NYT Crossword August 14, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Molecule that stores energy in the body, in brief 3 4A Word before rope or scare 4 8A Loose-limbed 5 13A Talk like a tippler 4 14A Far from shore 4 15A City on the Nile … or a punny end to the joke "When a tight-knit group of cygnets votes, they vote ___" 5 16A Do a collie's work 4 17A ["I'll take 'Tennis' for $200, Ken"] It means nothing 10 19A Pre-med track precursor, in brief 5 21A Cookie holder 3 22A Not many 4 23A ["Let's go with 'Nickname's the Same' for $400"] Bruce Springsteen, Lance Armstrong and Melissa McCarthy in a 2016 comedy 11 27A Transistor states 3 28A Honda luxury brand 5 29A Over yonder 4 31A Bubbles, e.g. 4 34A Hauls 4 36A Muscle-and-bone doc 5 39A ["Give me 'The Academy' for $600"] This was only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after "Beauty and the Beast" 7 41A ["How about 'Sports and Comedy' for $800"] He was on first base, per Abbott and Costello 7 43A The Supreme Court justices, collectively 5 44A Charlie's Angels, e.g. 4 46A Swanky 4 47A Doubled or tripled, say 4 49A Gas brand with a torch in its logo 5 51A Savanna prey 3 53A ["I'll try 'Painted Ladies' for $1,000"] This piece by Impressionist Mary Cassatt shows two women enjoying a drink 11 58A Kelly of morning TV 4 60A Guile 3 61A Key ring? 5 62A At risk … or where one might hear the clue-and-answer pairs at 17-, 23-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across? 10 66A "Thus with a kiss ___" (Romeo's final words) 4 67A Sea inlet surrounded by steep cliffs 5 68A In one's birthday suit 4 69A Try to win over 4 70A Hasbro word game that comes with a 60-second hourglass 5 71A Go like a geyser 4 72A Word after kick or dumb 3

Down

1D Hebrew leader? 5 2D Booster for a dragster 5 3D Result of a scandal going viral, in brief 10 4D Prominent feature of a hippopotamus or crocodile 3 5D Escort in the theater, informally 3 6D Human, to a robot 7 7D Outdoor party area 5 8D ___ Palmas, capital of the Canaries 3 9D Cuba o Puerto Rico 4 10D A winning scenario in a best-of-three game 9 11D Sanctuary 5 12D TV show that has existed since before online media, despite what its name suggests 5 13D "Man and Superman" playwright 4 18D Tech sch. 4 20D Like easy-to-get meds, in brief 3 24D Peacock competitor 4 25D Go off 5 26D Drive off 4 30D Horatian work of ca. 18 B.C. 10 31D Not rent, say 3 32D Greek letter that looks like "p" 3 33D Incredible work 9 35D Does some strokes 5 37D Dept. that oversees the F.D.A. 3 38D "Look at that!" 3 40D Gumbo, for one 4 42D Terrifying sound for a field mouse 4 45D Terrifying device for a field mouse 7 48D Larrup 4 50D When repeated, a dance 3 51D Dirty money 5 52D Symbol of stealth 5 54D Emiratis, e.g. 5 55D Some list items 5 56D Mount St. ___, second-highest mountain in Canada 5 57D Trebek who once hosted this puzzle's theme 4 59D Nestlé chocolate bar 4 63D Lead-in to meter 3 64D Grammy-winning Dr. ___ 3 65D Poison source in Agatha Christie's "A Pocket Full of Rye" 3