NYT Crossword August 3 2025 Answers
All 140 clues from the Sunday 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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1AFinal act of a play?3 lettersSee answer ›4AIconic sci-fi setting spelled out in this puzzle's shaded squares4 lettersSee answer ›8ASkyrocket4 lettersSee answer ›12A"Reckon so!"3 lettersSee answer ›15AWorking without ___4 lettersSee answer ›17ASeemingly forever5 lettersSee answer ›19ASome spa jobs, in brief5 lettersSee answer ›20AManner of speaking4 lettersSee answer ›21ALike used BBQ pits4 lettersSee answer ›22AMember of this puzzle's shaded squares who might say "I cannot change the laws of physics, Captain!"11 lettersSee answer ›24ALike being late or cutting in line4 lettersSee answer ›25ASomething clicked to add an attachment7 lettersSee answer ›27ATake up space5 lettersSee answer ›28AKind of protagonist in "Lethal Weapon" or "Die Hard"7 lettersSee answer ›30ASwear4 lettersSee answer ›31ADigital investment choices, informally7 lettersSee answer ›33ANot much, as of wasabi4 lettersSee answer ›34ANarrowly get (by)3 lettersSee answer ›35A"Now that we're all here, please proceed"4 lettersSee answer ›38ALab reports?4 lettersSee answer ›41AOverzealous sort3 lettersSee answer ›43AGot acquainted3 lettersSee answer ›44AD.M.V.-issued card authenticated by airport security6 lettersSee answer ›47ABuild a stockpile6 lettersSee answer ›49ADidn't go fast?3 lettersSee answer ›50AEmployee's status meaning "I'm currently away"3 lettersSee answer ›51ATake down a notch6 lettersSee answer ›52APurveyors of provocative posts6 lettersSee answer ›53A8.5" x 11": Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›54AKris Kross #1 hit with the lyric "How high? Real high, 'cause I'm just so fly"4 lettersSee answer ›56AEl presidente ousted in a 1955 coup5 lettersSee answer ›57ADanger5 lettersSee answer ›58ACry from a victor4 lettersSee answer ›59AType that tends to be right-leaning7 lettersSee answer ›61ALike quality vocals5 lettersSee answer ›63ALooks inside?7 lettersSee answer ›65ADrug-busting unit4 lettersSee answer ›66ACity whose Fushimi Inari shrine features 10,000+ red torii gates5 lettersSee answer ›67ABrother of Disney's Louie and Dewey Duck4 lettersSee answer ›68ASomething hit to get fit6 lettersSee answer ›70AHands-on professional?7 lettersSee answer ›72ABaseball team whose mascot is Wally the Green Monster6 lettersSee answer ›75ASeeing romantically4 lettersSee answer ›76AHumble hold 'em holding4 lettersSee answer ›78A"The Bear" streamer4 lettersSee answer ›80ACold War weapon inits.4 lettersSee answer ›81ABeethoven's No. 8?4 lettersSee answer ›82ALine of luxury hotels5 lettersSee answer ›84ATakes to school, in a way5 lettersSee answer ›85ACosmic explosion4 lettersSee answer ›86AIt goes on the run3 lettersSee answer ›87ABe a wingman, e.g.6 lettersSee answer ›88AFalse6 lettersSee answer ›90AInits. for this puzzle's shaded squares3 lettersSee answer ›91AMove like a supermodel5 lettersSee answer ›93AUnit of purity5 lettersSee answer ›95ALower oneself5 lettersSee answer ›97AThey study how knights move7 lettersSee answer ›99ACanyon's edge3 lettersSee answer ›100AOn the ___ (raging)7 lettersSee answer ›102AGone skinny-dipping, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›103ASignificant stretch3 lettersSee answer ›104AMr. Turkey3 lettersSee answer ›105ASome window installations, informally3 lettersSee answer ›106AWarp-driven device4 lettersSee answer ›108AMajor exporter of mangoes5 lettersSee answer ›110AOne giving the highlights?4 lettersSee answer ›112ABy dawn's early light?4 lettersSee answer ›114AIntending to, casually5 lettersSee answer ›115ABring upon oneself5 lettersSee answer ›116AWordlessly indicate "Please give me a hand"4 lettersSee answer ›117A"___ a broken heart" (Emily Dickinson poem)4 lettersSee answer ›118AIron Man's suit, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›119A"Fire away!"5 lettersSee answer ›120AFalse4 lettersSee answer ›121ADocking station4 lettersSee answer ›122ASome draft picks5 lettersSee answer ›DOWN
