NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 27, 2025
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Clues78
Across40
Down38
ConstructorZhou Zhang
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
It might be rigged (4)
Starts with M, ends with TMAST→
5A
Genre for Blackpink or BTS (4)
Starts with K, ends with PKPOP→
9A
N.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.s (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGMS→
12A
"No way!" (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUHUH→
13A
___ Sea, shrinking body of water that was once the world's third-largest lake (4)
Starts with A, ends with LARAL→
14A
Rock's ___ Maiden (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
15A
Wildlife that may nest on Hawaiian golf courses (4)
Starts with N, ends with ENENE→
16A
Bag with handles (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETOTE→
17A
Some absurdist art (4)
Starts with D, ends with ADADA→
18A
"Anything sounds good to me" (20)
Starts with I, ends with RIMUP/DOWNFORWHATEVER→
21A
Poke bowl fish (3)
Starts with A, ends with IAHI→
22A
"I'm so great!" (5)
Starts with Y, ends with EYAYME→
23A
Basic couturier offering (13)
Starts with B, ends with NBUTTONUP/DOWN→
27A
Highs ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle (3)
Starts with U, ends with SUPS→
28A
Arthur who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
29A
"Same here" (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAMI→
31A
Letters on some moisturizer bottles (3)
Starts with S, ends with FSPF→
34A
Philosophy followed by Benjamin Franklin (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDEISM→
36A
Rascals (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPS→
37A
"Reputation" or "Midnights," for Taylor Swift (3)
Starts with E, ends with AERA→
38A
It's how the story goes (3)
Starts with A, ends with CARC→
39A
Ctrl+Z (4)
Starts with U, ends with OUNDO→
41A
Talking point (5)
Starts with T, ends with CTOPIC→
43A
Expression of disapproval (3)
Starts with T, ends with KTSK→
44A
Exhausted (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSPENT→
46A
State of confusion (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHAZE→
47A
Gary Oldman or Ian McKellen, e.g. (3)
Starts with S, ends with RSIR→
48A
Devour (13)
Starts with G, ends with NGOBBLEUP/DOWN→
53A
Ticket seller's take (3)
Starts with F, ends with EFEE→
54A
Failing epically (20)
Starts with G, ends with SGOINGUP/DOWNINFLAMES→
61A
Not at home (4)
Starts with A, ends with YAWAY→
62A
Foundation for a proposal? (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKNEE→
63A
Diving position with bent hips and straight legs (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPIKE→
64A
The Prancing Pony and the Admiral Benbow are fictional ones (4)
Starts with I, ends with SINNS→
65A
Latin "Behold!" (4)
Starts with E, ends with EECCE→
66A
All over (4)
Starts with A, ends with WANEW→
67A
Govt. group with cryptologists on staff (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANSA→
68A
Goes on and on and on ... (4)
Starts with Y, ends with SYAKS→
69A
Screw them! (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLIDS→
Down
1D
S.F. transit option (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMUNI→
2D
"I'm standing right here, you know!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with MAHEM→
3D
One end of the day (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSUNUP/DOWN→
4D
Sister goddesses who personify destiny (8)
Starts with T, ends with STHEFATES→
5D
Hurricane that's the subject of the 2006 documentary "When the Levees Broke" (7)
Starts with K, ends with AKATRINA→
6D
Vessel's front (4)
Starts with P, ends with WPROW→
7D
Statement in a courtroom (4)
Starts with O, ends with HOATH→
8D
Statement in a courtroom (4)
Starts with P, ends with APLEA→
9D
Contents of some boats (5)
Starts with G, ends with YGRAVY→
10D
Router hookup (5)
Starts with M, ends with MMODEM→
14D
Creatives may jot them in a notebook (5)
Starts with I, ends with SIDEAS→
19D
"What have we here?!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
20D
Key worker? (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTYPIST→
23D
Perennially struggling with (5)
Starts with B, ends with TBADAT→
24D
Apt letters missing from "c_ _tom_ _ _" (5)
Starts with U, ends with SUSERS→
25D
Like pea soup fog (5)
Starts with T, ends with KTHICK→
26D
One aspect to consider in making a decision (11)
Starts with U, ends with EUP/DOWNSIDE→
27D
Who often brushes dirt off home plate (3)
Starts with U, ends with PUMP→
30D
Honor ___ thieves (5)
Starts with A, ends with GAMONG→
31D
Flower part (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSEPAL→
33D
One orientation of a playing card during a magic trick (11)
Starts with F, ends with NFACEUP/DOWN→
35D
Saying "hmm ...," perhaps (6)
Starts with M, ends with GMUSING→
40D
Where to get some "Fresh Air" (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNPR→
42D
"Come on, help me out" (8)
Starts with O, ends with LOHBEAPAL→
45D
Buttery confections (7)
Starts with T, ends with STOFFEES→
47D
Some computers and televisions (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSONYS→
49D
"___ Canto" (Ann Patchett novel) (3)
Starts with B, ends with LBEL→
50D
Once more (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAGAIN→
51D
Lows ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle (5)
Starts with D, ends with SDOWNS→
52D
Roman goddess of fertility (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADIANA→
55D
One tool for scrolling on a computer (10)
Starts with U, ends with YUP/DOWNKEY→
56D
Quechua speaker (4)
Starts with I, ends with AINCA→
57D
Prominent feature of an alpaca (4)
Starts with N, ends with KNECK→
58D
Little (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMINI→
59D
Scraped (out) (4)
Starts with E, ends with DEKED→
60D
Hides a tear, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with SSEWS→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 27, 2025?+
78 clues: 40 Across and 38 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Zhou Zhang and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: It might be rigged (MAST); Genre for Blackpink or BTS (KPOP); N.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.s (GMS).
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