NYT Crossword August 27 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Wednesday 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 GRID14×16 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1M2A3S4T5K6P7O8P9G10M11S12UHUH13ARAL14IRON15NENE16TOTE17DADA18IMUP/DOWNF19ORWHA20TEVER21AHI22YAYME23B24U25TTON26UP/DOWN27UPS28ASHE29AS30AMI31S32P33F34DEIS35M36IMPS37ERA38ARC39U40NDO41T42OPIC43TSK44SPEN45T46HAZE47SIR48GO49BBLEUP/DOWN50A51D52DON53FEE54GOING55UP/DOWN56I57NFLA58M59E60S61AWAY62KNEE63PIKE64INNS65ECCE66ANEW67NSA68YAKS69LIDS

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1AIt might be rigged4 lettersMAST
5AGenre for Blackpink or BTS4 lettersKPOP
9AN.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.s3 lettersGMS
12A"No way!"4 lettersUHUH
14ARock's ___ Maiden4 lettersIRON
16ABag with handles4 lettersTOTE
17ASome absurdist art4 lettersDADA
18A"Anything sounds good to me"20 lettersIMUP/DOWNFORWHATEVER
21APoke bowl fish3 lettersAHI
22A"I'm so great!"5 lettersYAYME
23ABasic couturier offering13 lettersBUTTONUP/DOWN
29A"Same here"5 lettersASAMI
36ARascals4 lettersIMPS
38AIt's how the story goes3 lettersARC
39ACtrl+Z4 lettersUNDO
41ATalking point5 lettersTOPIC
44AExhausted5 lettersSPENT
46AState of confusion4 lettersHAZE
48ADevour13 lettersGOBBLEUP/DOWN
50AExtra5 lettersADDON
53ATicket seller's take3 lettersFEE
54AFailing epically20 lettersGOINGUP/DOWNINFLAMES
61ANot at home4 lettersAWAY
65ALatin "Behold!"4 lettersECCE
66AAll over4 lettersANEW
68AGoes on and on and on ...4 lettersYAKS
69AScrew them!4 lettersLIDS
DOWN
1DS.F. transit option4 lettersMUNI
3DOne end of the day10 lettersSUNUP/DOWN
6DVessel's front4 lettersPROW
7DStatement in a courtroom4 lettersOATH
8DStatement in a courtroom4 lettersPLEA
9DContents of some boats5 lettersGRAVY
10DRouter hookup5 lettersMODEM
11DTrap5 lettersSNARE
19D"What have we here?!"3 lettersOHO
20DKey worker?6 lettersTYPIST
23DPerennially struggling with5 lettersBADAT
25DLike pea soup fog5 lettersTHICK
30DHonor ___ thieves5 lettersAMONG
31DFlower part5 lettersSEPAL
32DValue5 lettersPRIZE
35DSaying "hmm ...," perhaps6 lettersMUSING
42D"Come on, help me out"8 lettersOHBEAPAL
45DButtery confections7 lettersTOFFEES
50DOnce more5 lettersAGAIN
52DRoman goddess of fertility5 lettersDIANA
55DOne tool for scrolling on a computer10 lettersUP/DOWNKEY
56DQuechua speaker4 lettersINCA
58DLittle4 lettersMINI
59DScraped (out)4 lettersEKED
60DHides a tear, say4 lettersSEWS
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