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NYT Crossword August 31 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday 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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ACROSS
1AMaximum extent, in an idiom4 lettersSee answer ›5A"Suitable, I guess"6 lettersSee answer ›11ASmall storage unit4 lettersSee answer ›15A"___ News Central" (daily program)3 lettersSee answer ›18ASea adventure novel by Herman Melville4 lettersSee answer ›19ARump6 lettersSee answer ›20ASounds of amazement4 lettersSee answer ›21ASpoils4 lettersSee answer ›22A"Don't flick that cigarette over here!"11 lettersSee answer ›24A"Incredible! This mosquito net didn't let in even one bug!"9 lettersSee answer ›26AGreatest potential accomplishment, metaphorically7 lettersSee answer ›27ANon-free-range farm fixture7 lettersSee answer ›29AContainer weight4 lettersSee answer ›30APick up at school5 lettersSee answer ›31AActor Pascal5 lettersSee answer ›32AKiss6 lettersSee answer ›34ACelestial sphere3 lettersSee answer ›35AWent from 0 to 60, say4 lettersSee answer ›37ANipsey Russell's role in 1978's "The Wiz"6 lettersSee answer ›40A"___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller)3 lettersSee answer ›42ADevice for cutting bangs?8 lettersSee answer ›45AMore in need of a sticky roller7 lettersSee answer ›47AZealous4 lettersSee answer ›48AGuide for writing a perfect letter7 lettersSee answer ›49AAdorn6 lettersSee answer ›50ASome skin care products6 lettersSee answer ›52A"Dear Lord! His Majesty's beard is out of control!"15 lettersSee answer ›55AComics cry of dismay3 lettersSee answer ›58A___ code4 lettersSee answer ›59ATiny and scurrying, perhaps7 lettersSee answer ›63A"Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight's protection!"21 lettersSee answer ›71AGreen gemstone7 lettersSee answer ›72ABrand of bubbly, informally4 lettersSee answer ›73A___ de vie3 lettersSee answer ›74A"Might you give me a bigger boat?"15 lettersSee answer ›82AComposure under pressure6 lettersSee answer ›85AFirmly planted6 lettersSee answer ›86ASizable wine orders7 lettersSee answer ›90AZest4 lettersSee answer ›91AHero's partner in myth7 lettersSee answer ›93AReal ladies' man8 lettersSee answer ›94ABit of work3 lettersSee answer ›95AIt's always getting into hot water6 lettersSee answer ›96ATheatrical constructions4 lettersSee answer ›97AUnburden3 lettersSee answer ›98AComputer shortcuts6 lettersSee answer ›100AMuse of love poetry5 lettersSee answer ›103A"You can't win ___"5 lettersSee answer ›105AWriter ___ Stanley Gardner4 lettersSee answer ›106A"Is that a certainty?"7 lettersSee answer ›109AUnruly, as a beard7 lettersSee answer ›111ASecret agent first introduced in 19539 lettersSee answer ›113AClassic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues11 lettersSee answer ›115ALangston Hughes poem4 lettersSee answer ›116AAston Martin, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›117ACharm6 lettersSee answer ›118AMember of a watery quintet4 lettersSee answer ›119AAdriatique, e.g.3 lettersSee answer ›120ASchool attended by both 111-Across and his creator4 lettersSee answer ›121ADebate-ending reply6 lettersSee answer ›122AFigs. most people have memorized4 lettersSee answer ›
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1DWin for an away team8 lettersSee answer ›2D"That doesn't bother me anymore"8 lettersSee answer ›3DWinsome8 lettersSee answer ›4DIt's human, in a saying5 lettersSee answer ›5DBig events on Wall St.4 lettersSee answer ›6DFull of tension4 lettersSee answer ›7DAbbr. on a paper tray3 lettersSee answer ›8DWhiled away the hours6 lettersSee answer ›9DGave medicine5 lettersSee answer ›10DDifferent5 lettersSee answer ›11DPoke ___4 lettersSee answer ›12DStart of a pirate chant4 lettersSee answer ›13D"There I am in the photo"7 lettersSee answer ›14DWinter hours in Conn.3 lettersSee answer ›15DExhibiting some force8 lettersSee answer ›16DPart of a personal air filtration system8 lettersSee answer ›17DDegree in math?3 lettersSee answer ›21D["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]4 lettersSee answer ›23DThirst3 lettersSee answer ›25DLots and lots4 lettersSee answer ›28DCertain URL ending6 lettersSee answer ›31DA pop3 lettersSee answer ›33DFavorite drink of 111-Across7 lettersSee answer ›35DWhat wine or citrus adds to a sauce4 lettersSee answer ›36DHairstyle helpers4 lettersSee answer ›38DAllergic reaction4 lettersSee answer ›39DCompany originally named Blue Ribbon Sports4 lettersSee answer ›41DE.R. V.I.P.s3 lettersSee answer ›43DHigh school subj.3 lettersSee answer ›44DBase figure, for short3 lettersSee answer ›45DBank security feature5 lettersSee answer ›46DPerfect match9 lettersSee answer ›47DIt's right on a square5 lettersSee answer ›49DPort on the Adriatic4 lettersSee answer ›51DAiring4 lettersSee answer ›53DShout of triumph3 lettersSee answer ›54D___-El (Superman's birth name)3 lettersSee answer ›55DRelative of an adder3 lettersSee answer ›56D"Evita" role for Antonio Banderas3 lettersSee answer ›57D___ royale (cocktail)3 lettersSee answer ›60DIndignation3 lettersSee answer ›61DNew Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzles3 lettersSee answer ›62DEnd of an academic address3 lettersSee answer ›64DWilliamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur"5 lettersSee answer ›65DBiblical kingdom near the Dead Sea4 lettersSee answer ›66DFeature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across7 lettersSee answer ›67DStitching on a Cardinal's cap3 lettersSee answer ›68DMid-Atlantic state capital5 lettersSee answer ›69DA good one might generate good karma4 lettersSee answer ›70DJ.F.K. prediction3 lettersSee answer ›75DFar from bright4 lettersSee answer ›76DUniversity in New Rochelle, N.Y.4 lettersSee answer ›77DObergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equality6 lettersSee answer ›78DImprovise à la Ella Fitzgerald4 lettersSee answer ›79DAvocado variety4 lettersSee answer ›80DPortfolio holding, for short3 lettersSee answer ›81DGive a bad review3 lettersSee answer ›82DImitate3 lettersSee answer ›83DSpread throughout8 lettersSee answer ›84DGreaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmets8 lettersSee answer ›87DThose who hunt and gather8 lettersSee answer ›88DFeature of many a gloating movie villain8 lettersSee answer ›89D"Alas, it is true"8 lettersSee answer ›92DGrounder to second, often7 lettersSee answer ›93DCorp. bigwig3 lettersSee answer ›95D___ leches cake4 lettersSee answer ›96DBeau6 lettersSee answer ›99DLate jazz singer ___ Laine4 lettersSee answer ›101DSly schemes5 lettersSee answer ›102DParis's Dôme de Paris, e.g.5 lettersSee answer ›103DSea eagle3 lettersSee answer ›104DZebra features that mirror their body stripes5 lettersSee answer ›107D"You're ___ something"4 lettersSee answer ›108DJapanese noodle4 lettersSee answer ›109DMany a get-rich-quick offer4 lettersSee answer ›110DHeart4 lettersSee answer ›111DBeam on a bottle3 lettersSee answer ›112DModern pet name3 lettersSee answer ›114DPlatform for Super Mario Bros., for short3 lettersSee answer ›
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