1DSome farm sounds4 lettersSee answer ›2DCamped nearby and surveilling, in police jargon10 lettersSee answer ›3D"Our window is closing for escape w-elocity!," as [circled letters] might say21 lettersSee answer ›4DHardly spicy4 lettersSee answer ›5DNext in line4 lettersSee answer ›6DGoddess of daybreak3 lettersSee answer ›7DFill in5 lettersSee answer ›8DDirect opposite of verso (found hidden in this clue!)5 lettersSee answer ›9DIt's a promise3 lettersSee answer ›10DEnemy of the Jedi4 lettersSee answer ›11DBy Juan's early light?4 lettersSee answer ›12D"Any time! I'm a doctor, not a do-nothing!," as [circled letters] might say21 lettersSee answer ›13DWay back?10 lettersSee answer ›14DSlight gripe, so to speak4 lettersSee answer ›16DSlip of the pen4 lettersSee answer ›18DTantalizing4 lettersSee answer ›19DA low "Yo!"4 lettersSee answer ›20DTrampled (on)4 lettersSee answer ›23DSound of a wardrobe malfunction3 lettersSee answer ›26DEuphemistic expression of commitment5 lettersSee answer ›29DSpeaks roughly5 lettersSee answer ›31DCherry or lime5 lettersSee answer ›32DBask in5 lettersSee answer ›34DReaction to a social media post, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›36D"Logic dictates that you control your emotions," as [circled letters] might say13 lettersSee answer ›37DSneakily exploits5 lettersSee answer ›39DThing of the past5 lettersSee answer ›40D"Stepping on the gas, Captain!," as [circled letters] might say13 lettersSee answer ›42DSeaside flock5 lettersSee answer ›45D"To protect my crew, the gamble was necessary," as [circled letters] might say10 lettersSee answer ›46DIHOP rival6 lettersSee answer ›47DFlorida beach town, informally6 lettersSee answer ›48D"We received a distress signal. Any injuries?," as [circled letters] might say10 lettersSee answer ›55DTough spot6 lettersSee answer ›58DStranded during a winter storm, say6 lettersSee answer ›60DTexter's sweet sentiment3 lettersSee answer ›62DBig hits, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›64DMake a case against?3 lettersSee answer ›68DOld-fashioned contraction4 lettersSee answer ›69DBackwoods bumpkin4 lettersSee answer ›70DBite-size4 lettersSee answer ›71DFormer Wisconsin senator Feingold4 lettersSee answer ›73D"Clearly!," in textspeak4 lettersSee answer ›74DMajor e-tailing season4 lettersSee answer ›77DWorld capital with 400 kilometers of bike lanes9 lettersSee answer ›79DHe might be carrying a big picture9 lettersSee answer ›83DThis puzzle's theme8 lettersSee answer ›84D"I want to come back to the ship," as everyone circled in this puzzle seems to have said to 22-Across8 lettersSee answer ›87DNPR journalist Shapiro3 lettersSee answer ›89DPunch3 lettersSee answer ›92DBelly, in kidspeak6 lettersSee answer ›94DCarnival-themed Vegas hotel3 lettersSee answer ›96DIn spades6 lettersSee answer ›97DSymbols of grace5 lettersSee answer ›98DObject5 lettersSee answer ›100DGarbage5 lettersSee answer ›101D"___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb)5 lettersSee answer ›102D"Transformers" actor ___ LaBeouf4 lettersSee answer ›107D2004 landing site for Spirit4 lettersSee answer ›109DLand west of Eng.3 lettersSee answer ›111D"You get the gist": Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›113DAlt-rocker DiFranco3 lettersSee answer ›114DChinwag3 lettersSee answer ›RECENT NYT CROSSWORD PUZZLES
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