NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 2, 2025
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Clues68
Across36
Down32
ConstructorRobert Logan
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Like baseballs and some eyelashes (6)
Starts with B, ends with DBATTED→
7A
Moored (8)
Starts with A, ends with RATANCHOR→
15A
Not come unglued (6)
Starts with A, ends with EADHERE→
16A
Flugelhorn player on the 1978 instrumental hit "Feels So Good" (8)
Starts with M, ends with EMANGIONE→
17A
Philadelphia university known for its professional co-op program (6)
Starts with D, ends with LDREXEL→
18A
Statement of resignation (8)
Starts with I, ends with DIMDOOMED→
19A
Brother Joe, Kevin or Nick of pop (5)
Starts with J, ends with SJONAS→
20A
Genealogists' handiwork (5)
Starts with T, ends with STREES→
21A
Alternative music genre since the mid-1980s (3)
Starts with E, ends with OEMO→
22A
Word before air or fire (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOPEN→
23A
Eyebrow makeup (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHAIRS→
24A
"___, man!" (4)
Starts with C, ends with NCMON→
25A
Ball-shaped cereal (3)
Starts with K, ends with XKIX→
26A
Garb for athletes in the Highland Games (5)
Starts with K, ends with SKILTS→
28A
Way in (8)
Starts with E, ends with EENTRANCE→
30A
It's most beautiful when broken (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGEODE→
31A
Vacation isle for many a Francophile, familiarly (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSTBARTS→
34A
Stashes (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHIDES→
35A
1, 2 and 3, in that order (8)
Starts with T, ends with ATRIFECTA→
36A
Get the ball rolling (5)
Starts with B, ends with NBEGIN→
37A
Verb that appears the same when rotated 180º (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSWIMS→
38A
Choice word? (3)
Starts with O, ends with TOPT→
39A
Cousin of naan (4)
Starts with R, ends with IROTI→
40A
More of this? (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETHESE→
41A
Founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901 (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDOLE→
42A
Saxon's "Aargh!" (3)
Starts with A, ends with HACH→
43A
Sacred space for female family members, in the Muslim tradition (5)
Starts with H, ends with MHAREM→
44A
Roll producer (5)
Starts with B, ends with RBAKER→
45A
European brewer with over 170 brands (8)
Starts with H, ends with NHEINEKEN→
47A
It can tie up your stock (6)
Starts with L, ends with TLARIAT→
48A
Common wedding day prep (8)
Starts with M, ends with IMANIPEDI→
49A
Demonstrative words (6)
Starts with L, ends with OLIKESO→
50A
Crème ___ (custard sauce) (8)
Starts with A, ends with EANGLAISE→
51A
What goes on goes here (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCLOSET→
Down
1D
Groaners (8)
Starts with B, ends with SBADJOKES→
2D
The most infinitesimal amount (15)
Starts with A, ends with NADROPINTHEOCEAN→
3D
Silicon Valley's holy grail (15)
Starts with T, ends with GTHENEXTBIGTHING→
4D
Beyoncé or Selena, e.g. (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTEXAN→
5D
"You are," in Spain (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERES→
6D
Key for getting rid of your work, in brief? (3)
Starts with D, ends with LDEL→
7D
"Agreed?" (7)
Starts with A, ends with EAMIRITE→
8D
Certain circus performers (6)
Starts with T, ends with STAMERS→
9D
Mountain range that spans 67º of latitude (5)
Starts with A, ends with SANDES→
10D
Many foreign aid grps. (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNGOS→
11D
Corporate data manager, for short (3)
Starts with C, ends with OCIO→
12D
Bake sale offerings (15)
Starts with H, ends with SHOMEMADECOOKIES→
13D
"Hold on, I'll be right with you" (15)
Starts with O, ends with EONEMOMENTPLEASE→
14D
Spiffed up, say (6)
Starts with R, ends with EREDONE→
20D
Rash guards? (5)
Starts with T, ends with STALCS→
23D
Whiffs (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHINTS→
24D
It can spice up your holidays (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOVE→
26D
Mayor Bass of Los Angeles (5)
Starts with K, ends with NKAREN→
27D
Interpersonal "issues" (5)
Starts with B, ends with SBEEFS→
29D
They're all equal in a circle (5)
Starts with R, ends with IRADII→
30D
Dirty coat (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGRIME→
32D
Device featured in Newton's "Opticks" (5)
Starts with P, ends with MPRISM→
33D
Fry alternative (8)
Starts with T, ends with TTATERTOT→
35D
Preadolescent, informally (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETWEENIE→
36D
Destroyer : Shiva :: Creator : ___ (6)
Starts with B, ends with ABRAHMA→
37D
Nails the halfpipe, in snowboarding jargon (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSHREDS→
40D
George with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (5)
Starts with T, ends with ITAKEI→
41D
Title character of a Jake Gyllenhaal cult classic (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODARKO→
43D
Big acronym in purifying filters (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHEPA→
44D
Call off plans abruptly (4)
Starts with B, ends with LBAIL→
46D
Love, on the pitch (3)
Starts with N, ends with LNIL→
47D
Closing for business? (3)
Starts with L, ends with CLLC→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 2, 2025?+
68 clues: 36 Across and 32 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Robert Logan and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Like baseballs and some eyelashes (BATTED); Moored (ATANCHOR); Not come unglued (ADHERE).
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