NYT Crossword August 10, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Helpful site for a D.I.Y.'er 4 5A Thurman of film 3 8A Need for a transfer of power? 4 12A Make easier to swallow 4 16A Basis for a write-off, perhaps 8 18A Mann who wrote songs for 1999's "Magnolia" 5 19A First name in country 6 21A … something big and rocky with a Space Force base in it 16 23A "So weird …" 6 24A New York City's ___ Place 5 25A Norse mythology's equivalent of Olympus 6 26A Really tipsy 7 27A Be possessive? 3 28A Auctioneer's cry 4 29A … something pointy grown by Pinocchio 10 30A Teeming 8 34A "This is the first truth that ___ thine own tongue was guilty of": "All's Well That Ends Well" 3 36A Mimic 3 37A Rep who's not a Rep. 3 38A Music genre associated with the tellum, or reverse mullet 3 39A … something conical in a chemistry lab 15 46A … something round and metallic with kanji written on it 11 49A Homes for hogs 5 50A Run-down 5 51A Figure (out) 4 52A Disney snow queen 4 54A Approves 3 55A Many a hangout in Boystown, Chicago 6 56A Tolerate 5 59A Corner piece 4 61A Common remote batteries 3 62A In the style of 3 63A Children's game phrase that should start the italicized clues … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle 19 68A [Not another word!] 3 69A Location marker on a map app 3 70A Novelist James 4 71A Mega-store? 5 72A Alfred E. ___, mascot of Mad magazine 6 74A Long-running drama with the protagonist Olivia Benson, for short 3 75A Per ___ 4 77A Nowhere close 4 81A Hall's music partner 5 82A Certain water hazard 5 84A … something yellow and happy in a text message 11 87A … something soft and melty in a black tub 15 90A Place with moving exhibits 3 91A Locale for a Snapple fact 3 92A G.I. grub 3 93A ___ Hammarskjöld, only posthumous winner of a Nobel Peace Prize 3 94A Outdoor event with costumes 8 96A … something feathery sipping on nectar 10 101A Final four event 4 103A Store that sells protein powder 3 104A Single facial feature 7 105A One of the Jacksons 6 107A Onionlike vegetables 5 110A New home for a "fresh prince" in a 1990s sitcom 6 111A … something long and painted on a highway 16 114A Down in the dumps 6 115A Pungent 5 116A Crispy tortilla-based dishes 8 117A Funerary shroud 4 118A Excellent, in 1990s slang 4 119A Elect (to) 3 120A Herb paired with brown butter in sauces 4

Down

1D … and so on 3 2D One of the text reaction buttons on an iPhone 4 3D Showy daisies 6 4D Deliberate and unprovoked 6 5D A password might be provided with one 8 6D First letter of "menorah," in Hebrew 3 7D "Let's raise our glasses!" 6 8D Fortresses 8 9D Poet Khayyám 4 10D Las Vegas's Harry ___ International Airport 4 11D Thieves' place 3 12D Wedge placed next to a wheel to prevent it from moving 5 13D Iowan, by another name 7 14D Sherlock's younger sister on TV 5 15D Like the Río de la Plata vis-à-vis the Amazon 5 17D Noted N.S.A. whistle-blower 7 18D One going fishing 6 19D You might get one in a row 6 20D Contributes 4 22D Source of some base humor, for short? 3 26D Fast-food chain founded in New Orleans 7 29D Some noblewomen 5 30D Happy, dopey, sneezy, sleepy, grumpy and bashful: Abbr. 4 31D ___ idéal 4 32D Ones making "Out!" cries 4 33D Advanced cautiously, front end first 7 35D Upgraded with new machinery 8 39D Several characters in nonfiction? 3 40D Republican politico Haley 5 41D Brendan of "The Mummy" 6 42D Ballad 3 43D Held in check 5 44D Tired 5 45D Newswoman Phillips 4 47D "Please rush!" 4 48D Hole for a shoelace 6 53D Archer's protection 8 55D Fund-raising fete 4 57D Way around 6 58D "Take that, loser!" 4 60D Spanish interjection 3 61D Smash to smithereens 7 63D "Word has it ..." 5 64D Sleep, informally 7 65D Topsy-turviness 5 66D That group 4 67D Cheese typically wrapped in paraffin 4 68D Sort who won't heed the advice "Don't look down"? 4 73D What abuts une côte 3 74D Diaphanous 5 76D Can you believe it? 3 78D An ellipse has two of these 4 79D Slightly open 4 80D Ready to eat 4 82D Turn (in) 5 83D At all, with "the" 8 85D Out of touch for decades, say 8 86D Shakespearean potion ingredient 9 88D Vacillator's confession 6 89D Timeless 6 94D Venice's ___ Bridge 6 95D Express Amtrak options 6 96D Transportation centers 4 97D Slightly outdo 5 98D Brand of wafer 5 99D Scrutinize 7 100D Animated daughter of King Triton 5 102D "Ridiculous!" 5 105D Bit of blue on a map of Scotland 4 106D Otherworldly glow 4 108D Radiohead's first #1 album (2000) 4 109D Holdup 4 111D Greeting with the hands 3 112D ___-eared 3 113D Jargon suffix 3