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NYT Crossword — August 11, 2025

Monday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 78 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

40 clues

1Improvises during a gig

10Workers alongside R.N.s

13Loved to bits

15"You are something ___!"

17Independence Day banger

19Tuna type in a poke bowl

20Apt anagram of NOTE

21Tissue torn by some athletes, in brief

22"I couldn't ___ less"

24Handle some personal baggage?

25Rush hour snarl

31Great Lake with the most consumable 26-Down

32Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair

33In good physical shape

35"Cómo ___ usted?"

37Channel with a call to order?

38Lego piece in the shape of a person or animal

42Warm greeting to a spouse or partner

45Herbal refreshments

47Actor Levy of "Schitt's Creek"

48Actor Damon of the "Bourne" movies

50___ Way, block in Lower Manhattan where a popular cookie originated

52Religious faction

55Recipient of two Golden Globe Best Actress nominations for Netflix's "GLOW"

58Dry, like Champagne

60Some hoppy brews, in brief

61Thickness of wood or paper

63___ Paulo, Brazil

64Cocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across

68Tonsil-examining M.D.

69Astronomically long time

70Completed an alley-oop

72This is not working!

73Short-tempered

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38 clues

1Vessels that may be propelled with poles

2"Complete ___ Guides" (how-to series)

3"Unless something changes …"

4Typical hotel or library amenity

5One of 60 in a min.

6State with certainty

7Reindeer relative

8WNW's opposite

9Gracias : Spanish :: ___ : French

10Salutation in a breakup letter

11Practice for opening night

12Bit of Winter Olympics gear

1843,560 square feet

23German cry of annoyance

26See 31-Across

27Stinking to high heaven

30Special talent

34Attach with string

36Sounds of realization

38Parental term that is phonetically more difficult to say than "dada"

39Citizens of Venice and Verona

40Nasal irrigation devices

43In single file

46Craftiest animal in the Garden of Eden

49PreCheck org.

51Deep fryer liquids

53Chorus from frogs

54Small tower on a castle

56Muppet who lives in a trash can

59Stereotypical name for a stuffed bear

63___ of Galilee

65Tee-___ (giggle)

67Conjunction that might start an objection

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Stats & info

Monday, Aug 11, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

39/186

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Easiest

Monday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 11, 2025

DayMonday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorRebecca Goldstein

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split40 across · 38 down

Longest entries

17AIndependence Day banger11 ltrs 64ACocktail party staple that may contain the ends of 17-, 25-, 38-, 42- and 55-Across11 ltrs 25ARush hour snarl10 ltrs 55ARecipient of two Golden Globe Best Actress nominations for Netflix's "GLOW"10 ltrs 4DTypical hotel or library amenity8 ltrs

Monday grids are the gentlest of the week: straightforward definitions, familiar fill and almost no wordplay. This grid has 39 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.