Our NYT Easy Mode Crossword August 22, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Easy Mode Crossword is a newer format where paid subscribers can get access to Friday’s puzzle on Wednesday but with easier clues. If you’ve trying your hand at this new format but still need help, we have you covered.
NYT Easy Mode Crossword August 22, 2025 Answers
If you need help solving the NYT Easy Mode Crossword on 8/22/25, 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 | Electrical device for international travelers |
| 8A | Singer Camila of Fifth Harmony |
| 15A | Deconstruct for inspiration, as a competitor's gadget |
| 17A | Happily-ever-after conclusion |
| 18A | Bit of wood supporting a mattress |
| 19A | Improve, as writing (or at least, that's the hope) |
| 20A | Blustering |
| 21A | Parents' sisters |
| 23A | "Help!" |
| 24A | Access, as an app |
| 27A | Observes with an open mouth |
| 31A | Actress Seyfried or Bynes |
| 32A | Titular Jane Austen woman |
| 33A | In favor of |
| 34A | Get a peek at how sausage is made, so to speak |
| 37A | Picnic pest |
| 38A | Ancestor of a cello |
| 39A | Kid-lit girl who lives at the "tippy-top floor" of the Plaza Hotel |
| 40A | "___: Impossible" (action film franchise) |
| 42A | Wore a red nose and giant shoes, maybe |
| 43A | ___ Solo of "Star Wars" |
| 44A | Mother-of-pearl |
| 45A | Goes all out attacking |
| 48A | Horror film director Eli |
| 49A | Frolic |
| 53A | Standard ways of saving for the future |
| 56A | Be ruthlessly aggressive |
| 57A | Solemn promises |
| 58A | Backyard bleater who might help eat some weeds |
| 1D | Sounds from a dog kennel |
| 2D | One might be agreed upon with a handshake |
| 3D | Competitor of Nike |
| 4D | Relates (to) |
| 5D | "Do or do not, there is no ___": Yoda |
| 6D | Pretentious display |
| 7D | Entertain, as with picture books |
| 8D | Site with tech news |
| 9D | What goes up but never comes down, in a riddle |
| 10D | Where you might hear someone yelling "B-1!" or "O-75!" |
| 11D | Ultimate purpose |
| 12D | Garlands given out at Hawaiian airports |
| 13D | Gave, for a while |
| 14D | Promiscuous party |
| 16D | Yale students, familiarly |
| 22D | Constant and steady |
| 23D | Founding father who was the only Supreme Court Justice to get impeached (but was later acquitted) |
| 24D | Southern California N.F.L. player |
| 25D | Neighbor of a Yemeni |
| 26D | Paces for horses |
| 27D | Big name in S.U.V.s |
| 28D | Madrid's country |
| 29D | Get up |
| 30D | Visibly muscular |
| 32D | Snakelike fish |
| 35D | Sweetie |
| 36D | Looking down at from above, with "over" |
| 41D | Like the ground under a large tree |
| 42D | "Drug" for a feline |
| 44D | Arabic name meaning "light" |
| 45D | Letters at the beginning of a web address |
| 46D | ___ Sea, disappearing body of water in central Asia |
| 47D | Japanese rice wine |
| 48D | Tears (into) |
| 50D | Cookie with a "Golden" variety |
| 51D | Rooney ___, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" actress |
| 52D | "Over here!" |
| 54D | Annoying thing to stub |
| 55D | Parking area |
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.
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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