NYT CROSSWORD • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers Aug 20, 2025

Complete answer list for the August 20, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Victor SchmittEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1578 clues

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MONAUG
18
2025
By Andrea Carla Michaels and …
TUEAUG
19
2025
By Eric Rollfing
WEDAUG
20
2025
By Victor Schmitt
THUAUG
21
2025
By Simeon Seigel
FRIAUG
22
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By Gia Bosko

The Grid

1B
2A
3R
4O
5N
6L
7A
8B
9T
10E
11Y
12E
M
O
R
A
13P
14D
E
M
O
15M
O
D
E
16G
O
L
I
V
E
17M
I
S
O
S
O
U
P
18G
E
L
19T
20H
C
21T
O
G
O
22A
B
E
23S
R
O
24R
E
F
25F
26I
27B
28R
A
D
29I
C
A
L
30E
L
F
31T
S
A
32N
O
T
I
33P
S
34S
35P
E
L
T
36H
37A
38I
K
U
39D
I
E
40T
U
N
E
S
41E
L
M
S
T
42A
P
E
43M
A
N
44M
M
A
45S
46P
Y
47D
O
G
K
48I
49S
50S
51P
A
M
52H
A
S
53E
R
E
54S
U
E
55O
56D
O
R
57F
D
R
58A
N
I
59V
60E
R
O
N
I
61C
A
62I
63R
64O
B
O
T
65P
R
O
M
O
T
E
D
66S
E
N
E
C
A
67S
A
N
68R
Y
E
69C
O
L
O
N

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Across 41

  1. 1Tycoon ↗BARON
  2. 6"Famously friendly" pooch, per the American Kennel Club ↗LAB
  3. 9Mystery author Josephine ↗TEY
  4. 12Moody hip-hop subgenre ↗EMORAP
  5. 14Electronic setting on a floor model ↗DEMOMODE
  6. 16Switch to a newsperson on the scene, say ↗GOLIVE
  7. 17Common sushi go-with ↗MISOSOUP
  8. 18Hair goop ↗GEL
  9. 19Marijuana component, for short ↗THC
  10. 21Like many a coffee order ↗TOGO
  11. 22Only U.S. prez born in Kentucky ↗ABE
  12. 23Letters for a sellout ↗SRO
  13. 24Whistle blower ↗REF
  14. 25"I had something come up," maybe ↗FIB
  15. 28Square root ↗RADICAL
  16. 302003 Will Ferrell film ↗ELF
  17. 31Org. that prohibits Magic 8 Balls and baseball bats ↗TSA
  18. 32Custom in Japanese food service ↗NOTIPS
  19. 34Went letter by letter, to Brits ↗SPELT
  20. 36Brief verse from Japan / With seventeen syllables / Illustrated here ↗HAIKU
  21. 39Item seen rolling through this puzzle ↗DIE
  22. 40Fixes, as a piano ↗TUNES
  23. 41Freddy Krueger's locale: Abbr. ↗ELMST
  24. 42Evolutionary "missing link" ↗APEMAN
  25. 44U.F.C. fighting style ↗MMA
  26. 45Mole, e.g. ↗SPY
  27. 47Slobbery smooch ↗DOGKISS
  28. 51First receptionist on "The Office" ↗PAM
  29. 52Delivers, as a baby ↗HAS
  30. 53Before, poetically ↗ERE
  31. 54T. rex fossil named after its discoverer ↗SUE
  32. 55Distinctive feature of the durian fruit ↗ODOR
  33. 57The Big Apple's ___ Drive ↗FDR
  34. 58Singer DiFranco ↗ANI
  35. 59Frenemy of Betty in comics ↗VERONICA
  36. 62Classic Asimov collection ↗IROBOT
  37. 65Boosted ↗PROMOTED
  38. 66Five Nations tribe ↗SENECA
  39. 67___ Marino ↗SAN
  40. 68Patty melt bread ↗RYE
  41. 69Start of many emoticons ↗COLON

Down 37

  1. 1Change seeker ↗BEGGAR
  2. 2Shape-shifting organism ↗AMOEBA
  3. 3Like some oats ↗ROLLED
  4. 4"... ___ quit!" ↗ORI
  5. 5Sat ___ (GPS, to Brits) ↗NAV
  6. 6Perishable bit of apparel ↗LEI
  7. 7Dutch bier ↗AMSTEL
  8. 8Expel with jeers ↗BOOOFFSTAGE
  9. 9More than one would like ↗TOOOFTEN
  10. 10Collegiate domain? ↗EDU
  11. 11"Uh-huh" ↗YEP
  12. 13Scabbers, to Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter books ↗PETRAT
  13. 14Hip-hop's Run-___ ↗DMC
  14. 15Flavoring in some fast food, for short ↗MSG
  15. 20January and November have the most federal ones ↗HOLIDAYS
  16. 23"No lie!" ↗SCOUTSHONOR
  17. 24Adjusted the rankings of, as a tournament ↗RESEEDED
  18. 26Michigan's ___ Royale National Park ↗ISLE
  19. 27Cave dwellers ↗BATS
  20. 29Tats (up) ↗INKS
  21. 33What every "O" in this grid represents ↗PIP
  22. 35The Ramones' genre ↗PUNK
  23. 36Material in some eco-friendly clothing ↗HEMP
  24. 37Liberal arts college in Michigan ↗ALMA
  25. 38Remark accompanied by a facepalm ↗IMAMORON
  26. 43Actor Lamorne of Fox's "New Girl" ↗MORRIS
  27. 46Sameness ↗PARITY
  28. 48Writer Allende ↗ISABEL
  29. 49Gas brand that sponsors NASCAR ↗SUNOCO
  30. 50Wheat-based meat alternative ↗SEITAN
  31. 56Benedictine's title ↗DOM
  32. 57It's all the rage ↗FAD
  33. 59Air Force Two passengers, in brief ↗VPS
  34. 60"Fearless" or "1989," for Taylor Swift ↗ERA
  35. 61Middling grade ↗CEE
  36. 63Lead-in to center or room ↗REC
  37. 64Musician Yoko ↗ONO