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New York Times Crossword August 28 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 78 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 28 2025 answers. The Thursday 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#
"Table" for one's TV dinner, perhapsLAP3Across1 Messy abodePIGSTY6Across4 Texting format, in briefSMS3Across10 Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr.APR3Across13 WeaknessANEMIA6Across14 ___ Highway (Maui tourist attraction)HANA4Across15 Recently datedGOODENOUGH10Across17 Many a citizen of Abu DhabiARAB4Across19 It's used for wrapping up a filmSPOOL5Across20 Gained a wider followingGREW4Across21 Riddled (with)RIFE4Across22 Top upFILL4Across23 No gutsFREAKOUT8Across25 Where someone might ask for a screwdriverBAR3Across27 Early tech giantAOL3Across29 Fair Deal prezHST3Across31 Like Frodo at the end of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogyASEA4Across32 ChapsLADS4Across34 Poem that's typically unrhymedHAIKU5Across37 Battle carriersCHAINLINKFENCES15Across41 Mythological beast able to regenerate its headsHYDRA5Across44 Commuter optionRAIL4Across45 Non-fruit ingredient in a green smoothieKALE4Across46 One of three in the Domino's logoPIP3Across47 Syllable akin to "Tsk!"TUT3Across49 Audiophile's collection, for shortLPS3Across51 Packed lunchFELLFLAT8Across52 WailBAWL4Across57 Shade in a picturesque island scene, maybeAQUA4Across59 Follower of JoelAMOS4Across60 Here's the scoop!LADLE5Across62 Colossally bad consequence, as with financesRUIN4Across65 Feature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-AcrossSPOONERISM10Across66 WizardMAGE4Across68 Some underground networksMETROS6Across69 "Kapow!"BAM3Across70 Fleur-de-___LIS3Across71 Follow, with "to"ADHERE6Across72 "Come ___?" (Italian for "How are you?")STA3Across73

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Problems with a livestream, maybeLAGS4Down1 For oneAPOP4Down2 Mark one's words?PROOFREAD9Down3 Rice dish seasoned with saffronPAELLA6Down4 Stop for the night, sayINN3Down5 Social studies subj.GEOG4Down6 Resident of a hidden mushroom villageSMURF5Down7 Go-getterTIGER5Down8 Hebrew name for GodYAHWEH6Down9 Reality show whose contestants give pitchesSHARKTANK9Down10 Red-clad brother of 54-DownMARIO5Down11 Major messSNAFU5Down12 Provide support for something crooked?ABET4Down16 "___ ever!"DOI3Down18 Take it easyLOLL4Down24 First Black male tennis player to be ranked #1 globallyASHE4Down26 ___ party (pre-wedding activity, informally)BACH4Down27 Ghostly in appearanceASHY4Down28 The Batcave, for oneLAIR4Down30 They might have their noses turned upAIRPLANES9Down33 Basis for how you're wired, so to speakDNA3Down35 Bit of camp entertainmentSKIT4Down36 "That one's mine!"ICALLDIBS9Down38 Member of a marine "forest"KELP4Down39 FunctionsUSES4Down40 Innocent sortNAIF4Down42 Mess upFLUB4Down43 Kind of TVPLASMA6Down48 Gay ___, author of "Honor Thy Father"TALESE6Down50 Stable environment?FARM4Down52 Like 4! and 24EQUAL5Down53 Green-clad brother of 11-DownLUIGI5Down54 PsychedAMPED5Down55 John Lennon had one that sold for more than $31,000 at a 2011 auction (fittingly, to a dentist!)TOOTH5Down56 Word with price or proxyWAR3Down58 Ticked offSORE4Down61 It's partly an assessment of logical reasoning, for shortLSAT4Down63 ___ D'Arcy, co-star of HBO's "House of the Dragon"EMMA4Down64 Conjunction used in logicNOR3Down67

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Thursday, August 28, 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.