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NYT Crossword August 29 2025 Answers

All 72 clues from the Friday 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 CLUES72 CLUES
ACROSS
1ACoaster, usually4 lettersSee answer ›5AStart of some temple names4 lettersSee answer ›9ABug spray ingredient4 lettersSee answer ›13AKind of rover5 lettersSee answer ›14AFigure with two tails9 lettersSee answer ›16AHabitation5 lettersSee answer ›17AQueen's guard?9 lettersSee answer ›18ALanguage whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations8 lettersSee answer ›20AGenre for 5-Down5 lettersSee answer ›21ACertain graph shape3 lettersSee answer ›22AWord with Man or can3 lettersSee answer ›23APer ___4 lettersSee answer ›24APlaces where it's OK to push someone at school9 lettersSee answer ›27AEvidence of a fire3 lettersSee answer ›30AChristmas story villain5 lettersSee answer ›31APlot device in many a rom-com8 lettersSee answer ›33ASamurai with no master5 lettersSee answer ›34ABig bust3 lettersSee answer ›35ALittle pieces5 lettersSee answer ›36AWelcome sight for a business8 lettersSee answer ›38AWhat fan fiction is not5 lettersSee answer ›39A"Odds" follower3 lettersSee answer ›40ALoaded with excitement9 lettersSee answer ›42ABlow off steam, say4 lettersSee answer ›43AStart to do?3 lettersSee answer ›44ASome Slack convos3 lettersSee answer ›47AHappiness and excitement, for two5 lettersSee answer ›49AFour-star review, say8 lettersSee answer ›51ASpitting contest?9 lettersSee answer ›53AManage to lose5 lettersSee answer ›54ASome workplace perks9 lettersSee answer ›55A"Seriously!," in slang5 lettersSee answer ›56AFighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie"4 lettersSee answer ›57AOld car concern4 lettersSee answer ›58APreschoolers, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DHome to the torus-shaped Museum of the Future5 lettersSee answer ›2DBy some measure10 lettersSee answer ›3DSafety org. for young people4 lettersSee answer ›4DPainting on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, with "The"14 lettersSee answer ›5D"The Thrill Is Gone" musician, 19706 lettersSee answer ›6DKant's "no"4 lettersSee answer ›7DEven more than most3 lettersSee answer ›8D"OK, now you've got me intrigued ..."7 lettersSee answer ›9DMacaroni wheat5 lettersSee answer ›10DKathryn of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"4 lettersSee answer ›11DAnticipatory times4 lettersSee answer ›12DAnger, with "off"3 lettersSee answer ›13DLantern, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›15DEclipse, for one14 lettersSee answer ›19DPeel4 lettersSee answer ›23DProof of a plot4 lettersSee answer ›25DOrder in the court4 lettersSee answer ›26D1980s cartoon foe of Gargamel5 lettersSee answer ›27DLibrary regular, perhaps10 lettersSee answer ›28DEminem song that samples Dido4 lettersSee answer ›29D"___ a real nowhere man ..."3 lettersSee answer ›30DBilling unit4 lettersSee answer ›32DDog's post-op wear4 lettersSee answer ›33DLabel that sold the first 33 1/3 r.p.m. records3 lettersSee answer ›34DMake an impression on4 lettersSee answer ›37DMember of a 1960s TV family7 lettersSee answer ›38DGeppetto's pet goldfish in Disney's "Pinocchio"4 lettersSee answer ›41DLeast active6 lettersSee answer ›42DThey might hang out in a hotel room5 lettersSee answer ›45DBig name in mufflers5 lettersSee answer ›46DBit of a how-to4 lettersSee answer ›47DStable mate4 lettersSee answer ›48DMove the first pawn, say4 lettersSee answer ›49DTroubles4 lettersSee answer ›50DHigh-quality flavoring for salad dressings, in brief4 lettersSee answer ›51DInits. of the statesman who said "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"3 lettersSee answer ›52DTime constant symbol in physics3 lettersSee answer ›
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