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NYT Crossword August 30 2025 Answers

All 70 clues from the Saturday 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 CLUES70 CLUES
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1ATitle typically abbreviated to its first and last letters5 lettersSee answer ›6AStoried stargazers4 lettersSee answer ›10AAnother name for ESPN8, with "the"4 lettersSee answer ›14A___ Perry, award-winning author of 2022's "South to America"5 lettersSee answer ›15A___ the Holy, canonized Norwegian king4 lettersSee answer ›16AWay out, say4 lettersSee answer ›17ALittle dippers?10 lettersSee answer ›19ATargets for bark beetles4 lettersSee answer ›20AA&W or L&M9 lettersSee answer ›21ABotanical joint4 lettersSee answer ›22AJerk3 lettersSee answer ›23ACell service inits.3 lettersSee answer ›24ANeighbor of Baja California6 lettersSee answer ›26A"Funny how that works"3 lettersSee answer ›27AHeat setting, perhaps4 lettersSee answer ›29A"The Santa Clause" or "Legally Blonde"3 lettersSee answer ›30AWind up in ruin13 lettersSee answer ›33AClassic warning to a knight13 lettersSee answer ›34AKick-starter program?13 lettersSee answer ›35A"To All the Boys ___ Loved Before" (best-selling young adult novel)3 lettersSee answer ›36ACampus building4 lettersSee answer ›37A"Big" digit3 lettersSee answer ›38ANot say something in jest6 lettersSee answer ›40A"Toy Story" bully3 lettersSee answer ›41A___ tov (Jewish holiday)3 lettersSee answer ›44A"I'm afraid ..."4 lettersSee answer ›45ANoted resident of "Little Lhasa" in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh9 lettersSee answer ›48ALibrary catalog ID4 lettersSee answer ›49AWhat dilapidated buildings and rampant graffiti may be a sign of10 lettersSee answer ›50ADirector Johnson4 lettersSee answer ›51AVeteran of the seas4 lettersSee answer ›52APrefix with musicology or linguistics5 lettersSee answer ›53AMoving well over 60, perhaps?4 lettersSee answer ›54ALeaves speechless4 lettersSee answer ›55AMoving5 lettersSee answer ›
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1DSwahili for "lion"5 lettersSee answer ›2DHeads of state in Qatar and Kuwait5 lettersSee answer ›3DGrams5 lettersSee answer ›4D"Come ___!"4 lettersSee answer ›5DLead-in to a puzzling question12 lettersSee answer ›6DJanelle of "Hidden Figures"5 lettersSee answer ›7D'22 or '234 lettersSee answer ›8DStadium sales4 lettersSee answer ›9DThey may or may not happen3 lettersSee answer ›10DClassical theater5 lettersSee answer ›11DSketches that end with "Live from New York, it's Saturday night!"9 lettersSee answer ›12DMajor successes, so to speak8 lettersSee answer ›13DSpots for scrubs, for short3 lettersSee answer ›18DPatrolling a neighborhood9 lettersSee answer ›21D"I'd avoid that"12 lettersSee answer ›24DViola's twin brother in "Twelfth Night"9 lettersSee answer ›25D"Soooo …?"3 lettersSee answer ›26DWedding reception highlight, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›27DFashion plate, maybe5 lettersSee answer ›28DOld-fashioned TV antenna, jocularly4 lettersSee answer ›30DOn-the-go breakfast option9 lettersSee answer ›31DGiveaway4 lettersSee answer ›32D___ deal4 lettersSee answer ›33DTasteful invitation?8 lettersSee answer ›34DFamily name of three BTS members3 lettersSee answer ›39DOne tending kids5 lettersSee answer ›40DBits of wood paneling5 lettersSee answer ›41DVessel with two silent letters5 lettersSee answer ›42DLike the Mideast's Bahla Fort5 lettersSee answer ›43DHead to town?5 lettersSee answer ›45DCapture the attention of4 lettersSee answer ›46DFree (to)4 lettersSee answer ›47D"Count me in!"4 lettersSee answer ›48DOrg. concerned with reporting3 lettersSee answer ›49DHost nation of the 2028 Olympics3 lettersSee answer ›
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