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NYT Crossword August 7 2025 Answers

All 74 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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1ASpeeding check4 lettersSee answer ›5AVocally5 lettersSee answer ›10ASource for some bubbly4 lettersSee answer ›14AWhere the Magi journeyed from4 lettersSee answer ›15A"Over my dead body!"5 lettersSee answer ›16AOne may be in default4 lettersSee answer ›17AMixtures in copier cartridges10 lettersSee answer ›19ATarget of an exfoliator4 lettersSee answer ›20ABirthplace of Madeleine Albright and Vaclav Havel6 lettersSee answer ›21ADrink made with an artisanal flourish, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›22ABegins dealing with5 lettersSee answer ›25AChatted online, in brief9 lettersSee answer ›27ARisk-___6 lettersSee answer ›29ASporting great who said "Tennis uses the language of life"6 lettersSee answer ›30ASchool that's a rival of 37-Down4 lettersSee answer ›31AP.R. piece?6 lettersSee answer ›35AStat used to calculate a QB's passer rating3 lettersSee answer ›36AIn vain ... or how to read the answers to 17-, 25-, 49- and 58-Across11 lettersSee answer ›39AOrg. that monitors on-air obscenity3 lettersSee answer ›41AMatter in a neon sign6 lettersSee answer ›42ASubjects of some European fishing bans4 lettersSee answer ›45AStart of a lovelorn soliloquy6 lettersSee answer ›47ABridges in Baghdad cross it6 lettersSee answer ›49ASome fishing gear9 lettersSee answer ›53ALevel in a social hierarchy5 lettersSee answer ›54AStreet urchin5 lettersSee answer ›55ALess merry6 lettersSee answer ›57AAbbr. standing in for co-authors4 lettersSee answer ›58AInvestigate in detail10 lettersSee answer ›62APitchfork point4 lettersSee answer ›63ARivian competitor5 lettersSee answer ›64AGemstone found in hot springs4 lettersSee answer ›65AOrg. promoting sober motoring4 lettersSee answer ›66AHalf-___ (desultory)5 lettersSee answer ›67AWinter sports venue4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DBe up3 lettersSee answer ›2DWhat arrives in the film "Arrival"3 lettersSee answer ›3DDash display in some cars3 lettersSee answer ›4DTax ___8 lettersSee answer ›5DTourist destination outside of Delhi4 lettersSee answer ›6DNighttime sound?5 lettersSee answer ›7DClassical performance space5 lettersSee answer ›8DOne with diplomatic plates in N.Y.C.5 lettersSee answer ›9D"Mesa para ___" (request at a Spanish restaurant)3 lettersSee answer ›10DWool source6 lettersSee answer ›11DFutures experts?11 lettersSee answer ›12DMost pucker-inducing7 lettersSee answer ›13D"Gimme!"7 lettersSee answer ›18DCulture vulture's concerns4 lettersSee answer ›21DFinancial center of West Africa5 lettersSee answer ›22DKind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen3 lettersSee answer ›23DDirector DuVernay3 lettersSee answer ›24DIt's needed to stay calm11 lettersSee answer ›26DRankles no end6 lettersSee answer ›28DProse postscript6 lettersSee answer ›32D___ Hagen, Tony-winning actress and theater practitioner3 lettersSee answer ›33DTrains for the Chicago White Sox?3 lettersSee answer ›34DDreamily named rock group?3 lettersSee answer ›37DSchool that's a rival of 30-Across, informally5 lettersSee answer ›38DPart of a jouster's protection8 lettersSee answer ›39DThinks nothing of7 lettersSee answer ›40DEuropean land where much of "Game of Thrones" was filmed7 lettersSee answer ›43DOn fire3 lettersSee answer ›44DSeattle-to-Mount Rainier dir.3 lettersSee answer ›46DOn its way, in a way6 lettersSee answer ›48DDrink that might turn your tongue blue4 lettersSee answer ›50DFiends of folklore5 lettersSee answer ›51DUseless leftovers5 lettersSee answer ›52DFur once favored by Russian royalty5 lettersSee answer ›56DBaseball Hall-of-Famer Guerrero, to fans4 lettersSee answer ›58DOrg. that might sponsor a read-a-thon, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›59DMani-pedi brand3 lettersSee answer ›60DGrammy, in the U.K.3 lettersSee answer ›61DCreature on the state flags of Michigan and Idaho3 lettersSee answer ›
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