NYT Crossword August 15, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Like the culture depicted in Safiya Sinclair's best-selling memoir "How to Say Babylon" 5 6A English translation of the Dutch "klompen" 5 11A Robotic error message 14 15A Sooner rather than later 15 17A Preps for a photo shoot, say 6 18A Rest areas 4 19A Engage in pugilism 3 20A Rock alternative 5 21A X, as in Mexico 4 22A In 4 23A Touching event? 4 24A Forecast 4 25A Some like it hot 5 26A Didn't follow 3 27A Itsy-bitsy 4 28A Like one part of the SAT 6 29A Typical yearbook photos 9 31A Sisal and others 6 34A It can add up 4 35A A real piece of work 3 38A That feeling "when the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine" 5 39A Word before piece and after peace 4 40A Glazier's replacement 4 41A Some sky lights, in brief 4 42A Person with fire power 4 43A Miso soup base 5 44A Director's cry 3 45A One of four suits in a tarot deck 4 46A Source of schadenfreude? 6 47A "Let me handle this" 15 50A Small businesses that generally don't require permits 14 51A Sensitive subject? 5 52A Figure on the $10,000 bill, the largest U.S. note ever in public circulation 5

Down

1D Corrected autocorrect, say 7 2D Younger Simpson sister 6 3D Mean mien 5 4D Freight weights 4 5D Had one's cake, say 3 6D Body of Agatha Christie's work? 6 7D "u r freaking hilarious!" 5 8D Work with a number 4 9D Eviscerate 3 10D Ticket exchange site since 2000 7 11D Banish 6 12D Like old voice mail messages 6 13D Order in the court? 13 14D Symphony that marked the beginning of Beethoven's "middle period" 6 16D Office program 5 21D My word! 4 22D Saturn and Mercury 4 24D Favoritism 4 25D First name in late-night 4 27D Just 4 28D Primary action 4 29D Partner of his 4 30D They can be cured 4 31D "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" memoirist, 2024 5 32D "Nothing more for me, thank you" 6 33D Illegal musical recording, e.g. 7 35D Fragrant flower whose name means "gift from God" 7 36D In stock 6 37D They're alive 6 39D Bit of attire that might accompany a cane 6 40D Some products sold by Patagonia 6 42D "On the contrary …" 5 43D Area around a mouth 5 45D Place to brood 4 46D Cause for stitches 4 48D Hits up, as on TikTok 3 49D P.I. 3