NYT Crossword August 23 2025 Answers
All 72 clues from the Saturday 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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1ARelative of upward dog, to 50-Down9 lettersSee answer ›10AMany Intuit employees, for short4 lettersSee answer ›14ANoted line in Buddhism10 lettersSee answer ›15AInternational grocery chain founded in Germany4 lettersSee answer ›16AGalaxy program, e.g.10 lettersSee answer ›17ABreak4 lettersSee answer ›18ARapper whose father is the jazz musician Olu Dara3 lettersSee answer ›19ACertain tray's contents3 lettersSee answer ›20ACountry whose name is an anagram of a common means of getting there5 lettersSee answer ›22AMakes rapidly, with "out"6 lettersSee answer ›25AMutually accepts8 lettersSee answer ›28AM.L.B. All-Star closer ___ Díaz5 lettersSee answer ›29AStaple at a car wash3 lettersSee answer ›30AOne might be fragile3 lettersSee answer ›31AProduct pitched by a pitcher7 lettersSee answer ›35ADrew Carey once called it "crossword puzzle cheese" on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"4 lettersSee answer ›36A"I've helped all I can"15 lettersSee answer ›40ASteven ___, Best Actor nominee for 2020's "Minari"4 lettersSee answer ›41AField goal announcement7 lettersSee answer ›42A___ Hill3 lettersSee answer ›43ABit of drag attire3 lettersSee answer ›44AHands, humorously5 lettersSee answer ›48AHit list8 lettersSee answer ›51AEye up and down6 lettersSee answer ›52AJapanese healing technique5 lettersSee answer ›53AMedical lead-in to -scope3 lettersSee answer ›55AType of alcoholic beverage that originated in the U.K., despite its name3 lettersSee answer ›56AOverturn4 lettersSee answer ›57APlant-based meat alternative that sizzles10 lettersSee answer ›61AOne's primary character, in video game lingo4 lettersSee answer ›62ACriminal mastermind10 lettersSee answer ›63AVery vocal avian4 lettersSee answer ›64APurr-fect adoptee9 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DUnfounded rumor6 lettersSee answer ›2DTired expression6 lettersSee answer ›3DSomething that can be raised or passed3 lettersSee answer ›4DMexico's ___ Conchos3 lettersSee answer ›5DLiterally, "at another time"5 lettersSee answer ›6DArtificially inflates4 lettersSee answer ›7DCity where the Men's College World Series takes place5 lettersSee answer ›8DStuff boiled in sugar shacks3 lettersSee answer ›9DPlace to hear game results and analysis9 lettersSee answer ›10D"___ noctem" (motto meaning "go enjoy the night")5 lettersSee answer ›11D"By all means, go ahead!"8 lettersSee answer ›12DJingle accompaniment8 lettersSee answer ›13DRemain untouched3 lettersSee answer ›14DTake a series of steps?5 lettersSee answer ›21DHosp. test3 lettersSee answer ›23DJapanese company whose products click with customers5 lettersSee answer ›24DDresser part4 lettersSee answer ›26DComposer of "In the Hall of the Mountain King"5 lettersSee answer ›27DDestination of an annual race since 19734 lettersSee answer ›32DIt's formed in Pittsburgh9 lettersSee answer ›33DAllowed to strike5 lettersSee answer ›34DHorace's "___ Poetica"3 lettersSee answer ›35DBoy on "The Munsters"5 lettersSee answer ›36DIsland in a classic video game4 lettersSee answer ›37D"What's your decision?"8 lettersSee answer ›38DJoined enthusiastically8 lettersSee answer ›39DWord before how or where, but not who4 lettersSee answer ›43D___ choy3 lettersSee answer ›45DWhite House daughter of the 1960s-'70s6 lettersSee answer ›46DHave no more money to bet6 lettersSee answer ›47DIs really into, in slang5 lettersSee answer ›49DAnimated princess of film5 lettersSee answer ›50D1-Across teachers5 lettersSee answer ›51DCute sound?5 lettersSee answer ›54DMineral with a Mohs hardness of 14 lettersSee answer ›56D"Lemme think ..."3 lettersSee answer ›58DNight to remember, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›59DBusy ___3 lettersSee answer ›60DAnti-apartheid party, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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