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New York Times Crossword August 27 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 27 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 78 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#
It might be riggedMAST4Across1 Genre for Blackpink or BTSKPOP4Across5 N.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.sGMS3Across9 "No way!"UHUH4Across12 ___ Sea, shrinking body of water that was once the world's third-largest lakeARAL4Across13 Rock's ___ MaidenIRON4Across14 Wildlife that may nest on Hawaiian golf coursesNENE4Across15 Bag with handlesTOTE4Across16 Some absurdist artDADA4Across17 "Anything sounds good to me"IMUPDOWNFORWHATEVER19Across18 Poke bowl fishAHI3Across21 "I'm so great!"YAYME5Across22 Basic couturier offeringBUTTONUPDOWN12Across23 Highs ... that could appear four more times in this puzzleUPS3Across27 Arthur who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of FreedomASHE4Across28 "Same here"ASAMI5Across29 Letters on some moisturizer bottlesSPF3Across31 Philosophy followed by Benjamin FranklinDEISM5Across34 RascalsIMPS4Across36 "Reputation" or "Midnights," for Taylor SwiftERA3Across37 It's how the story goesARC3Across38 Ctrl+ZUNDO4Across39 Talking pointTOPIC5Across41 Expression of disapprovalTSK3Across43 ExhaustedSPENT5Across44 State of confusionHAZE4Across46 Gary Oldman or Ian McKellen, e.g.SIR3Across47 DevourGOBBLEUPDOWN12Across48 ExtraADDON5Across50 Ticket seller's takeFEE3Across53 Failing epicallyGOINGUPDOWNINFLAMES19Across54 Not at homeAWAY4Across61 Foundation for a proposal?KNEE4Across62 Diving position with bent hips and straight legsPIKE4Across63 The Prancing Pony and the Admiral Benbow are fictional onesINNS4Across64 Latin "Behold!"ECCE4Across65 All overANEW4Across66 Govt. group with cryptologists on staffNSA3Across67 Goes on and on and on ...YAKS4Across68 Screw them!LIDS4Across69

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
S.F. transit optionMUNI4Down1 "I'm standing right here, you know!"AHEM4Down2 One end of the daySUNUPDOWN9Down3 Sister goddesses who personify destinyTHEFATES8Down4 Hurricane that's the subject of the 2006 documentary "When the Levees Broke"KATRINA7Down5 Vessel's frontPROW4Down6 Statement in a courtroomOATH4Down7 Statement in a courtroomPLEA4Down8 Contents of some boatsGRAVY5Down9 Router hookupMODEM5Down10 TrapSNARE5Down11 Creatives may jot them in a notebookIDEAS5Down14 "What have we here?!"OHO3Down19 Key worker?TYPIST6Down20 Perennially struggling withBADAT5Down23 Apt letters missing from "c_ _tom_ _ _"USERS5Down24 Like pea soup fogTHICK5Down25 One aspect to consider in making a decisionUPDOWNSIDE10Down26 Who often brushes dirt off home plateUMP3Down27 Honor ___ thievesAMONG5Down30 Flower partSEPAL5Down31 ValuePRIZE5Down32 One orientation of a playing card during a magic trickFACEUPDOWN10Down33 Saying "hmm ...," perhapsMUSING6Down35 Where to get some "Fresh Air"NPR3Down40 "Come on, help me out"OHBEAPAL8Down42 Buttery confectionsTOFFEES7Down45 Some computers and televisionsSONYS5Down47 "___ Canto" (Ann Patchett novel)BEL3Down49 Once moreAGAIN5Down50 Lows ... that could appear four more times in this puzzleDOWNS5Down51 Roman goddess of fertilityDIANA5Down52 One tool for scrolling on a computerUPDOWNKEY9Down55 Quechua speakerINCA4Down56 Prominent feature of an alpacaNECK4Down57 LittleMINI4Down58 Scraped (out)EKED4Down59 Hides a tear, saySEWS4Down60

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, August 27, 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.