Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 25, 2024 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 25, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/25/24. 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. Loses one's shirt, say
- 10A. Primarily studies
- 18A. City with a cowboy hat-wearing replica of the Eiffel Tower
- 20A. Videography option on a smartphone
- 21A. Tsk tsk!
- 23A. Buddy-buddy?
- 24A. Resistance units
- 25A. What "Ten-four" and "Over" are used in
- 27A. ___ liver oil (dietary supplement)
- 28A. Honnold who was the first to free-solo climb El Capitan
- 30A. Exploit
- 31A. Sight at Sydney's yearly Festival of the Winds
- 34A. "You're on!"
- 38A. Paper-saving invoice
- 40A. They keep people in the dark
- 44A. "Knock, knock!"
- 45A. 11?
- 47A. First-tier, as a celeb
- 48A. Thudding noise
- 49A. Diamond authorities
- 50A. Go (for)
- 51A. Word used three times in the Postal Service creed
- 52A. Sen. or rep., e.g.
- 53A. Up to
- 56A. N.W.A's "Straight ___ Compton"
- 58A. Owl or whippoorwill, e.g.
- 62A. Big step for a start-up, for short
- 63A. 'Now I get it!'
- 64A. Pooh-pooh?
- 69A. Wrap (up)
- 70A. Sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai
- 71A. Places to let out anger by smashing objects
- 73A. Built (on)
- 76A. Core exercise done lying down
- 79A. Queer identity, for short
- 80A. Output of some refrigerators
- 82A. Word often followed by a Roman numeral
- 83A. Helping hand
- 84A. Show up, perhaps
- 86A. Else
- 88A. "Tut-tut!"
- 93A. "Ow! Ow!"?
- 94A. Buccaneer's buddies
- 95A. Park worker?
- 96A. "That much is obvious"
- 97A. Ran out of juice
- 98A. The Lincoln Memorial appeared on it until 2008
- 99A. Tangled masses of hair
- 100A. One of the Mannings
- 102A. George Lucas's original surname for Luke Skywalker
- 106A. Shock proof?
- 110A. "OK, OK"?
- 114A. Hubba hubba!
- 117A. Outpouring of ideas
- 118A. Seasonal workers in suits
- 119A. Official beer of the Boston Red Sox, familiarly
- 120A. On the comeback trail
- 1D. Swept style
- 2D. Chemical formula for lye
- 3D. Oil container
- 4D. Needles
- 5D. Night school subj.
- 6D. Basilica of ___ Anne de Détroit (historic Michigan landmark)
- 7D. "Three may keep a ___, if two of them are dead": Benjamin Franklin
- 8D. Over-the-counter brand that promises "Guaranteed relief every time"
- 9D. Put forth
- 10D. Flaky mineral
- 11D. Wild
- 12D. "Friends" star, to friends
- 13D. Antediluvian
- 14D. Run into
- 15D. Carnival attraction that propels its riders sky-high
- 16D. ":" in analogies
- 17D. Call for
- 19D. Half a rhyming genre name
- 20D. Steaming, with "off"
- 22D. Alaskan salmon hunters
- 23D. Hulled wheat
- 26D. Mirror image
- 28D. Be next to
- 29D. MGM's aptly named mascot
- 31D. Nine credited roles in "Barbie"
- 32D. Texter's hedge
- 33D. Bit of ink, familiarly
- 34D. Home of Kurdistan's easternmost regions
- 35D. Raven claw
- 36D. Vital spark
- 37D. Plugs
- 38D. Brian in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- 39D. Big name in allergy medication
- 40D. Humorist Bombeck
- 41D. Talks incessantly
- 42D. Didn't spoil
- 43D. Mlle. of Madrid
- 45D. Basic skateboarding trick
- 46D. Jovian moon
- 48D. Kind of salad with hard-boiled eggs
- 52D. What cognitive behavioral therapy can treat, in brief
- 54D. It bears no etymological relation to "conifer," surprisingly
- 55D. Camera opening
- 56D. State with a five-sided flag
- 57D. "That's just … wrong"
- 59D. Clarified butter
- 60D. Rear
- 61D. Park worker?
- 63D. Por ___ lado (on the other hand: Sp.)
- 65D. Fashion designer Anna
- 66D. By Jove!
- 67D. Lead-in to nautical
- 68D. Key of Mozart's Symphony No. 40
- 72D. Glower
- 73D. Part of a baby's nighttime routine
- 74D. Hurt
- 75D. Filming innovation used in "The Shining"
- 76D. Choice for a twist
- 77D. Häagen-Dazs shelfmate
- 78D. Ball that just grazes the bat, perhaps
- 81D. Online crafts marketplace
- 83D. Betwixt
- 85D. Explosive inits.
- 86D. Corsica and Réunion
- 87D. Part of 115-Down: Abbr.
- 89D. PET scan alternative
- 90D. Uintah Basin people
- 91D. Word in the mnemonic E-G-B-D-F
- 92D. Deliberately try to fail, informally
- 93D. Key near Ctrl
- 96D. "O Tannenbaum" and others
- 98D. 'Li'l Abner' cartoonist
- 99D. Haggard fellow?
- 100D. Abates
- 101D. "Good Morning America" co-host Spencer
- 102D. Dirty film
- 103D. Some turkeys and tabbies
- 104D. Hasty getaway
- 105D. "Success has always been the greatest ___": Nietzsche
- 106D. Group of buffalo
- 107D. Payment before a deal
- 108D. Big supporter, in modern slang
- 109D. Quiet "Hey!"
- 111D. Telluride maker
- 112D. Sturm ___ Drang
- 113D. Initialism for exhibitionism
- 115D. Seminoles' sch.
- 116D. Tiger's target
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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