NYT Crossword August 30 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Saturday 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 Maddy ZieglerEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1S2E3N4O5R6M7A8G9I10O11C12H13O14IMANI15OLAF16DOOR17MINID18ONUTS19ELMS20BRANDNAME21NODE22ASS23LTE24SONOR25A26HEH27M28EET29PUN30COME31TOABA32DEND33HEREBEDRAGONS34KARATELESSONS35IVE36HALL37TOE38MEA39NIT40SID41Y42O43M44ALAS45D46ALAI47LAMA48ISBN49URBANDECAY50RIAN51SALT52ETHNO53SPRY54AWES55ASTIR

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
6AStoried stargazers4 lettersMAGI
16AWay out, say4 lettersDOOR
17ALittle dippers?10 lettersMINIDONUTS
19ATargets for bark beetles4 lettersELMS
20AA&W or L&M9 lettersBRANDNAME
21ABotanical joint4 lettersNODE
22AJerk3 lettersASS
23ACell service inits.3 lettersLTE
24ANeighbor of Baja California6 lettersSONORA
26A"Funny how that works"3 lettersHEH
27AHeat setting, perhaps4 lettersMEET
30AWind up in ruin13 lettersCOMETOABADEND
33AClassic warning to a knight13 lettersHEREBEDRAGONS
34AKick-starter program?13 lettersKARATELESSONS
36ACampus building4 lettersHALL
37A"Big" digit3 lettersTOE
38ANot say something in jest6 lettersMEANIT
40A"Toy Story" bully3 lettersSID
41A___ tov (Jewish holiday)3 lettersYOM
44A"I'm afraid ..."4 lettersALAS
48ALibrary catalog ID4 lettersISBN
50ADirector Johnson4 lettersRIAN
51AVeteran of the seas4 lettersSALT
54ALeaves speechless4 lettersAWES
55AMoving5 lettersASTIR
DOWN
1DSwahili for "lion"5 lettersSIMBA
3DGrams5 lettersNANAS
4D"Come ___!"4 lettersONIN
5DLead-in to a puzzling question12 lettersRIDDLEMETHIS
6DJanelle of "Hidden Figures"5 lettersMONAE
7D'22 or '234 lettersALUM
8DStadium sales4 lettersGATE
10DClassical theater5 lettersODEON
12DMajor successes, so to speak8 lettersHOMERUNS
18DPatrolling a neighborhood9 lettersONTHEBEAT
21D"I'd avoid that"12 lettersNOTAGOODIDEA
25D"Soooo …?"3 lettersAND
27DFashion plate, maybe5 lettersMODEL
30DOn-the-go breakfast option9 lettersCEREALBAR
31DGiveaway4 lettersTELL
32D___ deal4 lettersDONE
33DTasteful invitation?8 lettersHAVEASIP
39DOne tending kids5 lettersNANNY
40DBits of wood paneling5 lettersSLATS
43DHead to town?5 lettersMAYOR
45DCapture the attention of4 lettersDRAW
46DFree (to)4 lettersABLE
47D"Count me in!"4 lettersLETS
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