
30DBuff5 lettersTONED
32DUnakyu roll ingredient3 lettersEEL
35DDearie3 lettersHON
36DVery, very tall8 lettersTOWERING
41DNot directly in the sun6 lettersSHADED
42DSomething very attractive6 lettersCATNIP
44DFormer queen of Jordan4 lettersNOOR
45DURL letters4 lettersHTTP
47DDrink served hot or cold4 lettersSAKE
48DCriticizes viciously4 lettersRIPS
51DKate of "Fantastic Four"4 lettersMARA
54D"Little piggy"3 lettersTOE
55DStudio locale3 lettersLOT
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