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NYT Crossword — August 10, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

65 clues

1Helpful site for a D.I.Y.'er

5Thurman of film

8Need for a transfer of power?

12Make easier to swallow

16Basis for a write-off, perhaps

18Mann who wrote songs for 1999's "Magnolia"

19First name in country

21… something big and rocky with a Space Force base in it

23"So weird …"

24New York City's ___ Place

25Norse mythology's equivalent of Olympus

27Be possessive?

28Auctioneer's cry

29… something pointy grown by Pinocchio

34"This is the first truth that ___ thine own tongue was guilty of": "All's Well That Ends Well"

37Rep who's not a Rep.

38Music genre associated with the tellum, or reverse mullet

39… something conical in a chemistry lab

46… something round and metallic with kanji written on it

49Homes for hogs

52Disney snow queen

55Many a hangout in Boystown, Chicago

61Common remote batteries

62In the style of

63Children's game phrase that should start the italicized clues … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle

68[Not another word!]

69Location marker on a map app

70Novelist James

72Alfred E. ___, mascot of Mad magazine

74Long-running drama with the protagonist Olivia Benson, for short

77Nowhere close

81Hall's music partner

82Certain water hazard

84… something yellow and happy in a text message

87… something soft and melty in a black tub

90Place with moving exhibits

91Locale for a Snapple fact

93___ Hammarskjöld, only posthumous winner of a Nobel Peace Prize

94Outdoor event with costumes

96… something feathery sipping on nectar

101Final four event

103Store that sells protein powder

104Single facial feature

105One of the Jacksons

107Onionlike vegetables

110New home for a "fresh prince" in a 1990s sitcom

111… something long and painted on a highway

114Down in the dumps

116Crispy tortilla-based dishes

117Funerary shroud

118Excellent, in 1990s slang

120Herb paired with brown butter in sauces

Down

75 clues

2One of the text reaction buttons on an iPhone

4Deliberate and unprovoked

5A password might be provided with one

6First letter of "menorah," in Hebrew

7"Let's raise our glasses!"

10Las Vegas's Harry ___ International Airport

11Thieves' place

12Wedge placed next to a wheel to prevent it from moving

13Iowan, by another name

14Sherlock's younger sister on TV

15Like the Río de la Plata vis-à-vis the Amazon

17Noted N.S.A. whistle-blower

18One going fishing

19You might get one in a row

22Source of some base humor, for short?

26Fast-food chain founded in New Orleans

29Some noblewomen

30Happy, dopey, sneezy, sleepy, grumpy and bashful: Abbr.

32Ones making "Out!" cries

33Advanced cautiously, front end first

35Upgraded with new machinery

39Several characters in nonfiction?

40Republican politico Haley

41Brendan of "The Mummy"

43Held in check

45Newswoman Phillips

47"Please rush!"

48Hole for a shoelace

53Archer's protection

55Fund-raising fete

58"Take that, loser!"

60Spanish interjection

61Smash to smithereens

63"Word has it ..."

64Sleep, informally

65Topsy-turviness

67Cheese typically wrapped in paraffin

68Sort who won't heed the advice "Don't look down"?

73What abuts une côte

76Can you believe it?

78An ellipse has two of these

79Slightly open

83At all, with "the"

85Out of touch for decades, say

86Shakespearean potion ingredient

88Vacillator's confession

94Venice's ___ Bridge

95Express Amtrak options

96Transportation centers

97Slightly outdo

98Brand of wafer

100Animated daughter of King Triton

102"Ridiculous!"

105Bit of blue on a map of Scotland

106Otherworldly glow

108Radiohead's first #1 album (2000)

111Greeting with the hands

113Jargon suffix

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Stats & info

Sunday, Aug 10, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

80/361

Black / letter cells

5.4

Avg entry length

19 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 10, 2025

DaySunday

ThemePassing Glances

ConstructorAdam Wagner and Chandi Deitmer

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split65 across · 75 down

Longest entries

63AChildren's game phrase that should start the italicized clues … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle19 ltrs 21A… something big and rocky with a Space Force base in it16 ltrs 111A… something long and painted on a highway16 ltrs 39A… something conical in a chemistry lab15 ltrs 87A… something soft and melty in a black tub15 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 80 black squares and averages 5.4 letters per entry.