NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 14, 2025
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Clues78
Across38
Down40
ConstructorGene Louise De Vera
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Molecule that stores energy in the body, in brief (3)
Starts with A, ends with PATP→
4A
Word before rope or scare (4)
Starts with J, ends with PJUMP→
8A
Loose-limbed (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELITHE→
13A
Talk like a tippler (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSLUR→
14A
Far from shore (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
15A
16A
Do a collie's work (4)
Starts with H, ends with DHERD→
17A
["I'll take 'Tennis' for $200, Ken"] It means nothing (10)
Starts with W, ends with EWHATISLOVE→
19A
Pre-med track precursor, in brief (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAPBIO→
21A
Cookie holder (3)
Starts with T, ends with NTIN→
22A
Not many (4)
Starts with A, ends with WAFEW→
23A
27A
Transistor states (3)
Starts with O, ends with SONS→
28A
Honda luxury brand (5)
Starts with A, ends with AACURA→
29A
Over yonder (4)
Starts with T, ends with RTHAR→
31A
Bubbles, e.g. (4)
Starts with O, ends with SORBS→
36A
Muscle-and-bone doc (5)
Starts with O, ends with OORTHO→
39A
41A
["How about 'Sports and Comedy' for $800"] He was on first base, per Abbott and Costello (7)
Starts with W, ends with OWHOSWHO→
43A
The Supreme Court justices, collectively (5)
Starts with N, ends with TNONET→
44A
Charlie's Angels, e.g. (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTRIO→
46A
Swanky (4)
Starts with P, ends with HPOSH→
47A
Doubled or tripled, say (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGREW→
49A
Gas brand with a torch in its logo (5)
Starts with A, ends with OAMOCO→
51A
Savanna prey (3)
Starts with G, ends with UGNU→
53A
58A
Kelly of morning TV (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIPA→
61A
Key ring? (5)
Starts with A, ends with LATOLL→
62A
66A
"Thus with a kiss ___" (Romeo's final words) (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDIE→
67A
Sea inlet surrounded by steep cliffs (5)
Starts with F, ends with DFJORD→
68A
In one's birthday suit (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBARE→
69A
Try to win over (4)
Starts with C, ends with XCOAX→
70A
Hasbro word game that comes with a 60-second hourglass (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTABOO→
71A
Go like a geyser (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSPEW→
72A
Word after kick or dumb (3)
Starts with A, ends with SASS→
Down
1D
Hebrew leader? (5)
Starts with A, ends with HALEPH→
2D
Booster for a dragster (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTURBO→
3D
Result of a scandal going viral, in brief (10)
Starts with P, ends with RPRDISASTER→
4D
Prominent feature of a hippopotamus or crocodile (3)
Starts with J, ends with WJAW→
5D
Escort in the theater, informally (3)
Starts with U, ends with HUSH→
6D
Human, to a robot (7)
Starts with M, ends with GMEATBAG→
7D
Outdoor party area (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPATIO→
8D
___ Palmas, capital of the Canaries (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLAS→
9D
Cuba o Puerto Rico (4)
Starts with I, ends with AISLA→
10D
A winning scenario in a best-of-three game (9)
Starts with T, ends with OTWOFORTWO→
11D
Sanctuary (5)
Starts with H, ends with NHAVEN→
12D
TV show that has existed since before online media, despite what its name suggests (5)
Starts with E, ends with SENEWS→
13D
"Man and Superman" playwright (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSHAW→
18D
Tech sch. (4)
Starts with I, ends with TINST→
20D
Like easy-to-get meds, in brief (3)
Starts with O, ends with COTC→
24D
Peacock competitor (4)
Starts with H, ends with UHULU→
25D
Go off (5)
Starts with E, ends with TERUPT→
26D
Drive off (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSHOO→
30D
Horatian work of ca. 18 B.C. (10)
Starts with A, ends with AARSPOETICA→
31D
Not rent, say (3)
Starts with O, ends with NOWN→
32D
Greek letter that looks like "p" (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORHO→
33D
Incredible work (9)
Starts with B, ends with BBANGUPJOB→
35D
Does some strokes (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSWIMS→
37D
Dept. that oversees the F.D.A. (3)
Starts with H, ends with SHHS→
38D
"Look at that!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with HOOH→
40D
Gumbo, for one (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSTEW→
42D
Terrifying sound for a field mouse (4)
Starts with H, ends with THOOT→
45D
Terrifying device for a field mouse (7)
Starts with R, ends with PRATTRAP→
48D
Larrup (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWHAP→
50D
When repeated, a dance (3)
Starts with C, ends with ACHA→
51D
Dirty money (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGRIFT→
52D
Symbol of stealth (5)
Starts with N, ends with ANINJA→
54D
Emiratis, e.g. (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARABS→
55D
Some list items (5)
Starts with T, ends with STODOS→
56D
Mount St. ___, second-highest mountain in Canada (5)
Starts with E, ends with SELIAS→
57D
Trebek who once hosted this puzzle's theme (4)
Starts with A, ends with XALEX→
59D
Nestlé chocolate bar (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAERO→
63D
Lead-in to meter (3)
Starts with O, ends with OODO→
64D
Grammy-winning Dr. ___ (3)
Starts with D, ends with EDRE→
65D
Poison source in Agatha Christie's "A Pocket Full of Rye" (3)
Starts with Y, ends with WYEW→
How to solve the NYT Crossword
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 14, 2025?+
78 clues: 38 Across and 40 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gene Louise De Vera and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Molecule that stores energy in the body, in brief (ATP); Word before rope or scare (JUMP); Loose-limbed (LITHE).
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