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New York Times Crossword August 16 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 64 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 16 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 64 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Beauty lounge, of a sortBLOWDRYBAR10Across1 CalmHUSH4Across11 Mexico's Chamber of Deputies or France's National Assembly, for exampleLOWERHOUSE10Across15 Cash on hand?ANTE4Across16 French kiss kissersOPENMOUTHS10Across17 PullSWAY4Across18 Leading counsel?BESTADVICE10Across19 Parting wordTATA4Across20 One of the First NationsCREE4Across21 Tied upALLEVEN7Across22 Évariste ___, 19th-century French math prodigy for whom a differential theory is namedGALOIS6Across24 Melancholy 1964 #1 hit for Bobby VintonMRLONELY8Across27 Sponge brand originally spelled with two hyphensOCELO5Across28 SpotsSITES5Across29 N.B.A. stat: Abbr.REB3Across30 SlightlyATAD4Across31 Practitioner of black magicHEXER5Across32 Kind of box for media watchersTIVO4Across33 "___ the Damn Season" (Taylor Swift holiday song)TIS3Across34 Machine for a highway crewPAVER5Across35 Like bismuth and bitcoinMINED5Across36 Swimwear that can be worn as shortsBOARDIES8Across37 Full of snickersGIGGLY6Across39 Try to break, as a bad habitUNLEARN7Across40 Curve that's high and outside?ARCH4Across41 Abbreviated first name found three times on the signed Declaration of IndependenceTHOS4Across42 1990 novelty dance inspired by a comics superheroTHEBARTMAN10Across43 Staple of an outdoor receptionTENT4Across48 Became a marquee name, sayROSETOFAME10Across49 Logical connectiveERGO4Across50 Lovers of "Emma" and "Persuasion"AUSTENITES10Across51 Equine colorROAN4Across52 Way to begin gaming, sayPRESSSTART10Across53

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Appearance of the marine creature called "by-the-wind sailor"BLOB4Down1 Run easilyLOPE4Down2 Hasn't settled upOWES4Down3 Foundered, as an investigationWENTCOLD8Down4 Nintendo title character with a head mirrorDRMARIO7Down5 Largest of the Dodecanese IslandsRHODES6Down6 "___ changed"YOUVE5Down7 "___ disagree"BUTI4Down8 Barack Obama's final secretary of defense (2015-17)ASHCARTER9Down9 One who profits from eBay, sayRESELLER8Down10 ExpediteHASTEN6Down11 Rock solidUNWAVERING10Down12 Where the 10th Amendment leaves many issuesSTATELEVEL10Down13 Call to whomeverHEYANYBODY10Down14 ___ Alamitos, Calif.LOS3Down23 Dairy spread in a health food storeGOATBUTTER10Down24 Bond classificationACTIONHERO10Down25 Tony-winning actress who provided the singing voice for the Disney princesses Jasmine and MulanLEASALONGA10Down26 Is a social butterflyMIXES5Down27 Like a typical flight from New York to LondonSEVENHOUR9Down29 Shower drain protectorHAIRTRAP8Down32 Property of a wet suit or shapewearTIGHTFIT8Down33 Smack in the middle of a crowd, in brief?PDA3Down35 Units for measuring bacteria and dustMICRONS7Down36 SurmountRESTON6Down38 Hazards for high heelsGRATES6Down39 Provides job assistance?ABETS5Down41 To be, to BrutusESSE4Down44 ___ HariMATA4Down45 Part of A.S.L.: Abbr.AMER4Down46 Group of spies, sayNEST4Down47

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.