NYT Crossword August 28 2025 Answers

All 78 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.

Constructed by Joel WoodfordEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1L2A3P4P5I6G7S8T9Y10S11M12S13APR14ANEMIA15HAN16A17GOO18DENOUGH19ARAB20SPOOL21GREW22RIFE23FIL24L25FRE26AKOUT27B28AR29AO30L31HST32ASE33A34LA35D36S37HA38I39K40U41CHAI42NLINK43FENCES44HYDRA45RAIL46KALE47PI48P49TU50T51LPS52F53E54LLFL55A56T57BA58WL59AQUA60AMO61S62LAD63L64E65RUIN66SPOO67NERISM68MAGE69METROS70BAM71LIS72ADHERE73STA

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

ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
4AMessy abode6 lettersPIGSTY
10ATexting format, in brief3 lettersSMS
14AWeakness6 lettersANEMIA
17ARecently dated10 lettersGOODENOUGH
21AGained a wider following4 lettersGREW
22ARiddled (with)4 lettersRIFE
23ATop up4 lettersFILL
25ANo guts8 lettersFREAKOUT
29AEarly tech giant3 lettersAOL
31AFair Deal prez3 lettersHST
34AChaps4 lettersLADS
41ABattle carriers15 lettersCHAINLINKFENCES
45ACommuter option4 lettersRAIL
49ASyllable akin to "Tsk!"3 lettersTUT
52APacked lunch8 lettersFELLFLAT
57AWail4 lettersBAWL
60AFollower of Joel4 lettersAMOS
62AHere's the scoop!5 lettersLADLE
68AWizard4 lettersMAGE
69ASome underground networks6 lettersMETROS
70A"Kapow!"3 lettersBAM
71AFleur-de-___3 lettersLIS
72AFollow, with "to"6 lettersADHERE
DOWN
2DFor one4 lettersAPOP
3DMark one's words?9 lettersPROOFREAD
5DStop for the night, say3 lettersINN
6DSocial studies subj.4 lettersGEOG
8DGo-getter5 lettersTIGER
9DHebrew name for God6 lettersYAHWEH
11DRed-clad brother of 54-Down5 lettersMARIO
12DMajor mess5 lettersSNAFU
18D"___ ever!"3 lettersDOI
24DTake it easy4 lettersLOLL
28DGhostly in appearance4 lettersASHY
30DThe Batcave, for one4 lettersLAIR
36DBit of camp entertainment4 lettersSKIT
38D"That one's mine!"9 lettersICALLDIBS
40DFunctions4 lettersUSES
42DInnocent sort4 lettersNAIF
43DMess up4 lettersFLUB
48DKind of TV6 lettersPLASMA
52DStable environment?4 lettersFARM
53DLike 4! and 245 lettersEQUAL
55DPsyched5 lettersAMPED
58DWord with price or proxy3 lettersWAR
61DTicked off4 lettersSORE
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