Didn't follow
Crossword Answer — August 15, 2025
NYT Crossword
Friday, August 15, 2025
By Dena R. Verkuil
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Like the culture depicted in Safiya Sinclair's best-selling memoir "How to Say Babylon" — Answer: RASTA
- 6. English translation of the Dutch "klompen" — Answer: CLOGS
- 11. Robotic error message — Answer: DOESNOTCOMPUTE
- 15. Sooner rather than later — Answer: INTHENEARFUTURE
- 17. Preps for a photo shoot, say — Answer: STYLES
- 18. Rest areas — Answer: SPAS
- 19. Engage in pugilism — Answer: BOX
- 20. Rock alternative — Answer: PAPER
- 21. X, as in Mexico — Answer: BESO
- 22. In — Answer: CHIC
- 23. Touching event? — Answer: EPEE
- 24. Forecast — Answer: BODE
- 25. Some like it hot — Answer: SAUCE
- 26. Didn't follow — Answer: LED
- 27. Itsy-bitsy — Answer: MINI
- 28. Like one part of the SAT — Answer: VERBAL
- 29. Typical yearbook photos — Answer: HEADSHOTS
- 31. Sisal and others — Answer: FIBERS
- 34. It can add up — Answer: MATH
- 35. A real piece of work — Answer: JOB
- 38. That feeling "when the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine" — Answer: AMORE
- 39. Word before piece and after peace — Answer: TIME
- 40. Glazier's replacement — Answer: PANE
- 41. Some sky lights, in brief — Answer: UFOS
- 42. Person with fire power — Answer: BOSS
- 43. Miso soup base — Answer: DASHI
- 44. Director's cry — Answer: CUT
- 45. One of four suits in a tarot deck — Answer: CUPS
- 46. Source of schadenfreude? — Answer: GERMAN
- 47. "Let me handle this" — Answer: ILLDOTHETALKING
- 50. Small businesses that generally don't require permits — Answer: LEMONADESTANDS
- 51. Sensitive subject? — Answer: GSPOT
- 52. Figure on the $10,000 bill, the largest U.S. note ever in public circulation — Answer: CHASE
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- 1. Corrected autocorrect, say — Answer: RETYPED
- 2. Younger Simpson sister — Answer: ASHLEE
- 3. Mean mien — Answer: SNEER
- 4. Freight weights — Answer: TONS
- 5. Had one's cake, say — Answer: ATE
- 6. Body of Agatha Christie's work? — Answer: CORPSE
- 7. "u r freaking hilarious!" — Answer: LMFAO
- 8. Work with a number — Answer: OPUS
- 9. Eviscerate — Answer: GUT
- 10. Ticket exchange site since 2000 — Answer: STUBHUB
- 11. Banish — Answer: DISPEL
- 12. Like old voice mail messages — Answer: ONTAPE
- 13. Order in the court? — Answer: CASEDISMISSED
- 14. Symphony that marked the beginning of Beethoven's "middle period" — Answer: EROICA
- 16. Office program — Answer: EXCEL
- 21. My word! — Answer: BOND
- 22. Saturn and Mercury — Answer: CARS
- 24. Favoritism — Answer: BIAS
- 25. First name in late-night — Answer: SETH
- 27. Just — Answer: MERE
- 28. Primary action — Answer: VOTE
- 29. Partner of his — Answer: HERS
- 30. They can be cured — Answer: HAMS
- 31. "On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" memoirist, 2024 — Answer: FAUCI
- 32. "Nothing more for me, thank you" — Answer: IMFULL
- 33. Illegal musical recording, e.g. — Answer: BOOTLEG
- 35. Fragrant flower whose name means "gift from God" — Answer: JASMINE
- 36. In stock — Answer: ONHAND
- 37. They're alive — Answer: BEINGS
- 39. Bit of attire that might accompany a cane — Answer: TOPHAT
- 40. Some products sold by Patagonia — Answer: PARKAS
- 42. "On the contrary ..." — Answer: BUTNO
- 43. Area around a mouth — Answer: DELTA
- 45. Place to brood — Answer: COOP
- 46. Cause for stitches — Answer: GASH
- 48. Hits up, as on TikTok — Answer: DMS
- 49. P.I. — Answer: TEC
The answer to “Didn't follow” in the New York Times crossword is LED — a 3-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on August 15, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 26-Across. 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.
“Didn't follow” answer
LED (3 letters)
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Why the answer is LED
LED is the 3-letter solution that fits "Didn't follow" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 15, 2025 (26-Across). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Didn't follow” 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 15, 2025 (this puzzle) → LED. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on August 15, 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.
- Corrected autocorrect, say → RETYPED
- Banish → DISPEL
- Like old voice mail messages → ONTAPE
- Some like it hot → SAUCE
- Itsy-bitsy → MINI
- First name in late-night → SETH
- Just → MERE
- Forecast → BODE
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for August 15, 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 Friday 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 “Didn't follow”?
The answer is LED, a 3-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 15, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Didn't follow”?
3 letters: LED.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on August 15, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 26-Across.
Can “Didn't follow” 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 15, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.