NYT CROSSWORD • MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 11, 2025

Complete answer list for the August 11, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Rebecca GoldsteinEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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Across 40

  1. 1Improvises during a gig ↗RIFFS
  2. 6Consider ↗DEEM
  3. 10Workers alongside R.N.s ↗DRS
  4. 13Loved to bits ↗ADORED
  5. 15"You are something ___!" ↗ELSE
  6. 16"Yipes!" ↗EEK
  7. 17Independence Day banger ↗FIRECRACKER
  8. 19Tuna type in a poke bowl ↗AHI
  9. 20Apt anagram of NOTE ↗TONE
  10. 21Tissue torn by some athletes, in brief ↗ACL
  11. 22"I couldn't ___ less" ↗CARE
  12. 24Handle some personal baggage? ↗STOW
  13. 25Rush hour snarl ↗TRAFFICJAM
  14. 29Big gulp ↗SWIG
  15. 31Great Lake with the most consumable 26-Down ↗ERIE
  16. 32Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair ↗HORA
  17. 33In good physical shape ↗FIT
  18. 35"Cómo ___ usted?" ↗ESTA
  19. 37Channel with a call to order? ↗HSN
  20. 38Lego piece in the shape of a person or animal ↗MINIFIG
  21. 42Warm greeting to a spouse or partner ↗HIHONEY
  22. 44Chowed down ↗ATE
  23. 45Herbal refreshments ↗TEAS
  24. 47Actor Levy of "Schitt's Creek" ↗DAN
  25. 48Actor Damon of the "Bourne" movies ↗MATT
  26. 50___ Way, block in Lower Manhattan where a popular cookie originated ↗OREO
  27. 52Religious faction ↗SECT
  28. 55Recipient of two Golden Globe Best Actress nominations for Netflix's "GLOW" ↗ALISONBRIE
  29. 58Dry, like Champagne ↗BRUT
  30. 60Some hoppy brews, in brief ↗IPAS
  31. 61Thickness of wood or paper ↗PLY
  32. 62Yesteryear ↗YORE
  33. 63___ Paulo, Brazil ↗SAO
  34. 64Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across ↗CHEESEBOARD
  35. 68Tonsil-examining M.D. ↗ENT
  36. 69Astronomically long time ↗AEON
  37. 70Completed an alley-oop ↗DUNKED
  38. 71Total jerk ↗ASS
  39. 72This is not working! ↗REST
  40. 73Short-tempered ↗TESTY

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  1. 1Vessels that may be propelled with poles ↗RAFTS
  2. 2"Complete ___ Guides" (how-to series) ↗IDIOTS
  3. 3"Unless something changes …" ↗FORNOW
  4. 4Typical hotel or library amenity ↗FREEWIFI
  5. 5One of 60 in a min. ↗SEC
  6. 6State with certainty ↗DECLARE
  7. 7Reindeer relative ↗ELK
  8. 8WNW's opposite ↗ESE
  9. 9Gracias : Spanish :: ___ : French ↗MERCI
  10. 10Salutation in a breakup letter ↗DEARJOHN
  11. 11Practice for opening night ↗REHEARSE
  12. 12Bit of Winter Olympics gear ↗SKI
  13. 14"Shucks!" ↗DRAT
  14. 1843,560 square feet ↗ACRE
  15. 23German cry of annoyance ↗ACH
  16. 26See 31-Across ↗FISH
  17. 27Stinking to high heaven ↗FETID
  18. 28Quite a few ↗MANY
  19. 30Special talent ↗GIFT
  20. 34Attach with string ↗TIEON
  21. 36Sounds of realization ↗AHAS
  22. 38Parental term that is phonetically more difficult to say than "dada" ↗MAMA
  23. 39Citizens of Venice and Verona ↗ITALIANS
  24. 40Nasal irrigation devices ↗NETIPOTS
  25. 41Attire ↗GARB
  26. 43In single file ↗ONEBYONE
  27. 46Craftiest animal in the Garden of Eden ↗SERPENT
  28. 49PreCheck org. ↗TSA
  29. 51Deep fryer liquids ↗OILS
  30. 53Chorus from frogs ↗CROAKS
  31. 54Small tower on a castle ↗TURRET
  32. 56Muppet who lives in a trash can ↗OSCAR
  33. 57Gave a look ↗EYED
  34. 59Stereotypical name for a stuffed bear ↗TEDDY
  35. 63___ of Galilee ↗SEA
  36. 65Tee-___ (giggle) ↗HEE
  37. 66Dawn goddess ↗EOS
  38. 67Conjunction that might start an objection ↗BUT