NYT Crossword August 29 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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 GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2I3S4C5B6N7A8I9D10E11E12T13LUNAR14BELL15CURVE16ABODE17KILLERBEE18MANDA19RIN20BLUES21PIE22TIN23DIEM24S25WING26SETS27A28S29H30HEROD31MEET32CUTE33RONIN34DUD35IOTAS36CUSTO37MER38CANON39ARE40FUNF41ILLED42RANT43DEE44I45M46S47M48OODS49ILOV50EDIT51RAPBAT52TLE53EVADE54FREEMEALS55NOCAP56KENS57RUST58TOTS

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

ALL CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACoaster, usually4 lettersDISC
5AStart of some temple names4 lettersBNAI
9ABug spray ingredient4 lettersDEET
13AKind of rover5 lettersLUNAR
14AFigure with two tails9 lettersBELLCURVE
16AHabitation5 lettersABODE
17AQueen's guard?9 lettersKILLERBEE
20AGenre for 5-Down5 lettersBLUES
21ACertain graph shape3 lettersPIE
22AWord with Man or can3 lettersTIN
23APer ___4 lettersDIEM
27AEvidence of a fire3 lettersASH
30AChristmas story villain5 lettersHEROD
31APlot device in many a rom-com8 lettersMEETCUTE
33ASamurai with no master5 lettersRONIN
34ABig bust3 lettersDUD
35ALittle pieces5 lettersIOTAS
36AWelcome sight for a business8 lettersCUSTOMER
38AWhat fan fiction is not5 lettersCANON
39A"Odds" follower3 lettersARE
40ALoaded with excitement9 lettersFUNFILLED
42ABlow off steam, say4 lettersRANT
43AStart to do?3 lettersDEE
44ASome Slack convos3 lettersIMS
49AFour-star review, say8 lettersILOVEDIT
51ASpitting contest?9 lettersRAPBATTLE
53AManage to lose5 lettersEVADE
54ASome workplace perks9 lettersFREEMEALS
55A"Seriously!," in slang5 lettersNOCAP
57AOld car concern4 lettersRUST
58APreschoolers, e.g.4 lettersTOTS
DOWN
2DBy some measure10 lettersINONESENSE
6DKant's "no"4 lettersNEIN
7DEven more than most3 lettersALL
9DMacaroni wheat5 lettersDURUM
11DAnticipatory times4 lettersEVES
12DAnger, with "off"3 lettersTEE
13DLantern, e.g.4 lettersLAMP
15DEclipse, for one14 lettersCELESTIALEVENT
19DPeel4 lettersRIND
23DProof of a plot4 lettersDEED
25DOrder in the court4 lettersWRIT
27DLibrary regular, perhaps10 lettersAUTODIDACT
30DBilling unit4 lettersHOUR
32DDog's post-op wear4 lettersCONE
34DMake an impression on4 lettersDENT
37DMember of a 1960s TV family7 lettersMUNSTER
41DLeast active6 lettersIDLEST
45DBig name in mufflers5 lettersMIDAS
46DBit of a how-to4 lettersSTEP
47DStable mate4 lettersMARE
48DMove the first pawn, say4 lettersOPEN
49DTroubles4 lettersILLS
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