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New York Times Crossword August 3 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 3 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 140 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#
Final act of a play?BOW3Across1 Iconic sci-fi setting spelled out in this puzzle's shaded squaresTHEE4Across4 SkyrocketRISE4Across8 "Reckon so!"YUP3Across12 Working without ___ANET4Across15 Seemingly foreverAEONS5Across17 Some spa jobs, in briefPEDIS5Across19 Manner of speakingTONE4Across20 Like used BBQ pitsASHY4Across21 Member of this puzzle's shaded squares who might say "I cannot change the laws of physics, Captain!"MISTERSCOTT11Across22 Like being late or cutting in lineRUDE4Across24 Something clicked to add an attachmentSTAPLER7Across25 Take up spaceEXIST5Across27 Kind of protagonist in "Lethal Weapon" or "Die Hard"HEROCOP7Across28 SwearAVOW4Across30 Digital investment choices, informallyCRYPTOS7Across31 Not much, as of wasabiADAB4Across33 Narrowly get (by)EKE3Across34 "Now that we're all here, please proceed"OKGO4Across35 Lab reports?ARFS4Across38 Overzealous sortNUT3Across41 Got acquaintedMET3Across43 D.M.V.-issued card authenticated by airport securityREALID6Across44 Build a stockpileSAVEUP6Across47 Didn't go fast?ATE3Across49 Employee's status meaning "I'm currently away"OOO3Across50 Take down a notchDEMOTE6Across51 Purveyors of provocative postsTROLLS6Across52 8.5" x 11": Abbr.LTR3Across53 Kris Kross #1 hit with the lyric "How high? Real high, 'cause I'm just so fly"JUMP4Across54 El presidente ousted in a 1955 coupPERON5Across56 DangerPERIL5Across57 Cry from a victorIWON4Across58 Type that tends to be right-leaningITALICS7Across59 Like quality vocalsONKEY5Across61 Looks inside?CTSCANS7Across63 Drug-busting unitKILO4Across65 City whose Fushimi Inari shrine features 10,000+ red torii gatesKYOTO5Across66 Brother of Disney's Louie and Dewey DuckHUEY4Across67 Something hit to get fitTHEGYM6Across68 Hands-on professional?MASSEUR7Across70 Baseball team whose mascot is Wally the Green MonsterREDSOX6Across72 Seeing romanticallyWITH4Across75 Humble hold 'em holdingPAIR4Across76 "The Bear" streamerHULU4Across78 Cold War weapon inits.ICBM4Across80 Beethoven's No. 8?ACHT4Across81 Line of luxury hotelsOMNIS5Across82 Takes to school, in a wayBUSES5Across84 Cosmic explosionNOVA4Across85 It goes on the runSKI3Across86 Be a wingman, e.g.ASSIST6Across87 FalseERSATZ6Across88 Inits. for this puzzle's shaded squaresUSS3Across90 Move like a supermodelSTRUT5Across91 Unit of purityKARAT5Across93 Lower oneselfDEIGN5Across95 They study how knights moveSQUIRES7Across97 Canyon's edgeRIM3Across99 On the ___ (raging)WARPATH7Across100 Gone skinny-dipping, e.g.SWUM4Across102 Significant stretchERA3Across103 Mr. TurkeyTOM3Across104 Some window installations, informallyACS3Across105 Warp-driven deviceLOOM4Across106 Major exporter of mangoesHAITI5Across108 One giving the highlights?DYER4Across110 By dawn's early light?EAST4Across112 Intending to, casuallyGONNA5Across114 Bring upon oneselfINCUR5Across115 Wordlessly indicate "Please give me a hand"ANTE4Across116 "___ a broken heart" (Emily Dickinson poem)UNTO4Across117 Iron Man's suit, e.g.ARMOR5Across118 "Fire away!"ASKME5Across119 FalseMOCK4Across120 Docking stationPIER4Across121 Some draft picksBEERS5Across122

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Some farm soundsBAAS4Down1 Camped nearby and surveilling, in police jargonONSTAKEOUT10Down2 "Our window is closing for escape w-elocity!," as [circled letters] might sayWEHAVETOMAKETHISQUICK21Down3 Hardly spicyTAME4Down4 Next in lineHEIR4Down5 Goddess of daybreakEOS3Down6 Fill inENTER5Down7 Direct opposite of verso (found hidden in this clue!)RECTO5Down8 It's a promiseIDO3Down9 Enemy of the JediSITH4Down10 By Juan's early light?ESTE4Down11 "Any time! I'm a doctor, not a do-nothing!," as [circled letters] might sayYOUCANALWAYSCOUNTONME21Down12 Way back?UNDOBUTTON10Down13 Slight gripe, so to speakPEEP4Down14 Slip of the penTYPO4Down16 TantalizingSEXY4Down18 A low "Yo!"PSST4Down19 Trampled (on)TROD4Down20 Sound of a wardrobe malfunctionRIP3Down23 Euphemistic expression of commitmentLWORD5Down26 Speaks roughlyRASPS5Down29 Cherry or limeCOLOR5Down31 Bask inSAVOR5Down32 Reaction to a social media post, maybeEMOJI5Down34 "Logic dictates that you control your emotions," as [circled letters] might sayKEEPCOMPOSURE13Down36 Sneakily exploitsGAMES5Down37 Thing of the pastRELIC5Down39 "Stepping on the gas, Captain!," as [circled letters] might sayFULLTHRUSTERS13Down40 Seaside flockTERNS5Down42 "To protect my crew, the gamble was necessary," as [circled letters] might sayITOOKARISK10Down45 IHOP rivalDENNYS6Down46 Florida beach town, informallySTPETE6Down47 "We received a distress signal. Any injuries?," as [circled letters] might sayAREYOUHURT10Down48 Tough spotPLIGHT6Down55 Stranded during a winter storm, sayICEDIN6Down58 Texter's sweet sentimentILY3Down60 Big hits, in briefKOS3Down62 Make a case against?SUE3Down64 Old-fashioned contractionTWAS4Down68 Backwoods bumpkinHICK4Down69 Bite-sizeMINI4Down70 Former Wisconsin senator FeingoldRUSS4Down71 "Clearly!," in textspeakOBVS4Down73 Major e-tailing seasonXMAS4Down74 World capital with 400 kilometers of bike lanesAMSTERDAM9Down77 He might be carrying a big pictureLEADACTOR9Down79 This puzzle's themeSTARTREK8Down83 "I want to come back to the ship," as everyone circled in this puzzle seems to have said to 22-AcrossBEAMMEUP8Down84 NPR journalist ShapiroARI3Down87 PunchZIP3Down89 Belly, in kidspeakTUMTUM6Down92 Carnival-themed Vegas hotelRIO3Down94 In spadesGALORE6Down96 Symbols of graceSWANS5Down97 ObjectSAYNO5Down98 GarbageWASTE5Down100 "___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb)HONOR5Down101 "Transformers" actor ___ LaBeoufSHIA4Down102 2004 landing site for SpiritMARS4Down107 Land west of Eng.IRE3Down109 "You get the gist": Abbr.ETC3Down111 Alt-rocker DiFrancoANI3Down113 ChinwagGAB3Down114

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, August 3, 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.