New York Times Crossword August 20 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 20 2025, constructed by Victor Schmitt. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ATycoon›
- 6A"Famously friendly" pooch, per the American Kennel Club›
- 9AMystery author Josephine›
- 12AMoody hip-hop subgenre›
- 14AElectronic setting on a floor model›
- 16ASwitch to a newsperson on the scene, say›
- 17ACommon sushi go-with›
- 18AHair goop›
- 19AMarijuana component, for short›
- 21ALike many a coffee order›
- 22AOnly U.S. prez born in Kentucky›
- 23ALetters for a sellout›
- 24AWhistle blower›
- 25A"I had something come up," maybe›
- 28ASquare root›
- 30A2003 Will Ferrell film›
- 31AOrg. that prohibits Magic 8 Balls and baseball bats›
- 32ACustom in Japanese food service›
- 34AWent letter by letter, to Brits›
- 36ABrief verse from Japan / With seventeen syllables / Illustrated here›
- 39AItem seen rolling through this puzzle›
- 40AFixes, as a piano›
- 41AFreddy Krueger's locale: Abbr.›
- 42AEvolutionary "missing link"›
- 44AU.F.C. fighting style›
- 45AMole, e.g.›
- 47ASlobbery smooch›
- 51AFirst receptionist on "The Office"›
- 52ADelivers, as a baby›
- 53ABefore, poetically›
- 54AT. rex fossil named after its discoverer›
- 55ADistinctive feature of the durian fruit›
- 57AThe Big Apple's ___ Drive›
- 58ASinger DiFranco›
- 59AFrenemy of Betty in comics›
- 62AClassic Asimov collection›
- 65ABoosted›
- 66AFive Nations tribe›
- 67A___ Marino›
- 68APatty melt bread›
- 69AStart of many emoticons›
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- 1DChange seeker›
- 2DShape-shifting organism›
- 3DLike some oats›
- 4D"... ___ quit!"›
- 5DSat ___ (GPS, to Brits)›
- 6DPerishable bit of apparel›
- 7DDutch bier›
- 8DExpel with jeers›
- 9DMore than one would like›
- 10DCollegiate domain?›
- 11D"Uh-huh"›
- 13DScabbers, to Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter books›
- 14DHip-hop's Run-___›
- 15DFlavoring in some fast food, for short›
- 20DJanuary and November have the most federal ones›
- 23D"No lie!"›
- 24DAdjusted the rankings of, as a tournament›
- 26DMichigan's ___ Royale National Park›
- 27DCave dwellers›
- 29DTats (up)›
- 33DWhat every "O" in this grid represents›
- 35DThe Ramones' genre›
- 36DMaterial in some eco-friendly clothing›
- 37DLiberal arts college in Michigan›
- 38DRemark accompanied by a facepalm›
- 43DActor Lamorne of Fox's "New Girl"›
- 46DSameness›
- 48DWriter Allende›
- 49DGas brand that sponsors NASCAR›
- 50DWheat-based meat alternative›
- 56DBenedictine's title›
- 57DIt's all the rage›
- 59DAir Force Two passengers, in brief›
- 60D"Fearless" or "1989," for Taylor Swift›
- 61DMiddling grade›
- 63DLead-in to center or room›
- 64DMusician Yoko›
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