NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 19, 2025
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
ConstructorEric Rollfing
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
1A
Biting comment (3)
Starts with D, ends with GDIG→
4A
"No thanks" (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIPASS→
9A
Bottom of the food chain, say (4)
Starts with P, ends with YPREY→
13A
That, in Spanish (3)
Starts with E, ends with OESO→
14A
Easier to get along with (5)
Starts with N, ends with RNICER→
15A
Job perk that might accumulate (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELEAVE→
16A
Catchalls of the insurance industry (15)
Starts with B, ends with SBLANKETPOLICIES→
19A
Edgar Allan Poe writing (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETALE→
20A
Reine's counterpart (3)
Starts with R, ends with IROI→
21A
Country that produces surprisingly little Muscat wine (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
22A
Uses scissors on (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSNIPS→
24A
Really giving an earful (9)
Starts with R, ends with TRAILINGAT→
28A
Dissuade (5)
Starts with D, ends with RDETER→
30A
Bit of body art, informally (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTAT→
31A
Modern ___ (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
32A
Paradise on earth (6)
Starts with U, ends with AUTOPIA→
35A
Where you might have to exchange tickets for food (4)
Starts with F, ends with RFAIR→
36A
Reptile that can reach up to 10 feet in length (13)
Starts with M, ends with DMONITORLIZARD→
40A
Got carried along by (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERODE→
41A
Nonexpert (6)
Starts with L, ends with NLAYMAN→
42A
Story extender (3)
Starts with A, ends with DAND→
43A
Pose a question (3)
Starts with A, ends with KASK→
45A
Deluges with emails (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSPAMS→
48A
Play Store purchase (9)
Starts with M, ends with PMOBILEAPP→
52A
Series of steps (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAIR→
54A
Part of a pot (4)
Starts with A, ends with EANTE→
55A
"Now I see!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with AAHA→
57A
Sitting on the bench, say (4)
Starts with I, ends with EIDLE→
58A
62A
Book of legends (5)
Starts with A, ends with SATLAS→
63A
Unit of engine capacity (5)
Starts with L, ends with RLITER→
64A
Hosp. area (3)
Starts with I, ends with UICU→
65A
Largest loch in Scotland by volume (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNESS→
66A
Many ___ (a long time) (5)
Starts with M, ends with SMOONS→
67A
"___ Auto" (Volkswagen slogan) (3)
Starts with D, ends with SDAS→
Down
1D
Net worth negatives (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDEBTS→
2D
Setting for the game Myst (6)
Starts with I, ends with DISLAND→
3D
Netminder (6)
Starts with G, ends with EGOALIE→
4D
___ saver (printing option for a crossword) (3)
Starts with I, ends with KINK→
5D
Crabbing spot (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPIER→
6D
Person who may have to deal with long lines (5)
Starts with A, ends with RACTOR→
7D
Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASEPIA→
8D
Sign of a packed house (3)
Starts with S, ends with OSRO→
9D
Praline nugget (5)
Starts with P, ends with NPECAN→
10D
Galoshes and umbrellas (8)
Starts with R, ends with RRAINGEAR→
11D
Noted wearer of a fig leaf (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEVE→
12D
What a bobbing fist indicates in American Sign Language (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYES→
15D
Hard cap (5)
Starts with L, ends with TLIMIT→
17D
Only planet in the solar system not visible to the naked eye (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENEPTUNE→
18D
1970 classic by the Kinks (4)
Starts with L, ends with ALOLA→
23D
Org. concerned with life beyond Earth (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISETI→
25D
Winner of four World Cups (5)
Starts with I, ends with YITALY→
26D
Like much of Utah (4)
Starts with A, ends with DARID→
27D
Road crew goo (3)
Starts with T, ends with RTAR→
29D
Start to attract fruit flies, perhaps (3)
Starts with R, ends with TROT→
33D
Dance performed in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride" (5)
Starts with P, ends with APOLKA→
34D
Apt name for a financial adviser? (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
35D
Huge supporter (7)
Starts with F, ends with CFANATIC→
36D
"The kissing disease," for short (4)
Starts with M, ends with OMONO→
37D
Quirky types (8)
Starts with O, ends with SODDBALLS→
38D
Some Gmail convos (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIMS→
39D
Throws in the microwave (4)
Starts with Z, ends with SZAPS→
40D
Smash (into) (3)
Starts with R, ends with MRAM→
43D
Singers with a range from F3 to F5 (5)
Starts with A, ends with SALTOS→
44D
Appear to be (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEEM→
46D
City that's home to el Museo del Prado (6)
Starts with M, ends with DMADRID→
47D
___ gel (moisture-absorbing stuff marked "Do not eat") (6)
Starts with S, ends with ASILICA→
49D
Residents of the Realm of the Four Parts (5)
Starts with I, ends with SINCAS→
50D
Barbecue setting, often (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPATIO→
51D
Insta post (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPHOTO→
53D
An eye for an I? (5)
Starts with R, ends with SREBUS→
56D
"Preach it!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAMEN→
58D
Lacking color (3)
Starts with W, ends with NWAN→
59D
Shorts season in Strasbourg (3)
Starts with E, ends with EETE→
60D
Tree with serrated leaves (3)
Starts with E, ends with MELM→
61D
Mos. on end (3)
Starts with Y, ends with SYRS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 19, 2025?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Eric Rollfing and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Biting comment (DIG); "No thanks" (IPASS); Bottom of the food chain, say (PREY).
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