New York Times Crossword August 25 2026 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 25 2026, constructed by Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1ASharpened point of a quill pen›
- 4AOne-named Senegalese American singer with the #1 hits "I Wanna Love You" and "Don't Matter"›
- 8ASouth Asian royals›
- 13AActress Longoria›
- 14AFree-spirited style, informally›
- 15A*6th›
- 16ASummer meteor shower named for a mythological hero›
- 18AParadise›
- 19AMusical flutter›
- 20ABillion years, astronomically›
- 22A___ skirt›
- 23A"Miracle on Ice" foe, for short›
- 24ASmart set›
- 26ATo, informally›
- 27A"___ it!" (shout in a game of tag)›
- 28A*2nd›
- 30AArouses, as an appetite›
- 32ACaptivate›
- 34A*1st›
- 36ASettled on the ground, say›
- 38ASomething told with two hands?›
- 39ABluish-silver Christmas trees, maybe›
- 42AHosp. recovery area›
- 46AGreat divide›
- 47AMoon believed to have a subsurface ocean›
- 49AGamer's "off-line"›
- 50AKool-Aid competitor›
- 51A*3rd›
- 53AMcEntire of country music›
- 54ASome Monopoly properties: Abbr.›
- 56ADrink in a sippy cup, to a toddler›
- 57ACommence›
- 58AMexican beer brand›
- 60A"I'd love to go"›
- 62A*7th›
- 63ABygone Russian leader›
- 64APad›
- 65ABaker's glassware brand›
- 66A"Thing with feathers that perches in the soul," per Emily Dickinson›
- 67A"Y"-sounding pair of letters, in Spanish›
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- 1D*8th›
- 2DAllen who was the 2001 N.B.A. M.V.P.›
- 3DOne known for the morning grind?›
- 4DSecond-born son in the Bible›
- 5D___ pond›
- 6D"Wowza!"›
- 7DTiny biting insect›
- 8DCreature sometimes trained for bomb detection›
- 9DFocus of some physicists›
- 10D*5th›
- 11DDesert quality›
- 12DEpitomes of slowness›
- 15DSymbols of fair weather›
- 17DMirror-and-prism camera, for short›
- 21DArrival of symptoms›
- 25D"Man, that's hardly fair!"›
- 28DFullness, in hairstyling›
- 29D"The Little Mermaid" prince›
- 31DShades›
- 33D*4th›
- 35DKelly of morning TV›
- 37DNeon ___ (aquarium fish)›
- 39DLike someone emerging from freezing cold water, typically›
- 40DRaceway speed setter›
- 41DMull over›
- 43DReason to go into penalty kicks›
- 44DLike the paths of 45-Down, as visually depicted in this puzzle›
- 45DCelestial "wanderers" ... or what this puzzle's circled letters represent›
- 46DFlirt with, in a way›
- 48D"Are you sure?"›
- 52DSpellbinds›
- 53DSunburned, perhaps›
- 55DReasonable›
- 57DReveal›
- 59DBlack-and-white wedding rental›
- 61DGullible sort›
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