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New York Times Crossword August 17 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 17 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 132 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#
Sign off onAGREETO7Across1 Feel the painSUFFER6Across8 One of music's Three B'sBACH4Across14 They're paving the wayROADGANG8Across18 Island with ferries to IbizaMINORCA7Across20 Tangent line?ALSO4Across21 One of the better morning beverages?NOTYOURAVERAGEOJ16Across22 Zoom background optionBLUR4Across24 Hrs. for Augusta in AugustEDT3Across25 "___ Q" (1968 hit)SUZIE5Across26 Styling substanceGEL3Across27 "C'mon, the car door's open!"GETIN5Across28 Avoid ___ (GPS option)TOLLS5Across29 Slice of the economySECTOR6Across32 First non-English-language film to win Best PicturePARASITE8Across35 Just one inning left after this?THEEIGHTHUNDERWAY17Across37 Annual gala locale, with "the"MET3Across40 Meat sauce in Italian cookingRAGU4Across41 Go-getter sortsTYPEAS6Across42 TriflingMERE4Across43 View from the Quai d'OrsaySEINE5Across45 Character with a Jamaican accent in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"SEBASTIAN9Across47 How a mountain road may rise or fallSTEEPLY7Across51 Threads, e.g.APP3Across54 Query of worryAREYOUOK8Across57 Units on a multimeterOHMS4Across59 Seasoning preference when eating Maryland blue crab?EXTRAOLDBAY11Across60 Berry plant related to a hawthornSLOE4Across64 The lion in summer?LEO3Across65 "So here's my question ..."IASKYOU7Across66 Humorous ending with haterADE3Across67 Sephora competitorULTA4Across68 Two-pound tomahawk steak, for instance?JUMBOENTREE11Across70 Underwater respiratorGILL4Across74 Home on the internet, perhapsMAINPAGE8Across75 Prescriptions, for shortRXS3Across77 ArousesEXCITES7Across78 Slimy scheme for profitMONEYGRAB9Across80 Listing that might include an explanation of benefitsCLAIM5Across83 Anchors provide thisNEWS4Across84 Casual shoeLOAFER6Across85 New Jersey?CALF4Across89 A.C.C. schoolUVA3Across91 "Do I *really* wanna start an online bidding war? Hmm ..."?TOEBAYORNOTTOEBAY17Across93 Czech brewPILSENER8Across99 Move (over)SCOOCH6Across101 Michael of R.E.M.STIPE5Across102 The government, at timesTAXER5Across103 What Pomeranians doYAP3Across104 The (middle) sound of "silence"SCHWA5Across106 "___ but a scratch"TIS3Across108 Creature in Magic: The GatheringOGRE4Across109 Give an extra perk to a cigarette smoker?TOSSINTHEASHTRAY16Across110 Finish filmingWRAP4Across115 ___ Attucks, Revolutionary War casualty who posthumously became an abolitionist symbolCRISPUS7Across116 CherishTREASURE8Across117 No sideNAYS4Across118 Become gooey over, as cheese atop a hot burgerMELTON6Across119 They're usually found to the left of Q'sTABKEYS7Across120

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Actor Will of "BoJack Horseman"ARNETT6Down1 British cry of approvalGOODOH6Down2 Scary snakeRATTLER7Down3 Joseph who co-invented rocky road ice creamEDY3Down4 Obstruction to teamwork, maybeEGO3Down5 Greek crossesTAUS4Down6 Sudden surgeONRUSH6Down7 Round Table titleSIR3Down8 "___ cerveza, por favor"UNA3Down9 Phileas in "Around the World in Eighty Days"FOGG4Down10 The power of social media from a marketing standpoint, informallyFREEPR6Down11 Bit of green legislationECOLAW6Down12 Hindi for "reign"RAJ3Down13 SweetheartsBABES5Down14 One of the best coffee beverages ever?ALLTIMEAULAIT13Down15 Top execs, collectivelyCSUITE6Down16 Charlotte N.B.A. playerHORNET6Down17 Montreal newspaper continuously published since 1778, with "The"GAZETTE7Down19 Get-togetherMEETUP6Down20 French city from which a soup gets its nameVICHY5Down23 Merriment, in one spellingGAYETY6Down28 Doesn't own, sayLEASES6Down30 Largest college fraternity in the U.S., familiarlySIGEP5Down31 No U.S. area code starts with thisONE3Down33 Nutrition figs.RDAS4Down34 Minnesota county whose seat is St. PaulRAMSEY6Down36 ArtfulnessGUILE5Down38 Suffix with journalESE3Down39 Some natural borders en MéxicoRIOS4Down44 Greek goddess of the nightNYX3Down46 Emperor who founded the Mughal EmpireBABUR5Down48 Palindromic constellationARA3Down49 NogginNOODLE6Down50 Latin for "only"SOLUM5Down51 What fugitives are onTHELAM6Down52 What might confirm the worst for an athlete's injury?EMOTIONALXRAY13Down53 Many a BahrainiARAB4Down54 Old El ___ (Tex-Mex brand)PASO4Down55 Game with an annual World Series since 1970POKER5Down56 Collapses, with "over"KEELS5Down58 Smartphone clock functionTIMER5Down61 A bobcat is one, technicallyLYNX4Down62 ...DOTS4Down63 Actress BancroftANNE4Down69 Many-time N.B.A. All-Star TatumJAYSON6Down70 Boot out of Australia?UGG3Down71 Creature with flat, transparent larvae called "leptocephali"EEL3Down72 ___ changeEXACT5Down73 Vodka-and-lime cocktailGIMLET6Down74 Metal material used for dishware before porcelain became popularPEWTER6Down76 Ta-tasCIAOS5Down79 In the style ofALA3Down81 School bathroom signBOYS4Down82 Spin a yarn, perhaps?CROCHET7Down83 Progressive inits. in the U.S. CongressAOC3Down86 Puts icing onFROSTS6Down87 Methuselah's fatherENOCH5Down88 Paramount+ docuseries with real-life crime storiesFBITRUE7Down90 Like Manhattan in the 80s and 90s?UPTOWN6Down91 Cialis alternativeVIAGRA6Down92 Long-eared pal of PoohEEYORE6Down94 Country whose name Americans spell with a "z"BRASIL6Down95 StymieTHWART6Down96 Abode that's abuzzAPIARY6Down97 "Ah, that's right!"YESYES6Down98 TricklesSEEPS5Down100 Vowelless attention-getterPSST4Down105 Traveling in waves, sayASEA4Down107 Vintage film channelTCM3Down110 Milestone for a start-up, for shortIPO3Down111 Sister figureNUN3Down112 Pre-___ (exercise program in advance of surgery)HAB3Down113 Vowelless rebukeTSK3Down114

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, August 17, 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.