NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 13, 2025
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
ConstructorJared Cappel
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
___ Bradham, inventor of Pepsi (5)
Starts with C, ends with BCALEB→
6A
Skewer (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTAB→
10A
Cook in hot water (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBOIL→
14A
Frank account? (5)
Starts with D, ends with YDIARY→
15A
Father's sister (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAUNT→
16A
"Casablanca" heroine (4)
Starts with I, ends with AILSA→
17A
Acclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film (10)
Starts with C, ends with SCLOUDATLAS→
19A
Excess (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGLUT→
20A
Floor models (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEMOS→
22A
1959 Broadway drama by Lorraine Hansberry, with "A" (14)
Starts with R, ends with NRAISININTHESUN→
26A
Dearest pal (6)
Starts with B, ends with EBESTIE→
27A
Sounds at a fireworks show (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOOHS→
28A
Remove from a clothesline, say (5)
Starts with U, ends with GUNPEG→
29A
Beach blanket? (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSAND→
31A
Black Friday offering (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESALE→
35A
Preceder of Jan. (3)
Starts with D, ends with CDEC→
36A
2006 romantic fantasy novel by Stephenie Meyer (7)
Starts with N, ends with NNEWMOON→
39A
With 43-Across, playful marine mammal (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
40A
Playful marine mammal (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSEAL→
42A
Pros who may care for playful marine mammals (4)
Starts with V, ends with SVETS→
43A
See 39-Across (5)
Starts with O, ends with ROTTER→
45A
"Ah, gotcha" (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
47A
Workers who sometimes carry flashlights (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUSHERS→
48A
Newbery Medal-winning 1989 novel for children by Lois Lowry (14)
Starts with N, ends with SNUMBERTHESTARS→
53A
Standard option in a popular rideshare app (5)
Starts with U, ends with XUBERX→
55A
Covid-19, in slang (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARONA→
56A
Message from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is? (10)
Starts with S, ends with GSKYWRITING→
61A
Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020 (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSLUR→
62A
White House staffer (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAIDE→
63A
Shower scrubber (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALOOFA→
64A
Online crafts shop (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
65A
Equipment in "Top Chef" (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPANS→
66A
Spirits (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSOULS→
Down
1D
Org. encouraging flu shots (3)
Starts with C, ends with CCDC→
2D
Feel ill (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAIL→
3D
Neighbor of a Thai (3)
Starts with L, ends with OLAO→
4D
Scholarly (7)
Starts with E, ends with EERUDITE→
5D
Intentionally (8)
Starts with B, ends with NBYDESIGN→
6D
Used, as a chair (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSATON→
7D
Politician Gabbard (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITULSI→
8D
Santa ___ winds (3)
Starts with A, ends with AANA→
9D
"Dynamite" K-pop band (3)
Starts with B, ends with SBTS→
10D
Chaotic situation (7)
Starts with B, ends with SBIGMESS→
11D
Some cantina cookware (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOLLAS→
12D
Japanese truck manufacturer (5)
Starts with I, ends with UISUZU→
13D
Draw toward dark (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATEN→
18D
Female French friend (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAMIE→
21D
Sound at a massage parlor (3)
Starts with A, ends with HAHH→
22D
Actress Zellweger (5)
Starts with R, ends with ERENEE→
23D
Pet adoption org. (5)
Starts with A, ends with AASPCA→
24D
Taboos (5)
Starts with N, ends with SNONOS→
25D
Kind of list (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTODO→
26D
Blossoms-to-be (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBUDS→
29D
"Too ___" (2024 #1 Hozier hit) (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSWEET→
30D
Tsp. or tbsp. (3)
Starts with A, ends with TAMT→
32D
Daisylike flower (5)
Starts with A, ends with RASTER→
34D
Removable Potato Head parts (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEARS→
37D
Happily/after connector (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
38D
Flared facial features (8)
Starts with N, ends with SNOSTRILS→
41D
Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across (7)
Starts with L, ends with YLIBRARY→
44D
"Your point also" (7)
Starts with T, ends with OTHATTOO→
46D
It sells, in an axiom (3)
Starts with S, ends with XSEX→
47D
Computer operator (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
48D
Sip slowly (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENURSE→
49D
Letter-shaped fastener (5)
Starts with U, ends with TUBOLT→
50D
Laminated restaurant items (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMENUS→
51D
"Surprise Symphony" composer (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHAYDN→
52D
Cary of "The Princess Bride" (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELWES→
56D
Deplete (3)
Starts with S, ends with PSAP→
57D
Sportage maker (3)
Starts with K, ends with AKIA→
58D
Collector's item, informally? (3)
Starts with I, ends with UIOU→
59D
Lions' org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNFL→
60D
Neon or Freon (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 13, 2025?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Jared Cappel and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: ___ Bradham, inventor of Pepsi (CALEB); Skewer (STAB); Cook in hot water (BOIL).
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