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New York Times Crossword August 9 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword August 9 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 66 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Approach boldlyACCOST6Across1 Word with fixed or netASSETS6Across7 Purple-hatted Nintendo characterWALUIGI7Across13 Mildew, e.g.BLIGHT6Across15 Little Italian toastsCROSTINI8Across16 One choice at a dry cleanerHANGER6Across18 Say but not really meanMOUTH5Across19 English town known for its mineral waterEPSOM5Across20 Historical event that acquired its name almost two decades after it ended, in briefWWI3Across22 Car once promoted with the slogan "It's Your Money … Demand Better," informallyOLDS4Across23 Joy of televisionBEHAR5Across24 Windjammer, e.g.SHIP4Across25 33-Down platform, for shortNES3Across26 Deceived, maybeLEDON5Across27 RetreatsLAIRS5Across28 Move around from here to thereCUTANDPASTE11Across29 Unhelpful response to "Why?"JUSTBECAUSE11Across31 Rabbit food?EASTERCANDY11Across32 Pats (down)TAMPS5Across33 Progresses slowlyEASES5Across34 Something chewed overCUD3Across35 Sections of historyERAS4Across38 Has legsLASTS5Across39 Something to climb in a WWE matchROPE4Across40 "Stop! We get it!"TMI3Across41 RubeYOKEL5Across42 Literature Nobelist who wrote "Siddhartha"HESSE5Across43 People whose flag depicts the Lion of JudahRASTAS6Across44 Animal that sleeps while floating on its backSEAOTTER8Across46 University of California campus localeIRVINE6Across48 "The Ultimate Trivia Destination," per its websiteSPORCLE7Across49 Moves in the shadowsSKULKS6Across50 Parts of cassette playersSPOOLS6Across51

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Really, now!"AWCMON6Down1 Actress Lombard of classic HollywoodCAROLE6Down2 "Above the ___, as high as heaven itself?": Shak.CLOUDS6Down3 EjectsOUSTS5Down4 Villainous group of science fictionSITH4Down5 ___ FridaysTGI3Down6 Can't standABHOR5Down7 DisSLAM4Down8 "The only ___ is mediocrity": Martha GrahamSIN3Down9 Ingredient in meringue cookiesEGGWHITE8Down10 #1 on BBC's list of greatest 21st-century TV seriesTHEWIRE7Down11 ComicsSTRIPS6Down12 "This work is getting to be too much"INEEDABREAK11Down14 Apple skins?IPHONECASES11Down17 Buildings that aren't water-resistantSANDCASTLES11Down21 "La Cousine ___" (Balzac novel)BETTE5Down24 Overly wise, saySASSY5Down25 Feels thirstyLUSTS5Down27 Gives accoladesLAUDS5Down28 EdgesCUSPS5Down29 You can see right through themPANES5Down30 Phenomenon of experiencing something as strangely new even though one has experienced it beforeJAMAISVU8Down31 Designate, as fundsEARMARK7Down32 Series of mental blocks?TETRIS6Down33 Retail giant that opened its first store in Seattle in 1983COSTCO6Down35 Persuade to pay more than originally intendedUPSELL6Down36 Popular farm vehiclesDEERES6Down37 Falls short, sayLOSES5Down39 Lead-in to activeRETRO5Down40 American in Paris?YANK4Down42 Certain earringHOOP4Down43 Poetic contractionTIL3Down45 Some courses for honor students, for shortAPS3Down47

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, August 9, 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.