NYT Crossword August 31 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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.

Constructed by Danny J. RooneyEdited by Will Shortz“A Man of Character”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1H2I3L4T5I6T7L8L9D10O11B12Y13T14E15C16N17N18OMOO19PATOOT20OOHS21LOOT22MOVE23YOURASH24WHAT25AMESH26EVEREST27FEE28DLOT29TARE30LEARN31PEDRO32S33MOOCH34ORB35A36GED37T38I39NMAN40IA41M42SIL43E44NCER45L46INTIER47AVID48STENCIL49BEDECK50T51ONERS52GODS53HAVETHE54KING55A56C57K58AREA59ANTL60I61K62E63SHI64N65E66D67SHIEL68D69D70ELIVERED71PERIDOT72MOET73EAU74COUL75D76I77HAVEA78S79H80I81P82A83P84LOMB85ROOTED86CARA87F88E89S90PEEL91L92EANDER93CASANOVA94ERG95TEABAG96SETS97RID98MA99CROS100E101R102ATO103E104MALL105ERLE106Y107O108USURE109S110CRAGGY111JAMES112BOND113SEA114NCONNERY115ITOO116AUTO117ENDEAR118ERIE119MER120ETON121SAYSME122SSNS

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

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
5A"Suitable, I guess"6 lettersITLLDO
11ASmall storage unit4 lettersBYTE
19ARump6 lettersPATOOT
20ASounds of amazement4 lettersOOHS
21ASpoils4 lettersLOOT
27ANon-free-range farm fixture7 lettersFEEDLOT
29AContainer weight4 lettersTARE
30APick up at school5 lettersLEARN
31AActor Pascal5 lettersPEDRO
32AKiss6 lettersSMOOCH
34ACelestial sphere3 lettersORB
35AWent from 0 to 60, say4 lettersAGED
42ADevice for cutting bangs?8 lettersSILENCER
47AZealous4 lettersAVID
49AAdorn6 lettersBEDECK
50ASome skin care products6 lettersTONERS
55AComics cry of dismay3 lettersACK
58A___ code4 lettersAREA
59ATiny and scurrying, perhaps7 lettersANTLIKE
71AGreen gemstone7 lettersPERIDOT
73A___ de vie3 lettersEAU
74A"Might you give me a bigger boat?"15 lettersCOULDIHAVEASHIP
82AComposure under pressure6 lettersAPLOMB
85AFirmly planted6 lettersROOTED
86ASizable wine orders7 lettersCARAFES
90AZest4 lettersPEEL
91AHero's partner in myth7 lettersLEANDER
93AReal ladies' man8 lettersCASANOVA
94ABit of work3 lettersERG
96ATheatrical constructions4 lettersSETS
97AUnburden3 lettersRID
98AComputer shortcuts6 lettersMACROS
100AMuse of love poetry5 lettersERATO
103A"You can't win ___"5 lettersEMALL
106A"Is that a certainty?"7 lettersYOUSURE
109AUnruly, as a beard7 lettersSCRAGGY
115ALangston Hughes poem4 lettersITOO
116AAston Martin, e.g.4 lettersAUTO
117ACharm6 lettersENDEAR
119AAdriatique, e.g.3 lettersMER
121ADebate-ending reply6 lettersSAYSME
DOWN
1DWin for an away team8 lettersHOMELOSS
2D"That doesn't bother me anymore"8 lettersIMOVERIT
3DWinsome8 lettersLOVEABLE
4DIt's human, in a saying5 lettersTOERR
5DBig events on Wall St.4 lettersIPOS
6DFull of tension4 lettersTAUT
7DAbbr. on a paper tray3 lettersLTR
8DWhiled away the hours6 lettersLOAFED
9DGave medicine5 lettersDOSED
10DDifferent5 lettersOTHER
11DPoke ___4 lettersBOWL
12DStart of a pirate chant4 lettersYOHO
13D"There I am in the photo"7 lettersTHATSME
14DWinter hours in Conn.3 lettersEST
15DExhibiting some force8 lettersCOERCIVE
17DDegree in math?3 lettersNTH
21D["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]4 lettersLMAO
23DThirst3 lettersYEN
25DLots and lots4 lettersATON
28DCertain URL ending6 lettersDOTNET
31DA pop3 lettersPER
33DFavorite drink of 111-Across7 lettersMARTINI
36DHairstyle helpers4 lettersGELS
38DAllergic reaction4 lettersITCH
41DE.R. V.I.P.s3 lettersMDS
43DHigh school subj.3 lettersENG
44DBase figure, for short3 lettersNCO
45DBank security feature5 lettersLEVEE
46DPerfect match9 lettersIDEALMATE
47DIt's right on a square5 lettersANGLE
49DPort on the Adriatic4 lettersBARI
51DAiring4 lettersONTV
53DShout of triumph3 lettersHAH
55DRelative of an adder3 lettersASP
57D___ royale (cocktail)3 lettersKIR
60DIndignation3 lettersIRE
68DMid-Atlantic state capital5 lettersDOVER
70DJ.F.K. prediction3 lettersETA
75DFar from bright4 lettersDRAB
79DAvocado variety4 lettersHASS
81DGive a bad review3 lettersPAN
82DImitate3 lettersAPE
83DSpread throughout8 lettersPERMEATE
87DThose who hunt and gather8 lettersFORAGERS
89D"Alas, it is true"8 lettersSADLYYES
92DGrounder to second, often7 lettersEASYOUT
93DCorp. bigwig3 lettersCEO
95D___ leches cake4 lettersTRES
96DBeau6 lettersSTEADY
101DSly schemes5 lettersRUSES
103DSea eagle3 lettersERN
107D"You're ___ something"4 lettersONTO
108DJapanese noodle4 lettersUDON
110DHeart4 lettersCORE
111DBeam on a bottle3 lettersJIM
112DModern pet name3 lettersBAE
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