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New York Times Crossword August 31 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 140 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 31 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#
Maximum extent, in an idiomHILT4Across1 "Suitable, I guess"ITLLDO6Across5 Small storage unitBYTE4Across11 "___ News Central" (daily program)CNN3Across15 Sea adventure novel by Herman MelvilleOMOO4Across18 RumpPATOOT6Across19 Sounds of amazementOOHS4Across20 SpoilsLOOT4Across21 "Don't flick that cigarette over here!"MOVEYOURASH11Across22 "Incredible! This mosquito net didn't let in even one bug!"WHATAMESH9Across24 Greatest potential accomplishment, metaphoricallyEVEREST7Across26 Non-free-range farm fixtureFEEDLOT7Across27 Container weightTARE4Across29 Pick up at schoolLEARN5Across30 Actor PascalPEDRO5Across31 KissSMOOCH6Across32 Celestial sphereORB3Across34 Went from 0 to 60, sayAGED4Across35 Nipsey Russell's role in 1978's "The Wiz"TINMAN6Across37 "___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller)IAM3Across40 Device for cutting bangs?SILENCER8Across42 More in need of a sticky rollerLINTIER7Across45 ZealousAVID4Across47 Guide for writing a perfect letterSTENCIL7Across48 AdornBEDECK6Across49 Some skin care productsTONERS6Across50 "Dear Lord! His Majesty's beard is out of control!"GODSHAVETHEKING15Across52 Comics cry of dismayACK3Across55 ___ codeAREA4Across58 Tiny and scurrying, perhapsANTLIKE7Across59 "Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight's protection!"SHINEDSHIELDDELIVERED21Across63 Green gemstonePERIDOT7Across71 Brand of bubbly, informallyMOET4Across72 ___ de vieEAU3Across73 "Might you give me a bigger boat?"COULDIHAVEASHIP15Across74 Composure under pressureAPLOMB6Across82 Firmly plantedROOTED6Across85 Sizable wine ordersCARAFES7Across86 ZestPEEL4Across90 Hero's partner in mythLEANDER7Across91 Real ladies' manCASANOVA8Across93 Bit of workERG3Across94 It's always getting into hot waterTEABAG6Across95 Theatrical constructionsSETS4Across96 UnburdenRID3Across97 Computer shortcutsMACROS6Across98 Muse of love poetryERATO5Across100 "You can't win ___"EMALL5Across103 Writer ___ Stanley GardnerERLE4Across105 "Is that a certainty?"YOUSURE7Across106 Unruly, as a beardSCRAGGY7Across109 Secret agent first introduced in 1953JAMESBOND9Across111 Classic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized cluesSEANCONNERY11Across113 Langston Hughes poemITOO4Across115 Aston Martin, e.g.AUTO4Across116 CharmENDEAR6Across117 Member of a watery quintetERIE4Across118 Adriatique, e.g.MER3Across119 School attended by both 111-Across and his creatorETON4Across120 Debate-ending replySAYSME6Across121 Figs. most people have memorizedSSNS4Across122

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Win for an away teamHOMELOSS8Down1 "That doesn't bother me anymore"IMOVERIT8Down2 WinsomeLOVEABLE8Down3 It's human, in a sayingTOERR5Down4 Big events on Wall St.IPOS4Down5 Full of tensionTAUT4Down6 Abbr. on a paper trayLTR3Down7 Whiled away the hoursLOAFED6Down8 Gave medicineDOSED5Down9 DifferentOTHER5Down10 Poke ___BOWL4Down11 Start of a pirate chantYOHO4Down12 "There I am in the photo"THATSME7Down13 Winter hours in Conn.EST3Down14 Exhibiting some forceCOERCIVE8Down15 Part of a personal air filtration systemNOSEHAIR8Down16 Degree in math?NTH3Down17 ["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]LMAO4Down21 ThirstYEN3Down23 Lots and lotsATON4Down25 Certain URL endingDOTNET6Down28 A popPER3Down31 Favorite drink of 111-AcrossMARTINI7Down33 What wine or citrus adds to a sauceACID4Down35 Hairstyle helpersGELS4Down36 Allergic reactionITCH4Down38 Company originally named Blue Ribbon SportsNIKE4Down39 E.R. V.I.P.sMDS3Down41 High school subj.ENG3Down43 Base figure, for shortNCO3Down44 Bank security featureLEVEE5Down45 Perfect matchIDEALMATE9Down46 It's right on a squareANGLE5Down47 Port on the AdriaticBARI4Down49 AiringONTV4Down51 Shout of triumphHAH3Down53 ___-El (Superman's birth name)KAL3Down54 Relative of an adderASP3Down55 "Evita" role for Antonio BanderasCHE3Down56 ___ royale (cocktail)KIR3Down57 IndignationIRE3Down60 New Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzlesKEA3Down61 End of an academic addressEDU3Down62 Williamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur"NICOL5Down64 Biblical kingdom near the Dead SeaEDOM4Down65 Feature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-AcrossDOUBLEO7Down66 Stitching on a Cardinal's capSTL3Down67 Mid-Atlantic state capitalDOVER5Down68 A good one might generate good karmaDEED4Down69 J.F.K. predictionETA3Down70 Far from brightDRAB4Down75 University in New Rochelle, N.Y.IONA4Down76 Obergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equalityHODGES6Down77 Improvise à la Ella FitzgeraldSCAT4Down78 Avocado varietyHASS4Down79 Portfolio holding, for shortIRA3Down80 Give a bad reviewPAN3Down81 ImitateAPE3Down82 Spread throughoutPERMEATE8Down83 Greaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmetsLEGARMOR8Down84 Those who hunt and gatherFORAGERS8Down87 Feature of many a gloating movie villainEVILGRIN8Down88 "Alas, it is true"SADLYYES8Down89 Grounder to second, oftenEASYOUT7Down92 Corp. bigwigCEO3Down93 ___ leches cakeTRES4Down95 BeauSTEADY6Down96 Late jazz singer ___ LaineCLEO4Down99 Sly schemesRUSES5Down101 Paris's Dôme de Paris, e.g.ARENA5Down102 Sea eagleERN3Down103 Zebra features that mirror their body stripesMANES5Down104 "You're ___ something"ONTO4Down107 Japanese noodleUDON4Down108 Many a get-rich-quick offerSCAM4Down109 HeartCORE4Down110 Beam on a bottleJIM3Down111 Modern pet nameBAE3Down112 Platform for Super Mario Bros., for shortNES3Down114

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Sunday, August 31, 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.