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NYT Crossword August 28 2025 Answers

All 78 clues from the Thursday 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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ALL CLUES78 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Table" for one's TV dinner, perhaps3 lettersSee answer ›4AMessy abode6 lettersSee answer ›10ATexting format, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›13APeriod that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›14AWeakness6 lettersSee answer ›15A___ Highway (Maui tourist attraction)4 lettersSee answer ›17ARecently dated10 lettersSee answer ›19AMany a citizen of Abu Dhabi4 lettersSee answer ›20AIt's used for wrapping up a film5 lettersSee answer ›21AGained a wider following4 lettersSee answer ›22ARiddled (with)4 lettersSee answer ›23ATop up4 lettersSee answer ›25ANo guts8 lettersSee answer ›27AWhere someone might ask for a screwdriver3 lettersSee answer ›29AEarly tech giant3 lettersSee answer ›31AFair Deal prez3 lettersSee answer ›32ALike Frodo at the end of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy4 lettersSee answer ›34AChaps4 lettersSee answer ›37APoem that's typically unrhymed5 lettersSee answer ›41ABattle carriers15 lettersSee answer ›44AMythological beast able to regenerate its heads5 lettersSee answer ›45ACommuter option4 lettersSee answer ›46ANon-fruit ingredient in a green smoothie4 lettersSee answer ›47AOne of three in the Domino's logo3 lettersSee answer ›49ASyllable akin to "Tsk!"3 lettersSee answer ›51AAudiophile's collection, for short3 lettersSee answer ›52APacked lunch8 lettersSee answer ›57AWail4 lettersSee answer ›59AShade in a picturesque island scene, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›60AFollower of Joel4 lettersSee answer ›62AHere's the scoop!5 lettersSee answer ›65AColossally bad consequence, as with finances4 lettersSee answer ›66AFeature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-Across10 lettersSee answer ›68AWizard4 lettersSee answer ›69ASome underground networks6 lettersSee answer ›70A"Kapow!"3 lettersSee answer ›71AFleur-de-___3 lettersSee answer ›72AFollow, with "to"6 lettersSee answer ›73A"Come ___?" (Italian for "How are you?")3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DProblems with a livestream, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›2DFor one4 lettersSee answer ›3DMark one's words?9 lettersSee answer ›4DRice dish seasoned with saffron6 lettersSee answer ›5DStop for the night, say3 lettersSee answer ›6DSocial studies subj.4 lettersSee answer ›7DResident of a hidden mushroom village5 lettersSee answer ›8DGo-getter5 lettersSee answer ›9DHebrew name for God6 lettersSee answer ›10DReality show whose contestants give pitches9 lettersSee answer ›11DRed-clad brother of 54-Down5 lettersSee answer ›12DMajor mess5 lettersSee answer ›16DProvide support for something crooked?4 lettersSee answer ›18D"___ ever!"3 lettersSee answer ›24DTake it easy4 lettersSee answer ›26DFirst Black male tennis player to be ranked #1 globally4 lettersSee answer ›27D___ party (pre-wedding activity, informally)4 lettersSee answer ›28DGhostly in appearance4 lettersSee answer ›30DThe Batcave, for one4 lettersSee answer ›33DThey might have their noses turned up9 lettersSee answer ›35DBasis for how you're wired, so to speak3 lettersSee answer ›36DBit of camp entertainment4 lettersSee answer ›38D"That one's mine!"9 lettersSee answer ›39DMember of a marine "forest"4 lettersSee answer ›40DFunctions4 lettersSee answer ›42DInnocent sort4 lettersSee answer ›43DMess up4 lettersSee answer ›48DKind of TV6 lettersSee answer ›50DGay ___, author of "Honor Thy Father"6 lettersSee answer ›52DStable environment?4 lettersSee answer ›53DLike 4! and 245 lettersSee answer ›54DGreen-clad brother of 11-Down5 lettersSee answer ›55DPsyched5 lettersSee answer ›56DJohn Lennon had one that sold for more than $31,000 at a 2011 auction (fittingly, to a dentist!)5 lettersSee answer ›58DWord with price or proxy3 lettersSee answer ›61DTicked off4 lettersSee answer ›63DIt's partly an assessment of logical reasoning, for short4 lettersSee answer ›64D___ D'Arcy, co-star of HBO's "House of the Dragon"4 lettersSee answer ›67DConjunction used in logic3 lettersSee answer ›
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