See 31-Across
Crossword Answer — August 11, 2025
NYT Crossword
Monday, August 11, 2025
By Rebecca Goldstein
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Across
- 1. Improvises during a gig — Answer: RIFFS
- 6. Consider — Answer: DEEM
- 10. Workers alongside R.N.s — Answer: DRS
- 13. Loved to bits — Answer: ADORED
- 15. "You are something ___!" — Answer: ELSE
- 16. "Yipes!" — Answer: EEK
- 17. Independence Day banger — Answer: FIRECRACKER
- 19. Tuna type in a poke bowl — Answer: AHI
- 20. Apt anagram of NOTE — Answer: TONE
- 21. Tissue torn by some athletes, in brief — Answer: ACL
- 22. "I couldn't ___ less" — Answer: CARE
- 24. Handle some personal baggage? — Answer: STOW
- 25. Rush hour snarl — Answer: TRAFFICJAM
- 29. Big gulp — Answer: SWIG
- 31. Great Lake with the most consumable 26-Down — Answer: ERIE
- 32. Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair — Answer: HORA
- 33. In good physical shape — Answer: FIT
- 35. "Cómo ___ usted?" — Answer: ESTA. Hint: It's a common way to ask someone how they're doing in Spanish! 😊
- 37. Channel with a call to order? — Answer: HSN
- 38. Lego piece in the shape of a person or animal — Answer: MINIFIG
- 42. Warm greeting to a spouse or partner — Answer: HIHONEY
- 44. Chowed down — Answer: ATE
- 45. Herbal refreshments — Answer: TEAS
- 47. Actor Levy of "Schitt's Creek" — Answer: DAN
- 48. Actor Damon of the "Bourne" movies — Answer: MATT
- 50. ___ Way, block in Lower Manhattan where a popular cookie originated — Answer: OREO
- 52. Religious faction — Answer: SECT
- 55. Recipient of two Golden Globe Best Actress nominations for Netflix's "GLOW" — Answer: ALISONBRIE
- 58. Dry, like Champagne — Answer: BRUT
- 60. Some hoppy brews, in brief — Answer: IPAS
- 61. Thickness of wood or paper — Answer: PLY
- 62. Yesteryear — Answer: YORE
- 63. ___ Paulo, Brazil — Answer: SAO
- 64. Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across — Answer: CHEESEBOARD
- 68. Tonsil-examining M.D. — Answer: ENT
- 69. Astronomically long time — Answer: AEON
- 70. Completed an alley-oop — Answer: DUNKED
- 71. Total jerk — Answer: ASS
- 72. This is not working! — Answer: REST
- 73. Short-tempered — Answer: TESTY
Down
- 1. Vessels that may be propelled with poles — Answer: RAFTS
- 2. "Complete ___ Guides" (how-to series) — Answer: IDIOTS
- 3. "Unless something changes ..." — Answer: FORNOW
- 4. Typical hotel or library amenity — Answer: FREEWIFI
- 5. One of 60 in a min. — Answer: SEC
- 6. State with certainty — Answer: DECLARE
- 7. Reindeer relative — Answer: ELK
- 8. WNW's opposite — Answer: ESE
- 9. Gracias : Spanish :: ___ : French — Answer: MERCI
- 10. Salutation in a breakup letter — Answer: DEARJOHN
- 11. Practice for opening night — Answer: REHEARSE
- 12. Bit of Winter Olympics gear — Answer: SKI
- 14. "Shucks!" — Answer: DRAT
- 18. 43,560 square feet — Answer: ACRE
- 23. German cry of annoyance — Answer: ACH
- 26. See 31-Across — Answer: FISH
- 27. Stinking to high heaven — Answer: FETID
- 28. Quite a few — Answer: MANY
- 30. Special talent — Answer: GIFT
- 34. Attach with string — Answer: TIEON
- 36. Sounds of realization — Answer: AHAS
- 38. Parental term that is phonetically more difficult to say than "dada" — Answer: MAMA
- 39. Citizens of Venice and Verona — Answer: ITALIANS
- 40. Nasal irrigation devices — Answer: NETIPOTS
- 41. Attire — Answer: GARB
- 43. In single file — Answer: ONEBYONE
- 46. Craftiest animal in the Garden of Eden — Answer: SERPENT
- 49. PreCheck org. — Answer: TSA
- 51. Deep fryer liquids — Answer: OILS
- 53. Chorus from frogs — Answer: CROAKS
- 54. Small tower on a castle — Answer: TURRET
- 56. Muppet who lives in a trash can — Answer: OSCAR
- 57. Gave a look — Answer: EYED
- 59. Stereotypical name for a stuffed bear — Answer: TEDDY
- 63. ___ of Galilee — Answer: SEA
- 65. Tee-___ (giggle) — Answer: HEE
- 66. Dawn goddess — Answer: EOS
- 67. Conjunction that might start an objection — Answer: BUT
The answer to “See 31-Across” in the New York Times crossword is FISH — a 4-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on August 11, 2025, a Monday puzzle, at 26-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“See 31-Across” answer
FISH (4 letters)
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Why the answer is FISH
FISH is the 4-letter solution that fits "See 31-Across" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 11, 2025 (26-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “See 31-Across” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
August 11, 2025 (this puzzle) → FISH. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on August 11, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Rush hour snarl → TRAFFICJAM
- Great Lake with the most consumable 26-Down → ERIE
- "Cómo ___ usted?" → ESTA
- Warm greeting to a spouse or partner → HIHONEY
- Stinking to high heaven → FETID
- Handle some personal baggage? → STOW
- Quite a few → MANY
- Big gulp → SWIG
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for August 11, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Monday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “See 31-Across”?
The answer is FISH, a 4-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 11, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “See 31-Across”?
4 letters: FISH.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on August 11, 2025 (a Monday puzzle), at 26-Down.
Can “See 31-Across” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for August 11, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.