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New York Times Crossword August 9 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 66 clues from the New York Times Crossword for August 9 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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Approach boldly61 AcrossReveal answer → Word with fixed or net67 AcrossReveal answer → Purple-hatted Nintendo character713 AcrossReveal answer → Mildew, e.g.615 AcrossReveal answer → Little Italian toasts816 AcrossReveal answer → One choice at a dry cleaner618 AcrossReveal answer → Say but not really mean519 AcrossReveal answer → English town known for its mineral water520 AcrossReveal answer → Historical event that acquired its name almost two decades after it ended, in brief322 AcrossReveal answer → Car once promoted with the slogan "It's Your Money … Demand Better," informally423 AcrossReveal answer → Joy of television524 AcrossReveal answer → Windjammer, e.g.425 AcrossReveal answer → 33-Down platform, for short326 AcrossReveal answer → Deceived, maybe527 AcrossReveal answer → Retreats528 AcrossReveal answer → Move around from here to there1129 AcrossReveal answer → Unhelpful response to "Why?"1131 AcrossReveal answer → Rabbit food?1132 AcrossReveal answer → Pats (down)533 AcrossReveal answer → Progresses slowly534 AcrossReveal answer → Something chewed over335 AcrossReveal answer → Sections of history438 AcrossReveal answer → Has legs539 AcrossReveal answer → Something to climb in a WWE match440 AcrossReveal answer → "Stop! We get it!"341 AcrossReveal answer → Rube542 AcrossReveal answer → Literature Nobelist who wrote "Siddhartha"543 AcrossReveal answer → People whose flag depicts the Lion of Judah644 AcrossReveal answer → Animal that sleeps while floating on its back846 AcrossReveal answer → University of California campus locale648 AcrossReveal answer → "The Ultimate Trivia Destination," per its website749 AcrossReveal answer → Moves in the shadows650 AcrossReveal answer → Parts of cassette players651 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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"Really, now!"61 DownReveal answer → Actress Lombard of classic Hollywood62 DownReveal answer → "Above the ___, as high as heaven itself?": Shak.63 DownReveal answer → Ejects54 DownReveal answer → Villainous group of science fiction45 DownReveal answer → ___ Fridays36 DownReveal answer → Can't stand57 DownReveal answer → Dis48 DownReveal answer → "The only ___ is mediocrity": Martha Graham39 DownReveal answer → Ingredient in meringue cookies810 DownReveal answer → #1 on BBC's list of greatest 21st-century TV series711 DownReveal answer → Comics612 DownReveal answer → "This work is getting to be too much"1114 DownReveal answer → Apple skins?1117 DownReveal answer → Buildings that aren't water-resistant1121 DownReveal answer → "La Cousine ___" (Balzac novel)524 DownReveal answer → Overly wise, say525 DownReveal answer → Feels thirsty527 DownReveal answer → Gives accolades528 DownReveal answer → Edges529 DownReveal answer → You can see right through them530 DownReveal answer → Phenomenon of experiencing something as strangely new even though one has experienced it before831 DownReveal answer → Designate, as funds732 DownReveal answer → Series of mental blocks?633 DownReveal answer → Retail giant that opened its first store in Seattle in 1983635 DownReveal answer → Persuade to pay more than originally intended636 DownReveal answer → Popular farm vehicles637 DownReveal answer → Falls short, say539 DownReveal answer → Lead-in to active540 DownReveal answer → American in Paris?442 DownReveal answer → Certain earring443 DownReveal answer → Poetic contraction345 DownReveal answer → Some courses for honor students, for short347 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.