NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 13, 2025

Complete answer list for the August 13, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Jared CappelEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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The Grid

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Across 35

  1. 1___ Bradham, inventor of Pepsi ↗CALEB
  2. 6Skewer ↗STAB
  3. 10Cook in hot water ↗BOIL
  4. 14Frank account? ↗DIARY
  5. 15Father's sister ↗AUNT
  6. 16"Casablanca" heroine ↗ILSA
  7. 17Acclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film ↗CLOUDATLAS
  8. 19Excess ↗GLUT
  9. 20Floor models ↗DEMOS
  10. 21Floor ↗AMAZE
  11. 221959 Broadway drama by Lorraine Hansberry, with "A" ↗RAISININTHESUN
  12. 26Dearest pal ↗BESTIE
  13. 27Sounds at a fireworks show ↗OOHS
  14. 28Remove from a clothesline, say ↗UNPEG
  15. 29Beach blanket? ↗SAND
  16. 31Black Friday offering ↗SALE
  17. 35Preceder of Jan. ↗DEC
  18. 362006 romantic fantasy novel by Stephenie Meyer ↗NEWMOON
  19. 39With 43-Across, playful marine mammal ↗SEA
  20. 40Playful marine mammal ↗SEAL
  21. 42Pros who may care for playful marine mammals ↗VETS
  22. 43See 39-Across ↗OTTER
  23. 45"Ah, gotcha" ↗ISEE
  24. 47Workers who sometimes carry flashlights ↗USHERS
  25. 48Newbery Medal-winning 1989 novel for children by Lois Lowry ↗NUMBERTHESTARS
  26. 53Standard option in a popular rideshare app ↗UBERX
  27. 54Warn ↗ALERT
  28. 55Covid-19, in slang ↗RONA
  29. 56Message from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is? ↗SKYWRITING
  30. 61Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020 ↗SLUR
  31. 62White House staffer ↗AIDE
  32. 63Shower scrubber ↗LOOFA
  33. 64Online crafts shop ↗ETSY
  34. 65Equipment in "Top Chef" ↗PANS
  35. 66Spirits ↗SOULS

Down 41

  1. 1Org. encouraging flu shots ↗CDC
  2. 2Feel ill ↗AIL
  3. 3Neighbor of a Thai ↗LAO
  4. 4Scholarly ↗ERUDITE
  5. 5Intentionally ↗BYDESIGN
  6. 6Used, as a chair ↗SATON
  7. 7Politician Gabbard ↗TULSI
  8. 8Santa ___ winds ↗ANA
  9. 9"Dynamite" K-pop band ↗BTS
  10. 10Chaotic situation ↗BIGMESS
  11. 11Some cantina cookware ↗OLLAS
  12. 12Japanese truck manufacturer ↗ISUZU
  13. 13Draw toward dark ↗LATEN
  14. 18Female French friend ↗AMIE
  15. 21Sound at a massage parlor ↗AHH
  16. 22Actress Zellweger ↗RENEE
  17. 23Pet adoption org. ↗ASPCA
  18. 24Taboos ↗NONOS
  19. 25Kind of list ↗TODO
  20. 26Blossoms-to-be ↗BUDS
  21. 29"Too ___" (2024 #1 Hozier hit) ↗SWEET
  22. 30Tsp. or tbsp. ↗AMT
  23. 32Daisylike flower ↗ASTER
  24. 33Ogles ↗LEERS
  25. 34Removable Potato Head parts ↗EARS
  26. 37Happily/after connector ↗EVER
  27. 38Flared facial features ↗NOSTRILS
  28. 41Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across ↗LIBRARY
  29. 44"Your point also" ↗THATTOO
  30. 46It sells, in an axiom ↗SEX
  31. 47Computer operator ↗USER
  32. 48Sip slowly ↗NURSE
  33. 49Letter-shaped fastener ↗UBOLT
  34. 50Laminated restaurant items ↗MENUS
  35. 51"Surprise Symphony" composer ↗HAYDN
  36. 52Cary of "The Princess Bride" ↗ELWES
  37. 56Deplete ↗SAP
  38. 57Sportage maker ↗KIA
  39. 58Collector's item, informally? ↗IOU
  40. 59Lions' org. ↗NFL
  41. 60Neon or Freon ↗GAS