Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 21, 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 21, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/21/25. 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. 50 things on the Argo
- 5A. Units equal to nine inches
- 10A. Needing more salt, perhaps
- 15A. Swiss-born artist whose name sounds like an art medium
- 16A. What pronouns and their antecedents should do
- 17A. *Person who persists in a hopeless cause
- 18A. Destroyer of Hindu cosmogony
- 19A. *Wildlife parks
- 20A. Layer of bricks
- 21A. Show obeisance
- 23A. Smart TV features
- 25A. Eye covering
- 26A. *Enjoy the moment, say
- 27A. Name on a check
- 29A. Porter of Broadway
- 30A. Sucker's lament
- 32A. Repeat
- 34A. Cheryl of Charlies Angels
- 35A. Bit of Q.E.D.
- 37A. Features of some stadia
- 38A. Start of a popular saying about gravity ... or a hint to completing the answers to the starred clues
- 41A. Big name in Russian ballet
- 43A. Capital on the Mediterranean
- 44A. Blew away
- 48A. Legislative bodies
- 50A. Old wide-screen format
- 52A. Crime show extra, informally
- 53A. Lead-in to "they"
- 55A. Storm-tracking aid
- 56A. Brew designed to survive trips to the subcontinent, in brief
- 57A. Early PC game whose nonsense working title stuck
- 58A. Partner of older
- 59A. Guardian spirits
- 61A. *Musical appreciation?
- 64A. Deity with the raven familiars Huginn and Muninn
- 66A. *Forming a union
- 67A. ___ Day (April celebration)
- 68A. A or B, e.g.
- 69A. Yani ___, youngest pro golfer to win five major championships (age 22)
- 70A. Score keeper?
- 71A. Peeved state
- 1D. Gives a "go"
- 2D. Fictional character with a famous opening line
- 3D. Took back
- 4D. Sushi treatment that's also a spa treatment
- 5D. Palm starch
- 6D. ___ Tour
- 7D. What's off to the side in a selfie
- 8D. Demanding attention
- 9D. Waits on
- 10D. Watson and Deep Blue, for two
- 11D. Grp. aptly hidden in "special ops"
- 12D. "We're head over heels!"
- 13D. Prima ballerinas
- 14D. Melt down
- 22D. ___ can, item first made and patented in Britain in 1810
- 24D. Turns the page, say
- 26D. Up to
- 27D. Take leave of each other
- 28D. "Just saying . . ."
- 29D. Taste tests, e.g.
- 31D. Boot
- 33D. Pronoun repeated in "___ do ___"
- 36D. Graze
- 39D. High on the Scoville scale
- 40D. Lake that's home to Kelleys Island
- 41D. Best candidates for permanent relationships
- 42D. Callable, say
- 45D. Gestured to keep moving
- 46D. Some retired faculty
- 47D. __ es Salaam
- 48D. Tap
- 49D. Certain mattresses
- 51D. Name that means "my God" in Hebrew
- 54D. Bit of hybrid field hockey attire
- 57D. Criticize wittily
- 58D. District
- 60D. Holm or McKellen of "The Hobbit"
- 62D. Wizards’ org.
- 63D. Over there
- 65D. Mesh
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.
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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