NYT Crossword August 9, 2025 Answers

Across

1A Approach boldly 6 7A Word with fixed or net 6 13A Purple-hatted Nintendo character 7 15A Mildew, e.g. 6 16A Little Italian toasts 8 18A One choice at a dry cleaner 6 19A Say but not really mean 5 20A English town known for its mineral water 5 22A Historical event that acquired its name almost two decades after it ended, in brief 3 23A Car once promoted with the slogan "It's Your Money … Demand Better," informally 4 24A Joy of television 5 25A Windjammer, e.g. 4 26A 33-Down platform, for short 3 27A Deceived, maybe 5 28A Retreats 5 29A Move around from here to there 11 31A Unhelpful response to "Why?" 11 32A Rabbit food? 11 33A Pats (down) 5 34A Progresses slowly 5 35A Something chewed over 3 38A Sections of history 4 39A Has legs 5 40A Something to climb in a WWE match 4 41A "Stop! We get it!" 3 42A Rube 5 43A Literature Nobelist who wrote "Siddhartha" 5 44A People whose flag depicts the Lion of Judah 6 46A Animal that sleeps while floating on its back 8 48A University of California campus locale 6 49A "The Ultimate Trivia Destination," per its website 7 50A Moves in the shadows 6 51A Parts of cassette players 6

Down

1D "Really, now!" 6 2D Actress Lombard of classic Hollywood 6 3D "Above the ___, as high as heaven itself?": Shak. 6 4D Ejects 5 5D Villainous group of science fiction 4 6D ___ Fridays 3 7D Can't stand 5 8D Dis 4 9D "The only ___ is mediocrity": Martha Graham 3 10D Ingredient in meringue cookies 8 11D #1 on BBC's list of greatest 21st-century TV series 7 12D Comics 6 14D "This work is getting to be too much" 11 17D Apple skins? 11 21D Buildings that aren't water-resistant 11 24D "La Cousine ___" (Balzac novel) 5 25D Overly wise, say 5 27D Feels thirsty 5 28D Gives accolades 5 29D Edges 5 30D You can see right through them 5 31D Phenomenon of experiencing something as strangely new even though one has experienced it before 8 32D Designate, as funds 7 33D Series of mental blocks? 6 35D Retail giant that opened its first store in Seattle in 1983 6 36D Persuade to pay more than originally intended 6 37D Popular farm vehicles 6 39D Falls short, say 5 40D Lead-in to active 5 42D American in Paris? 4 43D Certain earring 4 45D Poetic contraction 3 47D Some courses for honor students, for short 3