Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 17, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword 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 paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, August 17, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/17/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
- 1A. Sign off on
- 8A. Feel the pain
- 14A. One of music's Three B's
- 18A. They're paving the way
- 20A. Island with ferries to Ibiza
- 21A. Tangent line?
- 22A. One of the better morning beverages?
- 24A. Zoom background option
- 25A. Hrs. for Augusta in August
- 26A. "___ Q" (1968 hit)
- 27A. Styling substance
- 28A. "C'mon, the car door's open!"
- 29A. Avoid ___ (GPS option)
- 32A. Slice of the economy
- 35A. First non-English-language film to win Best Picture
- 37A. Just one inning left after this?
- 40A. Annual gala locale, with "the"
- 41A. Meat sauce in Italian cooking
- 42A. Go-getter sorts
- 43A. Trifling
- 45A. View from the Quai d'Orsay
- 47A. Character with a Jamaican accent in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
- 51A. How a mountain road may rise or fall
- 54A. Threads, e.g.
- 57A. Query of worry
- 59A. Units on a multimeter
- 60A. Seasoning preference when eating Maryland blue crab?
- 64A. Berry plant related to a hawthorn
- 65A. The lion in summer?
- 66A. "So here's my question ..."
- 67A. Humorous ending with hater
- 68A. Sephora competitor
- 70A. Two-pound tomahawk steak, for instance?
- 74A. Underwater respirator
- 75A. Home on the internet, perhaps
- 77A. Prescriptions, for short
- 78A. Arouses
- 80A. Slimy scheme for profit
- 83A. Listing that might include an explanation of benefits
- 84A. Anchors provide this
- 85A. Casual shoe
- 89A. New Jersey?
- 91A. A.C.C. school
- 93A. "Do I *really* wanna start an online bidding war? Hmm ..."?
- 99A. Czech brew
- 101A. 'Move over!'
- 102A. Michael of R.E.M.
- 103A. The government, at times
- 104A. What Pomeranians do
- 106A. The (middle) sound of "silence"
- 108A. "___ but a scratch!"
- 109A. Creature in Magic: The Gathering
- 110A. Give an extra perk to a cigarette smoker?
- 115A. Finish filming
- 116A. ___ Attucks, Revolutionary War casualty who posthumously became an abolitionist symbol
- 117A. Cherish
- 118A. No side
- 119A. Become gooey over, as cheese atop a hot burger
- 120A. They're usually found to the left of Q's
- 1D. Actor Will of "BoJack Horseman"
- 2D. British cry of approval
- 3D. Scary snake
- 4D. Joseph who co-invented rocky road ice cream
- 5D. Obstruction to teamwork, maybe
- 6D. Greek crosses
- 7D. Sudden surge
- 8D. Round Table title
- 9D. "__ cerveza, por favor"
- 10D. Phileas in "Around the World in Eighty Days"
- 11D. The power of social media from a marketing standpoint, informally
- 12D. Bit of green legislation
- 13D. Hindi for "reign"
- 14D. Sweethearts
- 15D. One of the best coffee beverages ever?
- 16D. Top execs, collectively
- 17D. Charlotte N.B.A. player
- 19D. Montreal newspaper continuously published since 1778, with "The"
- 20D. Get together
- 23D. French city from which a soup gets its name
- 28D. Merriment, in one spelling
- 30D. Doesn't own, say
- 31D. Largest college fraternity in the U.S., familiarly
- 33D. No U.S. area code starts with this
- 34D. Nutrition figs.
- 36D. Minnesota county whose seat is St. Paul
- 38D. Artfulness
- 39D. Suffix with journal
- 44D. Some natural borders en México
- 46D. Greek goddess of the night
- 48D. Emperor who founded the Mughal Empire
- 49D. Palindromic constellation
- 50D. Noggin
- 51D. Latin for "only"
- 52D. What fugitives are on
- 53D. What might confirm the worst for an athlete's injury?
- 54D. Many a Bahraini
- 55D. Old El ___ (Tex-Mex brand)
- 56D. Game with an annual World Series since 1970
- 58D. Collapses, with "over"
- 61D. Smartphone clock function
- 62D. A bobcat is one, technically
- 63D. . . .
- 69D. Actress Bancroft
- 70D. Many-time N.B.A. All-Star Tatum
- 71D. Boot out of Australia?
- 72D. Creature with flat, transparent larvae called "leptocephali"
- 73D. __ change
- 74D. Vodka-and-lime cocktail
- 76D. Metal material used for dishware before porcelain became popular
- 79D. Ta-tas
- 81D. In the style of
- 82D. School bathroom sign
- 83D. Spin a yarn, perhaps?
- 86D. Progressive inits. in the U.S. Congress
- 87D. Puts icing on
- 88D. Methuselah's father
- 90D. Paramount+ docuseries with real-life crime stories
- 91D. Like Manhattan in the 80s and 90s?
- 92D. Cialis alternative
- 94D. Long-eared pal of Pooh
- 95D. Country whose name Americans spell with a "z"
- 96D. Stymie
- 97D. Abode that's abuzz
- 98D. "Ah, that's right!"
- 100D. Trickles
- 105D. Vowelless attention-getter
- 107D. Traveling in waves, say
- 110D. Vintage film channel
- 111D. Milestone for a start-up, for short
- 112D. Sister figure
- 113D. Pre-___ (exercise program in advance of surgery)
- 114D. Vowelless rebuke
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.
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.
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.
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