New York Times Crossword August 9 2025 Answers
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Below is the solved grid and the full clue list for the New York Times Crossword on August 9 2025, constructed by Aidan Deshong and Akshay Seetharam. Click any clue to reveal its answer.
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- 1AApproach boldly›
- 7AWord with fixed or net›
- 13APurple-hatted Nintendo character›
- 15AMildew, e.g.›
- 16ALittle Italian toasts›
- 18AOne choice at a dry cleaner›
- 19ASay but not really mean›
- 20AEnglish town known for its mineral water›
- 22AHistorical event that acquired its name almost two decades after it ended, in brief›
- 23ACar once promoted with the slogan "It's Your Money … Demand Better," informally›
- 24AJoy of television›
- 25AWindjammer, e.g.›
- 26A33-Down platform, for short›
- 27ADeceived, maybe›
- 28ARetreats›
- 29AMove around from here to there›
- 31AUnhelpful response to "Why?"›
- 32ARabbit food?›
- 33APats (down)›
- 34AProgresses slowly›
- 35ASomething chewed over›
- 38ASections of history›
- 39AHas legs›
- 40ASomething to climb in a WWE match›
- 41A"Stop! We get it!"›
- 42ARube›
- 43ALiterature Nobelist who wrote "Siddhartha"›
- 44APeople whose flag depicts the Lion of Judah›
- 46AAnimal that sleeps while floating on its back›
- 48AUniversity of California campus locale›
- 49A"The Ultimate Trivia Destination," per its website›
- 50AMoves in the shadows›
- 51AParts of cassette players›
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- 1D"Really, now!"›
- 2DActress Lombard of classic Hollywood›
- 3D"Above the ___, as high as heaven itself?": Shak.›
- 4DEjects›
- 5DVillainous group of science fiction›
- 6D___ Fridays›
- 7DCan't stand›
- 8DDis›
- 9D"The only ___ is mediocrity": Martha Graham›
- 10DIngredient in meringue cookies›
- 11D#1 on BBC's list of greatest 21st-century TV series›
- 12DComics›
- 14D"This work is getting to be too much"›
- 17DApple skins?›
- 21DBuildings that aren't water-resistant›
- 24D"La Cousine ___" (Balzac novel)›
- 25DOverly wise, say›
- 27DFeels thirsty›
- 28DGives accolades›
- 29DEdges›
- 30DYou can see right through them›
- 31DPhenomenon of experiencing something as strangely new even though one has experienced it before›
- 32DDesignate, as funds›
- 33DSeries of mental blocks?›
- 35DRetail giant that opened its first store in Seattle in 1983›
- 36DPersuade to pay more than originally intended›
- 37DPopular farm vehicles›
- 39DFalls short, say›
- 40DLead-in to active›
- 42DAmerican in Paris?›
- 43DCertain earring›
- 45DPoetic contraction›
- 47DSome courses for honor students, for short›
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