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NYT Crossword Answers Aug 19, 2025

Complete answer list for the August 19, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Eric RollfingEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1576 clues

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Across 35

  1. 1Biting comment ↗DIG
  2. 4"No thanks" ↗IPASS
  3. 9Bottom of the food chain, say ↗PREY
  4. 13That, in Spanish ↗ESO
  5. 14Easier to get along with ↗NICER
  6. 15Job perk that might accumulate ↗LEAVE
  7. 16Catchalls of the insurance industry ↗BLANKETPOLICIES
  8. 19Edgar Allan Poe writing ↗TALE
  9. 20Reine's counterpart ↗ROI
  10. 21Country that produces surprisingly little Muscat wine ↗OMAN
  11. 22Uses scissors on ↗SNIPS
  12. 24Really giving an earful ↗RAILINGAT
  13. 28Dissuade ↗DETER
  14. 30Bit of body art, informally ↗TAT
  15. 31Modern ___ ↗ERA
  16. 32Paradise on earth ↗UTOPIA
  17. 35Where you might have to exchange tickets for food ↗FAIR
  18. 36Reptile that can reach up to 10 feet in length ↗MONITORLIZARD
  19. 40Got carried along by ↗RODE
  20. 41Nonexpert ↗LAYMAN
  21. 42Story extender ↗AND
  22. 43Pose a question ↗ASK
  23. 45Deluges with emails ↗SPAMS
  24. 48Play Store purchase ↗MOBILEAPP
  25. 52Series of steps ↗STAIR
  26. 54Part of a pot ↗ANTE
  27. 55"Now I see!" ↗AHA
  28. 57Sitting on the bench, say ↗IDLE
  29. 58Catchphrase of a classic MTV show … or a hint for the starts of 16-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across ↗WELCOMETOMYCRIB
  30. 62Book of legends ↗ATLAS
  31. 63Unit of engine capacity ↗LITER
  32. 64Hosp. area ↗ICU
  33. 65Largest loch in Scotland by volume ↗NESS
  34. 66Many ___ (a long time) ↗MOONS
  35. 67"___ Auto" (Volkswagen slogan) ↗DAS

Down 41

  1. 1Net worth negatives ↗DEBTS
  2. 2Setting for the game Myst ↗ISLAND
  3. 3Netminder ↗GOALIE
  4. 4___ saver (printing option for a crossword) ↗INK
  5. 5Crabbing spot ↗PIER
  6. 6Person who may have to deal with long lines ↗ACTOR
  7. 7Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" ↗SEPIA
  8. 8Sign of a packed house ↗SRO
  9. 9Praline nugget ↗PECAN
  10. 10Galoshes and umbrellas ↗RAINGEAR
  11. 11Noted wearer of a fig leaf ↗EVE
  12. 12What a bobbing fist indicates in American Sign Language ↗YES
  13. 15Hard cap ↗LIMIT
  14. 17Only planet in the solar system not visible to the naked eye ↗NEPTUNE
  15. 181970 classic by the Kinks ↗LOLA
  16. 23Org. concerned with life beyond Earth ↗SETI
  17. 25Winner of four World Cups ↗ITALY
  18. 26Like much of Utah ↗ARID
  19. 27Road crew goo ↗TAR
  20. 29Start to attract fruit flies, perhaps ↗ROT
  21. 33Dance performed in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride" ↗POLKA
  22. 34Apt name for a financial adviser? ↗IRA
  23. 35Huge supporter ↗FANATIC
  24. 36"The kissing disease," for short ↗MONO
  25. 37Quirky types ↗ODDBALLS
  26. 38Some Gmail convos ↗IMS
  27. 39Throws in the microwave ↗ZAPS
  28. 40Smash (into) ↗RAM
  29. 43Singers with a range from F3 to F5 ↗ALTOS
  30. 44Appear to be ↗SEEM
  31. 46City that's home to el Museo del Prado ↗MADRID
  32. 47___ gel (moisture-absorbing stuff marked "Do not eat") ↗SILICA
  33. 49Residents of the Realm of the Four Parts ↗INCAS
  34. 50Barbecue setting, often ↗PATIO
  35. 51Insta post ↗PHOTO
  36. 53An eye for an I? ↗REBUS
  37. 56"Preach it!" ↗AMEN
  38. 58Lacking color ↗WAN
  39. 59Shorts season in Strasbourg ↗ETE
  40. 60Tree with serrated leaves ↗ELM
  41. 61Mos. on end ↗YRS