New York Times Crossword
New York Times Crossword August 31 2025 Answers
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 see its answer and every date it has appeared.
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Across
- 1AMaximum extent, in an idiomHILT
- 5A"Suitable, I guess"ITLLDO
- 11ASmall storage unitBYTE
- 15A"___ News Central" (daily program)CNN
- 18ASea adventure novel by Herman MelvilleOMOO
- 19ARumpPATOOT
- 20ASounds of amazementOOHS
- 21ASpoilsLOOT
- 22A"Don't flick that cigarette over here!"MOVEYOURASH
- 24A"Incredible! This mosquito net didn't let in even one bug!"WHATAMESH
- 26AGreatest potential accomplishment, metaphoricallyEVEREST
- 27ANon-free-range farm fixtureFEEDLOT
- 29AContainer weightTARE
- 30APick up at schoolLEARN
- 31AActor PascalPEDRO
- 32AKissSMOOCH
- 34ACelestial sphereORB
- 35AWent from 0 to 60, sayAGED
- 37ANipsey Russell's role in 1978's "The Wiz"TINMAN
- 40A"___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller)IAM
- 42ADevice for cutting bangs?SILENCER
- 45AMore in need of a sticky rollerLINTIER
- 47AZealousAVID
- 48AGuide for writing a perfect letterSTENCIL
- 49AAdornBEDECK
- 50ASome skin care productsTONERS
- 52A"Dear Lord! His Majesty's beard is out of control!"GODSHAVETHEKING
- 55AComics cry of dismayACK
- 58A___ codeAREA
- 59ATiny and scurrying, perhapsANTLIKE
- 63A"Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight's protection!"SHINEDSHIELDDELIVERED
- 71AGreen gemstonePERIDOT
- 72ABrand of bubbly, informallyMOET
- 73A___ de vieEAU
- 74A"Might you give me a bigger boat?"COULDIHAVEASHIP
- 82AComposure under pressureAPLOMB
- 85AFirmly plantedROOTED
- 86ASizable wine ordersCARAFES
- 90AZestPEEL
- 91AHero's partner in mythLEANDER
- 93AReal ladies' manCASANOVA
- 94ABit of workERG
- 95AIt's always getting into hot waterTEABAG
- 96ATheatrical constructionsSETS
- 97AUnburdenRID
- 98AComputer shortcutsMACROS
- 100AMuse of love poetryERATO
- 103A"You can't win ___"EMALL
- 105AWriter ___ Stanley GardnerERLE
- 106A"Is that a certainty?"YOUSURE
- 109AUnruly, as a beardSCRAGGY
- 111ASecret agent first introduced in 1953JAMESBOND
- 113AClassic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized cluesSEANCONNERY
- 115ALangston Hughes poemITOO
- 116AAston Martin, e.g.AUTO
- 117ACharmENDEAR
- 118AMember of a watery quintetERIE
- 119AAdriatique, e.g.MER
- 120ASchool attended by both 111-Across and his creatorETON
- 121ADebate-ending replySAYSME
- 122AFigs. most people have memorizedSSNS
Down
- 1DWin for an away teamHOMELOSS
- 2D"That doesn't bother me anymore"IMOVERIT
- 3DWinsomeLOVEABLE
- 4DIt's human, in a sayingTOERR
- 5DBig events on Wall St.IPOS
- 6DFull of tensionTAUT
- 7DAbbr. on a paper trayLTR
- 8DWhiled away the hoursLOAFED
- 9DGave medicineDOSED
- 10DDifferentOTHER
- 11DPoke ___BOWL
- 12DStart of a pirate chantYOHO
- 13D"There I am in the photo"THATSME
- 14DWinter hours in Conn.EST
- 15DExhibiting some forceCOERCIVE
- 16DPart of a personal air filtration systemNOSEHAIR
- 17DDegree in math?NTH
- 21D["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]LMAO
- 23DThirstYEN
- 25DLots and lotsATON
- 28DCertain URL endingDOTNET
- 31DA popPER
- 33DFavorite drink of 111-AcrossMARTINI
- 35DWhat wine or citrus adds to a sauceACID
- 36DHairstyle helpersGELS
- 38DAllergic reactionITCH
- 39DCompany originally named Blue Ribbon SportsNIKE
- 41DE.R. V.I.P.sMDS
- 43DHigh school subj.ENG
- 44DBase figure, for shortNCO
- 45DBank security featureLEVEE
- 46DPerfect matchIDEALMATE
- 47DIt's right on a squareANGLE
- 49DPort on the AdriaticBARI
- 51DAiringONTV
- 53DShout of triumphHAH
- 54D___-El (Superman's birth name)KAL
- 55DRelative of an adderASP
- 56D"Evita" role for Antonio BanderasCHE
- 57D___ royale (cocktail)KIR
- 60DIndignationIRE
- 61DNew Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzlesKEA
- 62DEnd of an academic addressEDU
- 64DWilliamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur"NICOL
- 65DBiblical kingdom near the Dead SeaEDOM
- 66DFeature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-AcrossDOUBLEO
- 67DStitching on a Cardinal's capSTL
- 68DMid-Atlantic state capitalDOVER
- 69DA good one might generate good karmaDEED
- 70DJ.F.K. predictionETA
- 75DFar from brightDRAB
- 76DUniversity in New Rochelle, N.Y.IONA
- 77DObergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equalityHODGES
- 78DImprovise à la Ella FitzgeraldSCAT
- 79DAvocado varietyHASS
- 80DPortfolio holding, for shortIRA
- 81DGive a bad reviewPAN
- 82DImitateAPE
- 83DSpread throughoutPERMEATE
- 84DGreaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmetsLEGARMOR
- 87DThose who hunt and gatherFORAGERS
- 88DFeature of many a gloating movie villainEVILGRIN
- 89D"Alas, it is true"SADLYYES
- 92DGrounder to second, oftenEASYOUT
- 93DCorp. bigwigCEO
- 95D___ leches cakeTRES
- 96DBeauSTEADY
- 99DLate jazz singer ___ LaineCLEO
- 101DSly schemesRUSES
- 102DParis's Dôme de Paris, e.g.ARENA
- 103DSea eagleERN
- 104DZebra features that mirror their body stripesMANES
- 107D"You're ___ something"ONTO
- 108DJapanese noodleUDON
- 109DMany a get-rich-quick offerSCAM
- 110DHeartCORE
- 111DBeam on a bottleJIM
- 112DModern pet nameBAE
- 114DPlatform for Super Mario Bros., for shortNES