New York Times Crossword August 31 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 31 2025, constructed by Danny J. Rooney. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AMaximum extent, in an idiom›
- 5A"Suitable, I guess"›
- 11ASmall storage unit›
- 15A"___ News Central" (daily program)›
- 18ASea adventure novel by Herman Melville›
- 19ARump›
- 20ASounds of amazement›
- 21ASpoils›
- 22A"Don't flick that cigarette over here!"›
- 24A"Incredible! This mosquito net didn't let in even one bug!"›
- 26AGreatest potential accomplishment, metaphorically›
- 27ANon-free-range farm fixture›
- 29AContainer weight›
- 30APick up at school›
- 31AActor Pascal›
- 32AKiss›
- 34ACelestial sphere›
- 35AWent from 0 to 60, say›
- 37ANipsey Russell's role in 1978's "The Wiz"›
- 40A"___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller)›
- 42ADevice for cutting bangs?›
- 45AMore in need of a sticky roller›
- 47AZealous›
- 48AGuide for writing a perfect letter›
- 49AAdorn›
- 50ASome skin care products›
- 52A"Dear Lord! His Majesty's beard is out of control!"›
- 55AComics cry of dismay›
- 58A___ code›
- 59ATiny and scurrying, perhaps›
- 63A"Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight's protection!"›
- 71AGreen gemstone›
- 72ABrand of bubbly, informally›
- 73A___ de vie›
- 74A"Might you give me a bigger boat?"›
- 82AComposure under pressure›
- 85AFirmly planted›
- 86ASizable wine orders›
- 90AZest›
- 91AHero's partner in myth›
- 93AReal ladies' man›
- 94ABit of work›
- 95AIt's always getting into hot water›
- 96ATheatrical constructions›
- 97AUnburden›
- 98AComputer shortcuts›
- 100AMuse of love poetry›
- 103A"You can't win ___"›
- 105AWriter ___ Stanley Gardner›
- 106A"Is that a certainty?"›
- 109AUnruly, as a beard›
- 111ASecret agent first introduced in 1953›
- 113AClassic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues›
- 115ALangston Hughes poem›
- 116AAston Martin, e.g.›
- 117ACharm›
- 118AMember of a watery quintet›
- 119AAdriatique, e.g.›
- 120ASchool attended by both 111-Across and his creator›
- 121ADebate-ending reply›
- 122AFigs. most people have memorized›
Down
- 1DWin for an away team›
- 2D"That doesn't bother me anymore"›
- 3DWinsome›
- 4DIt's human, in a saying›
- 5DBig events on Wall St.›
- 6DFull of tension›
- 7DAbbr. on a paper tray›
- 8DWhiled away the hours›
- 9DGave medicine›
- 10DDifferent›
- 11DPoke ___›
- 12DStart of a pirate chant›
- 13D"There I am in the photo"›
- 14DWinter hours in Conn.›
- 15DExhibiting some force›
- 16DPart of a personal air filtration system›
- 17DDegree in math?›
- 21D["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]›
- 23DThirst›
- 25DLots and lots›
- 28DCertain URL ending›
- 31DA pop›
- 33DFavorite drink of 111-Across›
- 35DWhat wine or citrus adds to a sauce›
- 36DHairstyle helpers›
- 38DAllergic reaction›
- 39DCompany originally named Blue Ribbon Sports›
- 41DE.R. V.I.P.s›
- 43DHigh school subj.›
- 44DBase figure, for short›
- 45DBank security feature›
- 46DPerfect match›
- 47DIt's right on a square›
- 49DPort on the Adriatic›
- 51DAiring›
- 53DShout of triumph›
- 54D___-El (Superman's birth name)›
- 55DRelative of an adder›
- 56D"Evita" role for Antonio Banderas›
- 57D___ royale (cocktail)›
- 60DIndignation›
- 61DNew Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzles›
- 62DEnd of an academic address›
- 64DWilliamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur"›
- 65DBiblical kingdom near the Dead Sea›
- 66DFeature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across›
- 67DStitching on a Cardinal's cap›
- 68DMid-Atlantic state capital›
- 69DA good one might generate good karma›
- 70DJ.F.K. prediction›
- 75DFar from bright›
- 76DUniversity in New Rochelle, N.Y.›
- 77DObergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equality›
- 78DImprovise à la Ella Fitzgerald›
- 79DAvocado variety›
- 80DPortfolio holding, for short›
- 81DGive a bad review›
- 82DImitate›
- 83DSpread throughout›
- 84DGreaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmets›
- 87DThose who hunt and gather›
- 88DFeature of many a gloating movie villain›
- 89D"Alas, it is true"›
- 92DGrounder to second, often›
- 93DCorp. bigwig›
- 95D___ leches cake›
- 96DBeau›
- 99DLate jazz singer ___ Laine›
- 101DSly schemes›
- 102DParis's Dôme de Paris, e.g.›
- 103DSea eagle›
- 104DZebra features that mirror their body stripes›
- 107D"You're ___ something"›
- 108DJapanese noodle›
- 109DMany a get-rich-quick offer›
- 110DHeart›
- 111DBeam on a bottle›
- 112DModern pet name›
- 114DPlatform for Super Mario Bros., for short›
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