NYT Crossword August 27, 2025 Answers

Across

1A It might be rigged 4 5A Genre for Blackpink or BTS 4 9A N.B.A. or M.L.B. V.I.P.s 3 12A "No way!" 4 13A ___ Sea, shrinking body of water that was once the world's third-largest lake 4 14A Rock's ___ Maiden 4 15A Wildlife that may nest on Hawaiian golf courses 4 16A Bag with handles 4 17A Some absurdist art 4 18A "Anything sounds good to me" 20 21A Poke bowl fish 3 22A "I'm so great!" 5 23A Basic couturier offering 13 27A Highs ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle 3 28A Arthur who was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom 4 29A "Same here" 5 31A Letters on some moisturizer bottles 3 34A Philosophy followed by Benjamin Franklin 5 36A Rascals 4 37A "Reputation" or "Midnights," for Taylor Swift 3 38A It's how the story goes 3 39A Ctrl+Z 4 41A Talking point 5 43A Expression of disapproval 3 44A Exhausted 5 46A State of confusion 4 47A Gary Oldman or Ian McKellen, e.g. 3 48A Devour 13 50A Extra 5 53A Ticket seller's take 3 54A Failing epically 20 61A Not at home 4 62A Foundation for a proposal? 4 63A Diving position with bent hips and straight legs 4 64A The Prancing Pony and the Admiral Benbow are fictional ones 4 65A Latin "Behold!" 4 66A All over 4 67A Govt. group with cryptologists on staff 3 68A Goes on and on and on ... 4 69A Screw them! 4

Down

1D S.F. transit option 4 2D "I'm standing right here, you know!" 4 3D One end of the day 10 4D Sister goddesses who personify destiny 8 5D Hurricane that's the subject of the 2006 documentary "When the Levees Broke" 7 6D Vessel's front 4 7D Statement in a courtroom 4 8D Statement in a courtroom 4 9D Contents of some boats 5 10D Router hookup 5 11D Trap 5 14D Creatives may jot them in a notebook 5 19D "What have we here?!" 3 20D Key worker? 6 23D Perennially struggling with 5 24D Apt letters missing from "c_ _tom_ _ _" 5 25D Like pea soup fog 5 26D One aspect to consider in making a decision 11 27D Who often brushes dirt off home plate 3 30D Honor ___ thieves 5 31D Flower part 5 32D Value 5 33D One orientation of a playing card during a magic trick 11 35D Saying "hmm ...," perhaps 6 40D Where to get some "Fresh Air" 3 42D "Come on, help me out" 8 45D Buttery confections 7 47D Some computers and televisions 5 49D "___ Canto" (Ann Patchett novel) 3 50D Once more 5 51D Lows ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle 5 52D Roman goddess of fertility 5 55D One tool for scrolling on a computer 10 56D Quechua speaker 4 57D Prominent feature of an alpaca 4 58D Little 4 59D Scraped (out) 4 60D Hides a tear, say 4