Here are the NYT Crossword answers for Sunday, August 31, 2025 — every solution for that day's 15×15 (21×21 on Sunday) puzzle, listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on August 31?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live NYT Crossword answers page.
NYT Crossword answers for August 31, 2025
The full solution for the August 31 NYT Crossword is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Sunday, August 31.
Full NYT Crossword answer list for August 31, 2025
Every clue from the August 31 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Maximum extent, in an idiom | HILT |
| 5 | "Suitable, I guess" | ITLLDO |
| 11 | Small storage unit | BYTE |
| 15 | "___ News Central" (daily program) | CNN |
| 18 | Sea adventure novel by Herman Melville | OMOO |
| 19 | Rump | PATOOT |
| 20 | Sounds of amazement | OOHS |
| 21 | Spoils | LOOT |
| 22 | "Don't flick that cigarette over here!" | MOVEYOURASH |
| 24 | "Incredible! This mosquito net didn't let in even one bug!" | WHATAMESH |
| 26 | Greatest potential accomplishment, metaphorically | EVEREST |
| 27 | Non-free-range farm fixture | FEEDLOT |
| 29 | Container weight | TARE |
| 30 | Pick up at school | LEARN |
| 31 | Actor Pascal | PEDRO |
| 32 | Kiss | SMOOCH |
| 34 | Celestial sphere | ORB |
| 35 | Went from 0 to 60, say | AGED |
| 37 | Nipsey Russell's role in 1978's "The Wiz" | TINMAN |
| 40 | "___ America (And So Can You!)" (Stephen Colbert best seller) | IAM |
| 42 | Device for cutting bangs? | SILENCER |
| 45 | More in need of a sticky roller | LINTIER |
| 47 | Zealous | AVID |
| 48 | Guide for writing a perfect letter | STENCIL |
| 49 | Adorn | BEDECK |
| 50 | Some skin care products | TONERS |
| 52 | "Dear Lord! His Majesty's beard is out of control!" | GODSHAVETHEKING |
| 55 | Comics cry of dismay | ACK |
| 58 | ___ code | AREA |
| 59 | Tiny and scurrying, perhaps | ANTLIKE |
| 63 | "Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight's protection!" | SHINEDSHIELDDELIVERED |
| 71 | Green gemstone | PERIDOT |
| 72 | Brand of bubbly, informally | MOET |
| 73 | ___ de vie | EAU |
| 74 | "Might you give me a bigger boat?" | COULDIHAVEASHIP |
| 82 | Composure under pressure | APLOMB |
| 85 | Firmly planted | ROOTED |
| 86 | Sizable wine orders | CARAFES |
| 90 | Zest | PEEL |
| 91 | Hero's partner in myth | LEANDER |
| 93 | Real ladies' man | CASANOVA |
| 94 | Bit of work | ERG |
| 95 | It's always getting into hot water | TEABAG |
| 96 | Theatrical constructions | SETS |
| 97 | Unburden | RID |
| 98 | Computer shortcuts | MACROS |
| 100 | Muse of love poetry | ERATO |
| 103 | "You can't win ___" | EMALL |
| 105 | Writer ___ Stanley Gardner | ERLE |
| 106 | "Is that a certainty?" | YOUSURE |
| 109 | Unruly, as a beard | SCRAGGY |
| 111 | Secret agent first introduced in 1953 | JAMESBOND |
| 113 | Classic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues | SEANCONNERY |
| 115 | Langston Hughes poem | ITOO |
| 116 | Aston Martin, e.g. | AUTO |
| 117 | Charm | ENDEAR |
| 118 | Member of a watery quintet | ERIE |
| 119 | Adriatique, e.g. | MER |
| 120 | School attended by both 111-Across and his creator | ETON |
| 121 | Debate-ending reply | SAYSME |
| 122 | Figs. most people have memorized | SSNS |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|
| 1 | Win for an away team | HOMELOSS |
| 2 | "That doesn't bother me anymore" | IMOVERIT |
| 3 | Winsome | LOVEABLE |
| 4 | It's human, in a saying | TOERR |
| 5 | Big events on Wall St. | IPOS |
| 6 | Full of tension | TAUT |
| 7 | Abbr. on a paper tray | LTR |
