NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 28, 2025
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Clues78
Across39
Down39
ConstructorJoel Woodford
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
"Table" for one's TV dinner, perhaps (3)
Starts with L, ends with PLAP→
4A
Messy abode (6)
Starts with P, ends with YPIGSTY→
10A
Texting format, in brief (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSMS→
13A
Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr. (3)
Starts with A, ends with RAPR→
14A
Weakness (6)
Starts with A, ends with AANEMIA→
15A
___ Highway (Maui tourist attraction) (4)
Starts with H, ends with AHANA→
17A
Recently dated (10)
Starts with G, ends with HGOODENOUGH→
19A
Many a citizen of Abu Dhabi (4)
Starts with A, ends with BARAB→
20A
It's used for wrapping up a film (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPOOL→
21A
Gained a wider following (4)
Starts with G, ends with WGREW→
22A
Riddled (with) (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERIFE→
23A
Top up (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFILL→
25A
No guts (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFREAKOUT→
27A
Where someone might ask for a screwdriver (3)
Starts with B, ends with RBAR→
29A
Early tech giant (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAOL→
31A
Fair Deal prez (3)
Starts with H, ends with THST→
32A
Like Frodo at the end of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (4)
Starts with A, ends with AASEA→
37A
Poem that's typically unrhymed (5)
Starts with H, ends with UHAIKU→
41A
Battle carriers (15)
Starts with C, ends with SCHAINLINKFENCES→
44A
Mythological beast able to regenerate its heads (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHYDRA→
45A
Commuter option (4)
Starts with R, ends with LRAIL→
46A
Non-fruit ingredient in a green smoothie (4)
Starts with K, ends with EKALE→
47A
One of three in the Domino's logo (3)
Starts with P, ends with PPIP→
49A
Syllable akin to "Tsk!" (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTUT→
51A
Audiophile's collection, for short (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLPS→
52A
Packed lunch (8)
Starts with F, ends with TFELLFLAT→
59A
Shade in a picturesque island scene, maybe (4)
Starts with A, ends with AAQUA→
60A
Follower of Joel (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
62A
Here's the scoop! (5)
Starts with L, ends with ELADLE→
65A
Colossally bad consequence, as with finances (4)
Starts with R, ends with NRUIN→
66A
Feature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-Across (10)
Starts with S, ends with MSPOONERISM→
68A
Wizard (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMAGE→
69A
Some underground networks (6)
Starts with M, ends with SMETROS→
70A
"Kapow!" (3)
Starts with B, ends with MBAM→
71A
Fleur-de-___ (3)
Starts with L, ends with SLIS→
72A
Follow, with "to" (6)
Starts with A, ends with EADHERE→
73A
"Come ___?" (Italian for "How are you?") (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASTA→
Down
1D
Problems with a livestream, maybe (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAGS→
2D
For one (4)
Starts with A, ends with PAPOP→
3D
Mark one's words? (9)
Starts with P, ends with DPROOFREAD→
4D
Rice dish seasoned with saffron (6)
Starts with P, ends with APAELLA→
5D
Stop for the night, say (3)
Starts with I, ends with NINN→
6D
Social studies subj. (4)
Starts with G, ends with GGEOG→
7D
Resident of a hidden mushroom village (5)
Starts with S, ends with FSMURF→
8D
Go-getter (5)
Starts with T, ends with RTIGER→
9D
Hebrew name for God (6)
Starts with Y, ends with HYAHWEH→
10D
Reality show whose contestants give pitches (9)
Starts with S, ends with KSHARKTANK→
11D
Red-clad brother of 54-Down (5)
Starts with M, ends with OMARIO→
12D
Major mess (5)
Starts with S, ends with USNAFU→
16D
Provide support for something crooked? (4)
Starts with A, ends with TABET→
18D
"___ ever!" (3)
Starts with D, ends with IDOI→
24D
Take it easy (4)
Starts with L, ends with LLOLL→
26D
First Black male tennis player to be ranked #1 globally (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
27D
___ party (pre-wedding activity, informally) (4)
Starts with B, ends with HBACH→
28D
Ghostly in appearance (4)
Starts with A, ends with YASHY→
30D
The Batcave, for one (4)
Starts with L, ends with RLAIR→
33D
They might have their noses turned up (9)
Starts with A, ends with SAIRPLANES→
35D
Basis for how you're wired, so to speak (3)
Starts with D, ends with ADNA→
36D
Bit of camp entertainment (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSKIT→
38D
"That one's mine!" (9)
Starts with I, ends with SICALLDIBS→
39D
Member of a marine "forest" (4)
Starts with K, ends with PKELP→
40D
Functions (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
42D
Innocent sort (4)
Starts with N, ends with FNAIF→
43D
Mess up (4)
Starts with F, ends with BFLUB→
48D
Kind of TV (6)
Starts with P, ends with APLASMA→
50D
Gay ___, author of "Honor Thy Father" (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETALESE→
52D
Stable environment? (4)
Starts with F, ends with MFARM→
53D
Like 4! and 24 (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEQUAL→
54D
Green-clad brother of 11-Down (5)
Starts with L, ends with ILUIGI→
55D
Psyched (5)
Starts with A, ends with DAMPED→
56D
58D
Word with price or proxy (3)
Starts with W, ends with RWAR→
61D
Ticked off (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESORE→
63D
It's partly an assessment of logical reasoning, for short (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLSAT→
64D
___ D'Arcy, co-star of HBO's "House of the Dragon" (4)
Starts with E, ends with AEMMA→
67D
Conjunction used in logic (3)
Starts with N, ends with RNOR→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 28, 2025?+
78 clues: 39 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Joel Woodford and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: "Table" for one's TV dinner, perhaps (LAP); Messy abode (PIGSTY); Texting format, in brief (SMS).
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