New York Times Crossword August 21 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 21 2025, constructed by Simeon Seigel. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1A50 things on the Argo›
- 5AUnits equal to nine inches›
- 10ANeeding more salt, perhaps›
- 15ASwiss-born artist whose name sounds like an art medium›
- 16AWhat pronouns and their antecedents should do›
- 17A*Person who persists in a hopeless cause›
- 18ADestroyer of Hindu cosmogony›
- 19A*Wildlife parks›
- 20ALayer of bricks›
- 21AShow obeisance›
- 23ASmart TV features›
- 25AEye covering›
- 26A*Enjoy the moment, say›
- 27AName on a check›
- 29APorter of Broadway›
- 30ASucker's lament›
- 32ARepeat›
- 34ACheryl of "Charlie's Angels"›
- 35ABit of Q.E.D.›
- 37AFeatures of some stadia›
- 38AStart of a popular saying about gravity ... or a hint to completing the answers to the starred clues›
- 41ABig name in Russian ballet›
- 43ACapital on the Mediterranean›
- 44ABlew away›
- 48ALegislative bodies›
- 50AOld wide-screen format›
- 52ACrime show extra, informally›
- 53ALead-in to "they"›
- 55A*Storm-tracking aid›
- 56ABrew designed to survive trips to the subcontinent, in brief›
- 57AEarly PC game whose nonsense working title stuck›
- 58APartner of older›
- 59AGuardian spirits›
- 61A*Musical appreciation?›
- 64ADeity with the raven familiars Huginn and Muninn›
- 66A*Forming a union›
- 67A___ Day (April celebration)›
- 68AA or B, e.g.›
- 69AYani ___, youngest pro golfer to win five major championships (age 22)›
- 70AScore keeper?›
- 71APeeved state›
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- 1DGives a "go"›
- 2DFictional character with a famous opening line›
- 3DTook back›
- 4DSushi treatment that's also a spa treatment›
- 5DPalm starch›
- 6D___ Tour›
- 7DWhat's off to the side in a selfie›
- 8DDemanding attention›
- 9DWaits on›
- 10DWatson and Deep Blue, for two›
- 11DGrp. aptly hidden in "special ops"›
- 12D"We're head over heels!"›
- 13DPrima ballerinas›
- 14DMelt down›
- 22D___ can, item first made and patented in Britain in 1810›
- 24DTurns the page, say›
- 26DUp to›
- 27DTake leave of each other›
- 28DJust saying?›
- 29DTaste tests, e.g.›
- 31DBoot›
- 33DPronoun repeated in "___ do ___"›
- 36DGraze›
- 39DHigh on the Scoville scale›
- 40DLake that's home to Kelleys Island›
- 41DBest candidates for permanent relationships›
- 42DCallable, say›
- 45DGestured to keep moving›
- 46DSome retired faculty›
- 47D___ es Salaam›
- 48DTap›
- 49DCertain mattresses›
- 51DName that means "my God" in Hebrew›
- 54DBit of hybrid field hockey attire›
- 57DCriticize wittily›
- 58DDistrict›
- 60DHolm or McKellen of "The Hobbit"›
- 62DWizards' org.›
- 63DOver there›
- 65DMesh›
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