| 8 | Whiled away the hours | LOAFED |
| 9 | Gave medicine | DOSED |
| 10 | Different | OTHER |
| 11 | Poke ___ | BOWL |
| 12 | Start of a pirate chant | YOHO |
| 13 | "There I am in the photo" | THATSME |
| 14 | Winter hours in Conn. | EST |
| 15 | Exhibiting some force | COERCIVE |
| 16 | Part of a personal air filtration system | NOSEHAIR |
| 17 | Degree in math? | NTH |
| 21 | ["Ha ha 2 funny!!!!] | LMAO |
| 23 | Thirst | YEN |
| 25 | Lots and lots | ATON |
| 28 | Certain URL ending | DOTNET |
| 31 | A pop | PER |
| 33 | Favorite drink of 111-Across | MARTINI |
| 35 | What wine or citrus adds to a sauce | ACID |
| 36 | Hairstyle helpers | GELS |
| 38 | Allergic reaction | ITCH |
| 39 | Company originally named Blue Ribbon Sports | NIKE |
| 41 | E.R. V.I.P.s | MDS |
| 43 | High school subj. | ENG |
| 44 | Base figure, for short | NCO |
| 45 | Bank security feature | LEVEE |
| 46 | Perfect match | IDEALMATE |
| 47 | It's right on a square | ANGLE |
| 49 | Port on the Adriatic | BARI |
| 51 | Airing | ONTV |
| 53 | Shout of triumph | HAH |
| 54 | ___-El (Superman's birth name) | KAL |
| 55 | Relative of an adder | ASP |
| 56 | "Evita" role for Antonio Banderas | CHE |
| 57 | ___ royale (cocktail) | KIR |
| 60 | Indignation | IRE |
| 61 | New Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzles | KEA |
| 62 | End of an academic address | EDU |
| 64 | Williamson who played Merlin in "Excalibur" | NICOL |
| 65 | Biblical kingdom near the Dead Sea | EDOM |
| 66 | Feature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across | DOUBLEO |
| 67 | Stitching on a Cardinal's cap | STL |
| 68 | Mid-Atlantic state capital | DOVER |
| 69 | A good one might generate good karma | DEED |
| 70 | J.F.K. prediction | ETA |
| 75 | Far from bright | DRAB |
| 76 | University in New Rochelle, N.Y. | IONA |
| 77 | Obergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equality | HODGES |
| 78 | Improvise à la Ella Fitzgerald | SCAT |
| 79 | Avocado variety | HASS |
| 80 | Portfolio holding, for short | IRA |
| 81 | Give a bad review | PAN |
| 82 | Imitate | APE |
| 83 | Spread throughout | PERMEATE |
| 84 | Greaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmets | LEGARMOR |
| 87 | Those who hunt and gather | FORAGERS |
| 88 | Feature of many a gloating movie villain | EVILGRIN |
| 89 | "Alas, it is true" | SADLYYES |
| 92 | Grounder to second, often | EASYOUT |
| 93 | Corp. bigwig | CEO |
| 95 | ___ leches cake | TRES |
| 96 | Beau | STEADY |
| 99 | Late jazz singer ___ Laine | CLEO |
| 101 | Sly schemes | RUSES |
| 102 | Paris's Dôme de Paris, e.g. | ARENA |
| 103 | Sea eagle | ERN |
| 104 | Zebra features that mirror their body stripes | MANES |
| 107 | "You're ___ something" | ONTO |
| 108 | Japanese noodle | UDON |
| 109 | Many a get-rich-quick offer | SCAM |
| 110 | Heart | CORE |
| 111 | Beam on a bottle | JIM |
| 112 | Modern pet name | BAE |
| 114 | Platform for Super Mario Bros., for short | NES |
Hints for the August 31 puzzle
Not ready for the full answer? Here are lighter, spoiler-free nudges for that day's grid, above the solutions. The August 31 puzzle fell on a Sunday, and with the New York Times crossword that matters: the grid gets harder as the week goes on, from an easy Monday to a fiendish Saturday, with a large themed puzzle on Sunday. So a Sunday grid tells you how much misdirection to expect — and if a clue that day seemed to make no sense, the weekday is usually the reason. Use the hints for the trickiest clues, then reveal the answers above only if you need them.
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