Literally, "at another time"
Crossword Answer — August 23, 2025
NYT Crossword
Saturday, August 23, 2025
By Ryan Judge
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Relative of upward dog, to 50-Down — Answer: COBRAPOSE
- 10. Many Intuit employees, for short — Answer: CPAS
- 14. Noted line in Buddhism — Answer: DALAILAMAS
- 15. International grocery chain founded in Germany — Answer: ALDI
- 16. Galaxy program, e.g. — Answer: ANDROIDAPP
- 17. Break — Answer: REST
- 18. Rapper whose father is the jazz musician Olu Dara — Answer: NAS
- 19. Certain tray's contents — Answer: ASH
- 20. Country whose name is an anagram of a common means of getting there — Answer: NEPAL
- 22. Makes rapidly, with "out" — Answer: CRANKS
- 25. Mutually accepts — Answer: AGREESON
- 28. M.L.B. All-Star closer ___ Díaz — Answer: EDWIN
- 29. Staple at a car wash — Answer: RAG
- 30. One might be fragile — Answer: EGO
- 31. Product pitched by a pitcher — Answer: KOOLAID
- 35. Drew Carey once called it "crossword puzzle cheese" on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" — Answer: EDAM
- 36. "I've helped all I can" — Answer: MYJOBHEREISDONE
- 40. Steven ___, Best Actor nominee for 2020's "Minari" — Answer: YEUN
- 41. Field goal announcement — Answer: ITSGOOD
- 42. ___ Hill — Answer: SAM
- 43. Bit of drag attire — Answer: BOA
- 44. Hands, humorously — Answer: MITTS
- 48. Hit list — Answer: TOPFORTY
- 51. Eye up and down — Answer: LEERAT
- 52. Japanese healing technique — Answer: REIKI
- 53. Medical lead-in to -scope — Answer: OTO
- 55. Type of alcoholic beverage that originated in the U.K., despite its name — Answer: IPA
- 56. Overturn — Answer: UNDO
- 57. Plant-based meat alternative that sizzles — Answer: VEGANBACON
- 61. One's primary character, in video game lingo — Answer: MAIN
- 62. Criminal mastermind — Answer: EVILGENIUS
- 63. Very vocal avian — Answer: MYNA
- 64. Purr-fect adoptee — Answer: RESCUECAT
Down
- 1. Unfounded rumor — Answer: CANARD
- 2. Tired expression — Answer: OLDSAW
- 3. Something that can be raised or passed — Answer: BAR
- 4. Mexico's ___ Conchos — Answer: RIO
- 5. Literally, "at another time" — Answer: ALIAS
- 6. Artificially inflates — Answer: PADS
- 7. City where the Men's College World Series takes place — Answer: OMAHA
- 8. Stuff boiled in sugar shacks — Answer: SAP
- 9. Place to hear game results and analysis — Answer: ESPNRADIO
- 10. "___ noctem" (motto meaning "go enjoy the night") — Answer: CARPE
- 11. "By all means, go ahead!" — Answer: PLEASEDO
- 12. Jingle accompaniment — Answer: ADSLOGAN
- 13. Remain untouched — Answer: SIT
- 14. Take a series of steps? — Answer: DANCE
- 21. Hosp. test — Answer: EEG
- 23. Japanese company whose products click with customers — Answer: NIKON
- 24. Dresser part — Answer: KNOB
- 26. Composer of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" — Answer: GRIEG
- 27. Destination of an annual race since 1973 — Answer: NOME
- 32. It's formed in Pittsburgh — Answer: OHIORIVER
- 33. Allowed to strike — Answer: LETAT
- 34. Horace's "___ Poetica" — Answer: ARS
- 35. Boy on "The Munsters" — Answer: EDDIE
- 36. Island in a classic video game — Answer: MYST
- 37. "What's your decision?" — Answer: YEAORNAY
- 38. Joined enthusiastically — Answer: JUMPEDIN
- 39. Word before how or where, but not who — Answer: SOME
- 43. ___ choy — Answer: BOK
- 45. White House daughter of the 1960s-'70s — Answer: TRICIA
- 46. Have no more money to bet — Answer: TAPOUT
- 47. Is really into, in slang — Answer: STANS
- 49. Animated princess of film — Answer: FIONA
- 50. 1-Across teachers — Answer: YOGIS
- 51. Cute sound? — Answer: LONGU
- 54. Mineral with a Mohs hardness of 1 — Answer: TALC
- 56. "Lemme think ..." — Answer: UMM
- 58. Night to remember, perhaps — Answer: EVE
- 59. Busy ___ — Answer: BEE
- 60. Anti-apartheid party, in brief — Answer: ANC
The answer to “Literally, "at another time"” in the New York Times crossword is ALIAS — a 5-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on August 23, 2025, a Saturday puzzle, at 5-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.
“Literally, "at another time"” answer
ALIAS (5 letters)
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Why the answer is ALIAS
ALIAS is the 5-letter solution that fits "Literally, "at another time"" in the NYT Crossword crossword on August 23, 2025 (5-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “Literally, "at another time"” 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 23, 2025 (this puzzle) → ALIAS. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on August 23, 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.
- Relative of upward dog, to 50-Down → COBRAPOSE
- Noted line in Buddhism → DALAILAMAS
- Galaxy program, e.g. → ANDROIDAPP
- Certain tray's contents → ASH
- Makes rapidly, with "out" → CRANKS
- Mexico's ___ Conchos → RIO
- Artificially inflates → PADS
- Something that can be raised or passed → BAR
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for August 23, 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 Saturday 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 “Literally, "at another time"”?
The answer is ALIAS, a 5-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on August 23, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “Literally, "at another time"”?
5 letters: ALIAS.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on August 23, 2025 (a Saturday puzzle), at 5-Down.
Can “Literally, "at another time"” 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 23, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.