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NYT Crossword August 26 2025 Answers

All 76 clues from the Tuesday 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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ALL CLUES76 CLUES
ACROSS
1ASomething tapped at a bar3 lettersSee answer ›4A___ monster (only venomous lizard native to the U.S.)4 lettersSee answer ›8AGo caroling, say4 lettersSee answer ›12ABritish weekly on business, politics and culture, with "The"9 lettersSee answer ›15ADevils' center, appropriately4 lettersSee answer ›16AOnes taking baby pictures in the delivery room, maybe10 lettersSee answer ›18AStead4 lettersSee answer ›19AUniversity just north of Harvard5 lettersSee answer ›20AOverall impact9 lettersSee answer ›22ALike drone photography6 lettersSee answer ›23A"Look here …"3 lettersSee answer ›24AStudy of the mind, for short6 lettersSee answer ›29ATavern owner who's often prank-called by Bart Simpson3 lettersSee answer ›31AAttire for a contemporary dancer7 lettersSee answer ›33ASource of a certain essential oil7 lettersSee answer ›37AR, as in a Rolls-Royce?7 lettersSee answer ›38AHush-hush7 lettersSee answer ›39AWhat the shepherd heard, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›40AHighest level of minor-league baseball3 lettersSee answer ›42AThey spike during the holidays5 lettersSee answer ›43AApt name for a socialite?3 lettersSee answer ›45ASome pre-streaming music purchases3 lettersSee answer ›47AGoose of Hawaii4 lettersSee answer ›48AGlobal movement to end violence against women4 lettersSee answer ›51AThat's unbelievable!3 lettersSee answer ›53A"That's unbelievable!"4 lettersSee answer ›55AFish that can burrow into the seabed3 lettersSee answer ›56ASubtle acknowledgment3 lettersSee answer ›57ACarpenter or plumber's kit7 lettersSee answer ›60AFruit traditionally eaten with the fish it's named for11 lettersSee answer ›63AToilette water3 lettersSee answer ›64ALike goods bought before they hit the shelves10 lettersSee answer ›65AAlternative to AOL3 lettersSee answer ›66AUnusual feature of this puzzle … or, when parsed as two words (1,8), another unusual feature of this puzzle9 lettersSee answer ›67AWhen a plane is due in, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DDidn't tell, as a secret4 lettersSee answer ›2DLight beige4 lettersSee answer ›3DBlooper4 lettersSee answer ›4DCombatants in the Titanomachy4 lettersSee answer ›5DTeacher's pest3 lettersSee answer ›6DFormer NPR host Hansen5 lettersSee answer ›7DIn line with5 lettersSee answer ›8DBeginning of consciousness?4 lettersSee answer ›9DGroup of elite colleges5 lettersSee answer ›10DMother's daughter's daughter, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›11DLargest human muscle, informally5 lettersSee answer ›13DLittle fastener3 lettersSee answer ›14DComic actor Jacques4 lettersSee answer ›17DSailors6 lettersSee answer ›21DA&W specialties6 lettersSee answer ›22DBroadcasts4 lettersSee answer ›24DWhere the sidewalk ends4 lettersSee answer ›25DFirst-year legal student, informally4 lettersSee answer ›26DDonate4 lettersSee answer ›27DLike a good sharpshooter's hand6 lettersSee answer ›28DÀ la ___5 lettersSee answer ›30DRenewable gasoline additive7 lettersSee answer ›32DAnti-trafficking org.3 lettersSee answer ›33D___ Hall ("The Wind in the Willows" residence)4 lettersSee answer ›34DCry to a captor9 lettersSee answer ›35DIdyllic spot4 lettersSee answer ›36DUltimatum word4 lettersSee answer ›41D___ in the hole3 lettersSee answer ›44DMarilyn Monroe or Britney Spears6 lettersSee answer ›46DCutlass, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›48DItalian scooter brand5 lettersSee answer ›49DDarlings5 lettersSee answer ›50DSpot for cats and rats5 lettersSee answer ›52D"My gut says …"5 lettersSee answer ›54DToday, in Tijuana3 lettersSee answer ›56DWhat you'd expect when you're expecting?4 lettersSee answer ›57DShot that made its N.B.A. debut in 1979, slangily4 lettersSee answer ›58DBig ___ (college conference)4 lettersSee answer ›59DCommon sushi fish4 lettersSee answer ›61DCertain parent3 lettersSee answer ›62DMake a typo, say3 lettersSee answer ›
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