NYT Crossword August 2, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Like baseballs and some eyelashes 6 7A Moored 8 15A Not come unglued 6 16A Flugelhorn player on the 1978 instrumental hit "Feels So Good" 8 17A Philadelphia university known for its professional co-op program 6 18A Statement of resignation 8 19A Brother Joe, Kevin or Nick of pop 5 20A Genealogists' handiwork 5 21A Alternative music genre since the mid-1980s 3 22A Word before air or fire 4 23A Eyebrow makeup 5 24A "___, man!" 4 25A Ball-shaped cereal 3 26A Garb for athletes in the Highland Games 5 27A Fault 5 28A Way in 8 30A It's most beautiful when broken 5 31A Vacation isle for many a Francophile, familiarly 7 32A Foil 7 34A Stashes 5 35A 1, 2 and 3, in that order 8 36A Get the ball rolling 5 37A Verb that appears the same when rotated 180º 5 38A Choice word? 3 39A Cousin of naan 4 40A More of this? 5 41A Founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901 4 42A Saxon's "Aargh!" 3 43A Sacred space for female family members, in the Muslim tradition 5 44A Roll producer 5 45A European brewer with over 170 brands 8 47A It can tie up your stock 6 48A Common wedding day prep 8 49A Demonstrative words 6 50A Crème ___ (custard sauce) 8 51A What goes on goes here 6

Down

1D Groaners 8 2D The most infinitesimal amount 15 3D Silicon Valley's holy grail 15 4D Beyoncé or Selena, e.g. 5 5D "You are," in Spain 4 6D Key for getting rid of your work, in brief? 3 7D "Agreed?" 7 8D Certain circus performers 6 9D Mountain range that spans 67º of latitude 5 10D Many foreign aid grps. 4 11D Corporate data manager, for short 3 12D Bake sale offerings 15 13D "Hold on, I'll be right with you" 15 14D Spiffed up, say 6 20D Rash guards? 5 23D Whiffs 5 24D It can spice up your holidays 5 26D Mayor Bass of Los Angeles 5 27D Interpersonal "issues" 5 29D They're all equal in a circle 5 30D Dirty coat 5 32D Device featured in Newton's "Opticks" 5 33D Fry alternative 8 35D Preadolescent, informally 7 36D Destroyer : Shiva :: Creator : ___ 6 37D Nails the halfpipe, in snowboarding jargon 6 40D George with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 5 41D Title character of a Jake Gyllenhaal cult classic 5 43D Big acronym in purifying filters 4 44D Call off plans abruptly 4 46D Love, on the pitch 3 47D Closing for business? 3