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NYT Crossword August 21 2025 Answers

All 81 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.

Constructed by Simeon SeigelEdited by Will Shortz
ALL CLUES81 CLUES
ACROSS
1A50 things on the Argo4 lettersSee answer ›5AUnits equal to nine inches5 lettersSee answer ›10ANeeding more salt, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›15ASwiss-born artist whose name sounds like an art medium4 lettersSee answer ›16AWhat pronouns and their antecedents should do5 lettersSee answer ›17A*Person who persists in a hopeless cause5 lettersSee answer ›18ADestroyer of Hindu cosmogony4 lettersSee answer ›19A*Wildlife parks5 lettersSee answer ›20ALayer of bricks5 lettersSee answer ›21AShow obeisance5 lettersSee answer ›23ASmart TV features4 lettersSee answer ›25AEye covering3 lettersSee answer ›26A*Enjoy the moment, say5 lettersSee answer ›27AName on a check5 lettersSee answer ›29APorter of Broadway4 lettersSee answer ›30ASucker's lament8 lettersSee answer ›32ARepeat7 lettersSee answer ›34ACheryl of "Charlie's Angels"4 lettersSee answer ›35ABit of Q.E.D.4 lettersSee answer ›37AFeatures of some stadia5 lettersSee answer ›38AStart of a popular saying about gravity ... or a hint to completing the answers to the starred clues10 lettersSee answer ›41ABig name in Russian ballet5 lettersSee answer ›43ACapital on the Mediterranean4 lettersSee answer ›44ABlew away4 lettersSee answer ›48ALegislative bodies7 lettersSee answer ›50AOld wide-screen format8 lettersSee answer ›52ACrime show extra, informally4 lettersSee answer ›53ALead-in to "they"5 lettersSee answer ›55A*Storm-tracking aid5 lettersSee answer ›56ABrew designed to survive trips to the subcontinent, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›57AEarly PC game whose nonsense working title stuck4 lettersSee answer ›58APartner of older5 lettersSee answer ›59AGuardian spirits5 lettersSee answer ›61A*Musical appreciation?5 lettersSee answer ›64ADeity with the raven familiars Huginn and Muninn4 lettersSee answer ›66A*Forming a union5 lettersSee answer ›67A___ Day (April celebration)5 lettersSee answer ›68AA or B, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›69AYani ___, youngest pro golfer to win five major championships (age 22)5 lettersSee answer ›70AScore keeper?5 lettersSee answer ›71APeeved state4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DGives a "go"3 lettersSee answer ›2DFictional character with a famous opening line7 lettersSee answer ›3DTook back7 lettersSee answer ›4DSushi treatment that's also a spa treatment11 lettersSee answer ›5DPalm starch4 lettersSee answer ›6D___ Tour3 lettersSee answer ›7DWhat's off to the side in a selfie3 lettersSee answer ›8DDemanding attention5 lettersSee answer ›9DWaits on6 lettersSee answer ›10DWatson and Deep Blue, for two4 lettersSee answer ›11DGrp. aptly hidden in "special ops"3 lettersSee answer ›12D"We're head over heels!"7 lettersSee answer ›13DPrima ballerinas7 lettersSee answer ›14DMelt down6 lettersSee answer ›22D___ can, item first made and patented in Britain in 18103 lettersSee answer ›24DTurns the page, say7 lettersSee answer ›26DUp to3 lettersSee answer ›27DTake leave of each other4 lettersSee answer ›28DJust saying?5 lettersSee answer ›29DTaste tests, e.g.11 lettersSee answer ›31DBoot7 lettersSee answer ›33DPronoun repeated in "___ do ___"3 lettersSee answer ›36DGraze5 lettersSee answer ›39DHigh on the Scoville scale3 lettersSee answer ›40DLake that's home to Kelleys Island4 lettersSee answer ›41DBest candidates for permanent relationships7 lettersSee answer ›42DCallable, say7 lettersSee answer ›45DGestured to keep moving7 lettersSee answer ›46DSome retired faculty7 lettersSee answer ›47D___ es Salaam3 lettersSee answer ›48DTap6 lettersSee answer ›49DCertain mattresses6 lettersSee answer ›51DName that means "my God" in Hebrew3 lettersSee answer ›54DBit of hybrid field hockey attire5 lettersSee answer ›57DCriticize wittily4 lettersSee answer ›58DDistrict4 lettersSee answer ›60DHolm or McKellen of "The Hobbit"3 lettersSee answer ›62DWizards' org.3 lettersSee answer ›63DOver there3 lettersSee answer ›65DMesh3 lettersSee answer ›
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