NYT Crossword August 11, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Improvises during a gig 5 6A Consider 4 10A Workers alongside R.N.s 3 13A Loved to bits 6 15A "You are something ___!" 4 16A "Yipes!" 3 17A Independence Day banger 11 19A Tuna type in a poke bowl 3 20A Apt anagram of NOTE 4 21A Tissue torn by some athletes, in brief 3 22A "I couldn't ___ less" 4 24A Handle some personal baggage? 4 25A Rush hour snarl 10 29A Big gulp 4 31A Great Lake with the most consumable 26-Down 4 32A Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair 4 33A In good physical shape 3 35A "Cómo ___ usted?" 4 37A Channel with a call to order? 3 38A Lego piece in the shape of a person or animal 7 42A Warm greeting to a spouse or partner 7 44A Chowed down 3 45A Herbal refreshments 4 47A Actor Levy of "Schitt's Creek" 3 48A Actor Damon of the "Bourne" movies 4 50A ___ Way, block in Lower Manhattan where a popular cookie originated 4 52A Religious faction 4 55A Recipient of two Golden Globe Best Actress nominations for Netflix's "GLOW" 10 58A Dry, like Champagne 4 60A Some hoppy brews, in brief 4 61A Thickness of wood or paper 3 62A Yesteryear 4 63A ___ Paulo, Brazil 3 64A Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across 11 68A Tonsil-examining M.D. 3 69A Astronomically long time 4 70A Completed an alley-oop 6 71A Total jerk 3 72A This is not working! 4 73A Short-tempered 5

Down

1D Vessels that may be propelled with poles 5 2D "Complete ___ Guides" (how-to series) 6 3D "Unless something changes …" 6 4D Typical hotel or library amenity 8 5D One of 60 in a min. 3 6D State with certainty 7 7D Reindeer relative 3 8D WNW's opposite 3 9D Gracias : Spanish :: ___ : French 5 10D Salutation in a breakup letter 8 11D Practice for opening night 8 12D Bit of Winter Olympics gear 3 14D "Shucks!" 4 18D 43,560 square feet 4 23D German cry of annoyance 3 26D See 31-Across 4 27D Stinking to high heaven 5 28D Quite a few 4 30D Special talent 4 34D Attach with string 5 36D Sounds of realization 4 38D Parental term that is phonetically more difficult to say than "dada" 4 39D Citizens of Venice and Verona 8 40D Nasal irrigation devices 8 41D Attire 4 43D In single file 8 46D Craftiest animal in the Garden of Eden 7 49D PreCheck org. 3 51D Deep fryer liquids 4 53D Chorus from frogs 6 54D Small tower on a castle 6 56D Muppet who lives in a trash can 5 57D Gave a look 4 59D Stereotypical name for a stuffed bear 5 63D ___ of Galilee 3 65D Tee-___ (giggle) 3 66D Dawn goddess 3 67D Conjunction that might start an objection 3