NYT Crossword August 12 2025 Answers (8/12/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for August 12 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword August 12, 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 12, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 8/12/25, 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 Take to the slopes
4A Abolitionist Tubman
11A Shade of gray or blond
14A "That's rough!"
15A Quantities
16A Dubai's country, for short
17A Pales in comparison
20A Greeting in Oahu
21A French article
22A Countrified
23A After the buzzer
24A Typical People cover subject, informally
26A Pharmacy bottlefuls, informally
27A Edible Christmas ornament
30A Planet with the most moons (274)
33A Not out of the ordinary
37A Container for oranges
38A Certain significant others, informally
41A 2016 Disney movie
42A King, in Latin
43A Visual features of a 27-Across
46A U.S. soldiers
47A Blown away
49A ___ cart (type of food stand)
50A University in western Pennsylvania, familiarly
51A Chicana, for example
54A Bad news for vegetation
55A 1990s-’00s sitcom starring Brandy
56A Rapper ___ Wayne
57A Conscience-stricken
61A He/___
62A Time to look ahead
63A Birds phonetically suggested by a feature of 17-, 27- and 51-Across
64A Fútbol cheer
65A ___ Moines
66A Prepared to pray
67A Partner of "ty"
1D L.A.'s region
2D Eucalyptus eater
3D "Otherwise ..."
4D "Serves you right!"
5D "Te ___" ("I love you," in Spanish)
6D Like some R's and oats
7D "As I was saying before I was so ___ interrupted ..."
8D Shortly
9D And the like, for short
10D Russian ruler of old
11D Lorde who wrote "Sister Outsider"
12D Partner of soup
13D What the Beyoncé title "6 Inch" refers to
18D Online publication of Vox Media
19D Tres o cuatro
24D "Have I Got News for You" channel
25D Prohibit
28D Greek war god
29D Chances at awards, informally
30D Like this: ESMCLDRBA
31D "Has our broadcast started?"
32D People living abroad for financial reasons
34D Business selling trick coins and marked decks
35D Law professor played by Kerry Washington in 2016's "Confirmation"
36D Things alphabetized in telephone books
38D Raisin ___
39D Sneaker brand
40D A dispiritingly large percentage of phone calls
44D "No worries"
45D He or I, but not she
48D Like, informally
50D Dessert with a shell
52D Casual conversation
53D Cones' counterparts in the eye
58D Follower of Attila
59D Great serve
60D Opposite of bien

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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