NYT Crossword August 23, 2025 Answers

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1A Relative of upward dog, to 50-Down 9 10A Many Intuit employees, for short 4 14A Noted line in Buddhism 10 15A International grocery chain founded in Germany 4 16A Galaxy program, e.g. 10 17A Break 4 18A Rapper whose father is the jazz musician Olu Dara 3 19A Certain tray's contents 3 20A Country whose name is an anagram of a common means of getting there 5 22A Makes rapidly, with "out" 6 25A Mutually accepts 8 28A M.L.B. All-Star closer ___ Díaz 5 29A Staple at a car wash 3 30A One might be fragile 3 31A Product pitched by a pitcher 7 35A Drew Carey once called it "crossword puzzle cheese" on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" 4 36A "I've helped all I can" 15 40A Steven ___, Best Actor nominee for 2020's "Minari" 4 41A Field goal announcement 7 42A ___ Hill 3 43A Bit of drag attire 3 44A Hands, humorously 5 48A Hit list 8 51A Eye up and down 6 52A Japanese healing technique 5 53A Medical lead-in to -scope 3 55A Type of alcoholic beverage that originated in the U.K., despite its name 3 56A Overturn 4 57A Plant-based meat alternative that sizzles 10 61A One's primary character, in video game lingo 4 62A Criminal mastermind 10 63A Very vocal avian 4 64A Purr-fect adoptee 9

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1D Unfounded rumor 6 2D Tired expression 6 3D Something that can be raised or passed 3 4D Mexico's ___ Conchos 3 5D Literally, "at another time" 5 6D Artificially inflates 4 7D City where the Men's College World Series takes place 5 8D Stuff boiled in sugar shacks 3 9D Place to hear game results and analysis 9 10D "___ noctem" (motto meaning "go enjoy the night") 5 11D "By all means, go ahead!" 8 12D Jingle accompaniment 8 13D Remain untouched 3 14D Take a series of steps? 5 21D Hosp. test 3 23D Japanese company whose products click with customers 5 24D Dresser part 4 26D Composer of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" 5 27D Destination of an annual race since 1973 4 32D It's formed in Pittsburgh 9 33D Allowed to strike 5 34D Horace's "___ Poetica" 3 35D Boy on "The Munsters" 5 36D Island in a classic video game 4 37D "What's your decision?" 8 38D Joined enthusiastically 8 39D Word before how or where, but not who 4 43D ___ choy 3 45D White House daughter of the 1960s-'70s 6 46D Have no more money to bet 6 47D Is really into, in slang 5 49D Animated princess of film 5 50D 1-Across teachers 5 51D Cute sound? 5 54D Mineral with a Mohs hardness of 1 4 56D "Lemme think ..." 3 58D Night to remember, perhaps 3 59D Busy ___ 3 60D Anti-apartheid party, in brief 3