NYT Crossword August 19, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Biting comment 3 4A "No thanks" 5 9A Bottom of the food chain, say 4 13A That, in Spanish 3 14A Easier to get along with 5 15A Job perk that might accumulate 5 16A Catchalls of the insurance industry 15 19A Edgar Allan Poe writing 4 20A Reine's counterpart 3 21A Country that produces surprisingly little Muscat wine 4 22A Uses scissors on 5 24A Really giving an earful 9 28A Dissuade 5 30A Bit of body art, informally 3 31A Modern ___ 3 32A Paradise on earth 6 35A Where you might have to exchange tickets for food 4 36A Reptile that can reach up to 10 feet in length 13 40A Got carried along by 4 41A Nonexpert 6 42A Story extender 3 43A Pose a question 3 45A Deluges with emails 5 48A Play Store purchase 9 52A Series of steps 5 54A Part of a pot 4 55A "Now I see!" 3 57A Sitting on the bench, say 4 58A Catchphrase of a classic MTV show … or a hint for the starts of 16-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across 15 62A Book of legends 5 63A Unit of engine capacity 5 64A Hosp. area 3 65A Largest loch in Scotland by volume 4 66A Many ___ (a long time) 5 67A "___ Auto" (Volkswagen slogan) 3

Down

1D Net worth negatives 5 2D Setting for the game Myst 6 3D Netminder 6 4D ___ saver (printing option for a crossword) 3 5D Crabbing spot 4 6D Person who may have to deal with long lines 5 7D Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" 5 8D Sign of a packed house 3 9D Praline nugget 5 10D Galoshes and umbrellas 8 11D Noted wearer of a fig leaf 3 12D What a bobbing fist indicates in American Sign Language 3 15D Hard cap 5 17D Only planet in the solar system not visible to the naked eye 7 18D 1970 classic by the Kinks 4 23D Org. concerned with life beyond Earth 4 25D Winner of four World Cups 5 26D Like much of Utah 4 27D Road crew goo 3 29D Start to attract fruit flies, perhaps 3 33D Dance performed in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride" 5 34D Apt name for a financial adviser? 3 35D Huge supporter 7 36D "The kissing disease," for short 4 37D Quirky types 8 38D Some Gmail convos 3 39D Throws in the microwave 4 40D Smash (into) 3 43D Singers with a range from F3 to F5 5 44D Appear to be 4 46D City that's home to el Museo del Prado 6 47D ___ gel (moisture-absorbing stuff marked "Do not eat") 6 49D Residents of the Realm of the Four Parts 5 50D Barbecue setting, often 5 51D Insta post 5 53D An eye for an I? 5 56D "Preach it!" 4 58D Lacking color 3 59D Shorts season in Strasbourg 3 60D Tree with serrated leaves 3 61D Mos. on end 3