NYT Crossword August 3, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Final act of a play? 3 4A Iconic sci-fi setting spelled out in this puzzle's shaded squares 4 8A Skyrocket 4 12A "Reckon so!" 3 15A Working without ___ 4 17A Seemingly forever 5 19A Some spa jobs, in brief 5 20A Manner of speaking 4 21A Like used BBQ pits 4 22A Member of this puzzle's shaded squares who might say "I cannot change the laws of physics, Captain!" 11 24A Like being late or cutting in line 4 25A Something clicked to add an attachment 7 27A Take up space 5 28A Kind of protagonist in "Lethal Weapon" or "Die Hard" 7 30A Swear 4 31A Digital investment choices, informally 7 33A Not much, as of wasabi 4 34A Narrowly get (by) 3 35A "Now that we're all here, please proceed" 4 38A Lab reports? 4 41A Overzealous sort 3 43A Got acquainted 3 44A D.M.V.-issued card authenticated by airport security 6 47A Build a stockpile 6 49A Didn't go fast? 3 50A Employee's status meaning "I'm currently away" 3 51A Take down a notch 6 52A Purveyors of provocative posts 6 53A 8.5" x 11": Abbr. 3 54A Kris Kross #1 hit with the lyric "How high? Real high, 'cause I'm just so fly" 4 56A El presidente ousted in a 1955 coup 5 57A Danger 5 58A Cry from a victor 4 59A Type that tends to be right-leaning 7 61A Like quality vocals 5 63A Looks inside? 7 65A Drug-busting unit 4 66A City whose Fushimi Inari shrine features 10,000+ red torii gates 5 67A Brother of Disney's Louie and Dewey Duck 4 68A Something hit to get fit 6 70A Hands-on professional? 7 72A Baseball team whose mascot is Wally the Green Monster 6 75A Seeing romantically 4 76A Humble hold 'em holding 4 78A "The Bear" streamer 4 80A Cold War weapon inits. 4 81A Beethoven's No. 8? 4 82A Line of luxury hotels 5 84A Takes to school, in a way 5 85A Cosmic explosion 4 86A It goes on the run 3 87A Be a wingman, e.g. 6 88A False 6 90A Inits. for this puzzle's shaded squares 3 91A Move like a supermodel 5 93A Unit of purity 5 95A Lower oneself 5 97A They study how knights move 7 99A Canyon's edge 3 100A On the ___ (raging) 7 102A Gone skinny-dipping, e.g. 4 103A Significant stretch 3 104A Mr. Turkey 3 105A Some window installations, informally 3 106A Warp-driven device 4 108A Major exporter of mangoes 5 110A One giving the highlights? 4 112A By dawn's early light? 4 114A Intending to, casually 5 115A Bring upon oneself 5 116A Wordlessly indicate "Please give me a hand" 4 117A "___ a broken heart" (Emily Dickinson poem) 4 118A Iron Man's suit, e.g. 5 119A "Fire away!" 5 120A False 4 121A Docking station 4 122A Some draft picks 5

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1D Some farm sounds 4 2D Camped nearby and surveilling, in police jargon 10 3D "Our window is closing for escape w-elocity!," as [circled letters] might say 21 4D Hardly spicy 4 5D Next in line 4 6D Goddess of daybreak 3 7D Fill in 5 8D Direct opposite of verso (found hidden in this clue!) 5 9D It's a promise 3 10D Enemy of the Jedi 4 11D By Juan's early light? 4 12D "Any time! I'm a doctor, not a do-nothing!," as [circled letters] might say 21 13D Way back? 10 14D Slight gripe, so to speak 4 16D Slip of the pen 4 18D Tantalizing 4 19D A low "Yo!" 4 20D Trampled (on) 4 23D Sound of a wardrobe malfunction 3 26D Euphemistic expression of commitment 5 29D Speaks roughly 5 31D Cherry or lime 5 32D Bask in 5 34D Reaction to a social media post, maybe 5 36D "Logic dictates that you control your emotions," as [circled letters] might say 13 37D Sneakily exploits 5 39D Thing of the past 5 40D "Stepping on the gas, Captain!," as [circled letters] might say 13 42D Seaside flock 5 45D "To protect my crew, the gamble was necessary," as [circled letters] might say 10 46D IHOP rival 6 47D Florida beach town, informally 6 48D "We received a distress signal. Any injuries?," as [circled letters] might say 10 55D Tough spot 6 58D Stranded during a winter storm, say 6 60D Texter's sweet sentiment 3 62D Big hits, in brief 3 64D Make a case against? 3 68D Old-fashioned contraction 4 69D Backwoods bumpkin 4 70D Bite-size 4 71D Former Wisconsin senator Feingold 4 73D "Clearly!," in textspeak 4 74D Major e-tailing season 4 77D World capital with 400 kilometers of bike lanes 9 79D He might be carrying a big picture 9 83D This puzzle's theme 8 84D "I want to come back to the ship," as everyone circled in this puzzle seems to have said to 22-Across 8 87D NPR journalist Shapiro 3 89D Punch 3 92D Belly, in kidspeak 6 94D Carnival-themed Vegas hotel 3 96D In spades 6 97D Symbols of grace 5 98D Object 5 100D Garbage 5 101D "___ is more important than life" (Klingon proverb) 5 102D "Transformers" actor ___ LaBeouf 4 107D 2004 landing site for Spirit 4 109D Land west of Eng. 3 111D "You get the gist": Abbr. 3 113D Alt-rocker DiFranco 3 114D Chinwag 3