NYT Crossword hints and answer for August 5, 2025
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Clues76
Across35
Down41
ConstructorGary Larson and Amy Ensz
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Leftover part of a ticket (4)
Starts with S, ends with BSTUB→
5A
Church assembly (5)
Starts with S, ends with DSYNOD→
10A
Support to which drywall is attached (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSTUD→
14A
Zap, in a way (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETASE→
15A
Broadcast again (5)
Starts with R, ends with RREAIR→
16A
Janis's spouse in the funny pages (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARLO→
17A
Adorable perspective on things? (10)
Starts with A, ends with EACUTEANGLE→
19A
Plant with tendrils (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVINE→
20A
"Kinda ___" (5)
Starts with S, ends with ASORTA→
21A
Longest key on a keyboard (8)
Starts with S, ends with RSPACEBAR→
23A
Driving force (7)
Starts with I, ends with SIMPETUS→
26A
"Famous" cookie maker (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMOS→
27A
Carrier to Sweden (3)
Starts with S, ends with SSAS→
28A
Axe or Old Spice? (11)
Starts with A, ends with NASCENTOFMAN→
33A
"Lift" (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTEAL→
34A
Satchel in Cooperstown (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPAIGE→
35A
Something an employee wouldn't want to be given (4)
Starts with B, ends with TBOOT→
38A
Mascara mishap (5)
Starts with S, ends with RSMEAR→
42A
Competition that offers a lot of bucks? (5)
Starts with R, ends with ORODEO→
44A
"You're getting warmer!" (5)
Starts with C, ends with ECLOSE→
46A
Major newsmagazine's C.E.O.? (11)
Starts with A, ends with EAHEADOFTIME→
49A
Messy class for kindergartners (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
52A
Flaky rock (4)
Starts with M, ends with AMICA→
53A
Member of the myrtle family that's the source of an essential oil (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETEATREE→
55A
Funny outtake compilations (8)
Starts with G, ends with SGAGREELS→
59A
Angry with (5)
Starts with M, ends with TMADAT→
60A
Cookie that's readily stackable (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
61A
Taco tortilla option? (10)
Starts with A, ends with LACORNSHELL→
64A
Fred Flintstone's pet (4)
Starts with D, ends with ODINO→
65A
"Really!" (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOLIE→
66A
"I'm buying this round" (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONME→
67A
Come across as (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSEEM→
68A
Nose-in-the-air type (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSNOOT→
69A
Website whose sellers are crafty (4)
Starts with E, ends with YETSY→
Down
1D
Equilibrium (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTASIS→
2D
City that shares an international airport with Seattle (6)
Starts with T, ends with ATACOMA→
3D
Seizes, as control (6)
Starts with U, ends with SUSURPS→
4D
___ Midler a.k.a. "The Divine Miss M" (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBETTE→
5D
Spanish woman's title: Abbr. (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASRA→
6D
Hankering (3)
Starts with Y, ends with NYEN→
7D
Gives orders yet again, say (4)
Starts with N, ends with SNAGS→
8D
Bottom of a crankcase (6)
Starts with O, ends with NOILPAN→
9D
Imagined (6)
Starts with D, ends with TDREAMT→
10D
Maintains one's dignity (9)
Starts with S, ends with ESAVESFACE→
11D
Chicago paper, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with BTRIB→
12D
Arm bone on the pinkie finger side (4)
Starts with U, ends with AULNA→
13D
Go-getter (4)
Starts with D, ends with RDOER→
18D
Bother immensely (5)
Starts with E, ends with TEATAT→
22D
Certain apartment (with a hyphen) or farm housing (without one) (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCOOP→
24D
Employs (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUSES→
25D
Deal that's too good to be true, often (4)
Starts with S, ends with MSCAM→
29D
Choose (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELECT→
30D
First modular space station (3)
Starts with M, ends with RMIR→
31D
Let develop over time (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAGE→
32D
Unfamiliar (3)
Starts with N, ends with WNEW→
33D
Spot to sit and sweat (9)
Starts with S, ends with MSTEAMROOM→
35D
Garment with cups (3)
Starts with B, ends with ABRA→
36D
"That's so interesting!" (3)
Starts with O, ends with HOOH→
37D
Poetic tribute (3)
Starts with O, ends with EODE→
39D
Came down to the ground (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALIT→
40D
World capital that's home to the Spanish Steps (4)
Starts with R, ends with EROME→
43D
"Garfield" pooch (4)
Starts with O, ends with EODIE→
45D
Sewer lines? (5)
Starts with S, ends with SSEAMS→
47D
About 71% of the earth's surface (6)
Starts with O, ends with SOCEANS→
48D
Bird with exceptional vision (6)
Starts with F, ends with NFALCON→
49D
Gung-ho (6)
Starts with A, ends with TARDENT→
50D
Kingdoms (6)
Starts with R, ends with SREALMS→
51D
Brand for a cuppa (6)
Starts with T, ends with YTETLEY→
54D
Chevy model whose name references a body of water (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETAHOE→
55D
Mercury and Mars, for instance (4)
Starts with G, ends with SGODS→
56D
Singer India.___ (4)
Starts with A, ends with EARIE→
57D
Good name for a biomedical researcher? (4)
Starts with G, ends with EGENE→
58D
How Slovenia's Benka Pulko motorcycled over 111,800 miles, according to Guinness (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOLO→
62D
Kia model whose name references a body of water (3)
Starts with R, ends with ORIO→
63D
Bring home (3)
Starts with N, ends with TNET→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for August 5, 2025?+
76 clues: 35 Across and 41 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Leftover part of a ticket (STUB); Church assembly (SYNOD); Support to which drywall is attached (STUD).
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