NYT Crossword August 26 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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 Kevin CurryEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1K2E3G4G5I6L7A8S9I10N11G12ECO13NOMIS14T15EVIL16PROUDPAPA17S18LIEU19TUFTS20NETE21FFECT22AERIAL23SEE24C25O26G27S28CI29MO30E31UNITAR32D33TEAT34R35E36E37REVERSE38ONTHEDL39BLEAT40A41AA42SALES43DE44B45CD46S47NENE48V49D50AY51L52IE53W54HOA55EEL56NOD57TOOLS58E59T60SAL61MONB62ERRY63EAU64PREORDERED65MSN66ASYMMETRY67ETA

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

ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASomething tapped at a bar3 lettersKEG
8AGo caroling, say4 lettersSING
18AStead4 lettersLIEU
20AOverall impact9 lettersNETEFFECT
22ALike drone photography6 lettersAERIAL
23A"Look here …"3 lettersSEE
24AStudy of the mind, for short6 lettersCOGSCI
37AR, as in a Rolls-Royce?7 lettersREVERSE
38AHush-hush7 lettersONTHEDL
47AGoose of Hawaii4 lettersNENE
51AThat's unbelievable!3 lettersLIE
53A"That's unbelievable!"4 lettersWHOA
56ASubtle acknowledgment3 lettersNOD
57ACarpenter or plumber's kit7 lettersTOOLSET
63AToilette water3 lettersEAU
65AAlternative to AOL3 lettersMSN
DOWN
1DDidn't tell, as a secret4 lettersKEPT
2DLight beige4 lettersECRU
3DBlooper4 lettersGOOF
5DTeacher's pest3 lettersIMP
6DFormer NPR host Hansen5 lettersLIANE
7DIn line with5 lettersASPER
9DGroup of elite colleges5 lettersIVIES
13DLittle fastener3 lettersNUT
14DComic actor Jacques4 lettersTATI
17DSailors6 lettersSEAMEN
21DA&W specialties6 lettersFLOATS
22DBroadcasts4 lettersAIRS
24DWhere the sidewalk ends4 lettersCURB
26DDonate4 lettersGIVE
28DÀ la ___5 lettersCARTE
30DRenewable gasoline additive7 lettersETHANOL
32DAnti-trafficking org.3 lettersDEA
34DCry to a captor9 lettersRELEASEME
35DIdyllic spot4 lettersEDEN
36DUltimatum word4 lettersELSE
41D___ in the hole3 lettersACE
46DCutlass, e.g.5 lettersSWORD
48DItalian scooter brand5 lettersVESPA
49DDarlings5 lettersDEARS
50DSpot for cats and rats5 lettersALLEY
52D"My gut says …"5 lettersIDBET
54DToday, in Tijuana3 lettersHOY
59DCommon sushi fish4 lettersTUNA
61DCertain parent3 lettersMOM
62DMake a typo, say3 lettersERR
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