NYT Crossword August 8 2025 Answers

All 70 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
1S2T3O4W5E6T7E8N9T10P11O12L13E14LYCRA15BARTRIVIA16OPTIC17ECOHOTELS18GEETH19ANKS20WARTY21SATE22LGS23WEST24B25ABA26CEL27U28S29A30S31CAMAL32ERT33CRUX34YOUCANCOUN35TONME36TUSK37IASSUMESO38DRS39FAT40ARID41W42EAN43CDS44S45P46O47T48S49TOAT50SHEE51TPANS52NORTH53STAR54WONKA55UNDIERUNS56ORDER57BESTRONG58STAYS

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

ALL CLUES70 CLUES
ACROSS
6AStick around camp?8 lettersTENTPOLE
16AMicroscope component5 lettersOPTIC
18A"Aw, that's so nice of you!"9 lettersGEETHANKS
20AToadlike5 lettersWARTY
21AStuff4 lettersSATE
22ASome fridges3 lettersLGS
23AWay to the left?4 lettersWEST
24ARum-soaked cake4 lettersBABA
26AFrameable frame3 lettersCEL
27AAnytown, ___3 lettersUSA
33AHeart4 lettersCRUX
34AReassuring words when help is needed15 lettersYOUCANCOUNTONME
38ASome residents: Abbr.3 lettersDRS
39ABlubber3 lettersFAT
40ALike Antarctica, notably4 lettersARID
41ADisaccustom4 lettersWEAN
44ATricky situation4 lettersSPOT
48AEurasian ermine5 lettersSTOAT
50ASurfaces for making cookies9 lettersSHEETPANS
52AGuiding principle, metaphorically9 lettersNORTHSTAR
55AEvents akin to streaks9 lettersUNDIERUNS
56AOpposite of entropy5 lettersORDER
57A"Don't give up"8 lettersBESTRONG
58ACorset supports5 lettersSTAYS
DOWN
1DTedious trials5 lettersSLOGS
3DThe planets, since 20065 lettersOCTET
4DFollow to the letter?9 lettersWRITEBACK
5DGrocery pricing term4 lettersEACH
6DSailing maneuvers5 lettersTACKS
7DFreudian drive to survive4 lettersEROS
8DHigh degree3 lettersNTH
9DPart of a masonry kit6 lettersTROWEL
11DNullifies9 lettersOVERTURNS
12DPleasing cadence4 lettersLILT
13D"Don't stress yourself"4 lettersEASY
26DWarriors for a cause9 lettersCRUSADERS
28DBouts held in a dohyo4 lettersSUMO
30DTurned4 lettersSOUR
31D#@$% and &?*!, by implication9 lettersCUSSWORDS
32DSister of Helios3 lettersEOS
33DTable tennis or beach volleyball9 lettersCOEDSPORT
34DAbbr. on a pay stub3 lettersYTD
39DPops6 lettersFATHER
42DFace-plant, so to speak5 lettersEATIT
46DPitch-perfect5 lettersONKEY
48DSlight4 lettersSNUB
50DFloor4 lettersSTUN
51DRare bills and dice rolls4 lettersTWOS
53DSign of a sellout3 lettersSRO
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