NYT Crossword August 20 2025 Answers (8/20/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for August 20 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword August 20, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword August 20, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/20/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Tycoon
6A "Famously friendly" pooch, per the American Kennel Club
9A Mystery author Josephine
12A Moody hip-hop subgenre
14A Electronic setting on a floor model
16A Switch to a newsperson on the scene, say
17A Common sushi go-with
18A Hair goop
19A Marijuana component, for short
21A Like many a coffee order
22A Only U.S. prez born in Kentucky
23A Letters for a sellout
24A Whistle blower
25A "I had something come up," maybe
28A Square root
30A 2003 Will Ferrell film
31A Org. that prohibits Magic 8 Balls and baseball bats
32A Custom in Japanese food service
34A Went letter by letter, to Brits
36A Brief verse from Japan / With seventeen syllables / Illustrated here
39A Item seen rolling through this puzzle
40A Fixes, as a piano
41A Freddy Krueger's locale: Abbr.
42A Evolutionary "missing link"
44A U.F.C. fighting style
45A Mole, e.g.
47A Slobbery smooch
51A First receptionist on "The Office"
52A Delivers, as a baby
53A Before, poetically
54A T. rex fossil named after its discoverer
55A Distinctive feature of the durian fruit
57A The Big Apple's ___ Drive
58A Singer DiFranco
59A Frenemy of Betty in comics
62A Classic Asimov collection
65A Boosted
66A Five Nations tribe
67A ___ Marino
68A Patty melt bread
69A Start of many emoticons
1D Change seeker
2D Shape-shifting organism
3D Like some oats
4D "... ___ quit!"
5D Sat ___ (GPS, to Brits)
6D Perishable bit of apparel
7D Dutch bier
8D Expel with jeers
9D More than one would like
10D Collegiate domain?
11D "Uh-huh"
13D Scabbers, to Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter books
14D Hip-hop's Run-___
15D Flavoring in some fast food, for short
20D January and November have the most federal ones
23D "No lie!"
24D Adjusted the rankings of, as a tournament
26D Michigan's ___ Royale National Park
27D Cave dwellers
29D Tats (up)
33D What every "O" in this grid represents
35D The Ramones' genre
36D Material in some eco-friendly clothing
37D Liberal arts college in Michigan
38D Remark accompanied by a facepalm
43D Actor Lamorne of Fox's "New Girl"
46D Sameness
48D Writer Allende
49D Gas brand that sponsors NASCAR
50D Wheat-based meat alternative
56D Benedictine's title
57D It's all the rage
59D Air Force Two passengers, in brief
60D "Fearless" or "1989," for Taylor Swift
61D Middling grade
63D Lead-in to center or room
64D Musician Yoko

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

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