NYT Crossword Answers for Tuesday, August 25, 2026
NYT Crossword
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Tuesday puzzle · 76 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.
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16A PERSEIDS60A ITSADATE
The question-mark clues
A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 2; here are their numbers and answers.
- 38AAcross clue ending in “?” (4)
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TIME - 3DDown clue ending in “?” (7)
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BARISTA
Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)
Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 285 puzzles since November 2025:
TSAR ×11TIL ×10ERIC ×8ALIT ×7SAP ×7SLR ×7ATOM ×6ELS ×6
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All 40 Across answers
1A NIB4A AKON8A RAJAS13A EVA14A BOHO15A SATURN16A PERSEIDS18A UTOPIA19A TRILL20A AEON22A MIDI23A USSR24A MENSA26A TIL27A NOT28A VENUS30A WHETS32A ENAMOR34A MERCURY36A ALIT38A TIME39A SPRUCES42A POSTOP46A CHASM47A TITAN49A IRL50A HIC51A EARTH53A REBA54A AVES56A WAWA57A BEGIN58A TECATE60A ITSADATE62A URANUS63A TSAR64A MAT65A PYREX66A HOPE67A ELS
All 36 Down answers
1D NEPTUNE2D IVERSON3D BARISTA4D ABEL5D KOI6D OHDAMN7D NOSEEUM8D RAT9D ATOM10D JUPITER11D ARIDITY12D SNAILS15D SUNS17D SLR21D ONSET25D AWCMON28D VOLUME29D ERIC31D HUES33D MARS35D RIPA37D TETRA39D SHIVERY40D PACECAR41D SITWITH43D TIEGAME44D ORBITAL45D PLANETS46D CHATUP48D THATSO52D AWES53D RED55D SANE57D BARE59D TUX61D SAP
About This NYT Crossword
The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, August 25, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Bryan Kaproth-Gerecht, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 37 black squares; the longest answer ran 8 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday. 2 clues ended in a question mark.
Also on Aug 25: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.
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