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NYT Crossword — August 13, 2025

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 76 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

35 clues

1___ Bradham, inventor of Pepsi

10Cook in hot water

14Frank account?

15Father's sister

16"Casablanca" heroine

17Acclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film

221959 Broadway drama by Lorraine Hansberry, with "A"

27Sounds at a fireworks show

28Remove from a clothesline, say

29Beach blanket?

31Black Friday offering

35Preceder of Jan.

362006 romantic fantasy novel by Stephenie Meyer

39With 43-Across, playful marine mammal

40Playful marine mammal

42Pros who may care for playful marine mammals

43See 39-Across

47Workers who sometimes carry flashlights

48Newbery Medal-winning 1989 novel for children by Lois Lowry

53Standard option in a popular rideshare app

55Covid-19, in slang

56Message from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is?

61Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020

62White House staffer

63Shower scrubber

64Online crafts shop

65Equipment in "Top Chef"

Down

41 clues

1Org. encouraging flu shots

3Neighbor of a Thai

6Used, as a chair

7Politician Gabbard

8Santa ___ winds

9"Dynamite" K-pop band

10Chaotic situation

11Some cantina cookware

12Japanese truck manufacturer

13Draw toward dark

18Female French friend

21Sound at a massage parlor

22Actress Zellweger

23Pet adoption org.

26Blossoms-to-be

29"Too ___" (2024 #1 Hozier hit)

30Tsp. or tbsp.

32Daisylike flower

34Removable Potato Head parts

37Happily/after connector

38Flared facial features

41Spot to find 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across

44"Your point also"

46It sells, in an axiom

47Computer operator

49Letter-shaped fastener

50Laminated restaurant items

51"Surprise Symphony" composer

52Cary of "The Princess Bride"

57Sportage maker

58Collector's item, informally?

60Neon or Freon

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025

15×15

Grid size

76

Total entries

38/187

Black / letter cells

4.9

Avg entry length

14 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 13, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJared Cappel

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 41 down

Longest entries

22A1959 Broadway drama by Lorraine Hansberry, with "A"14 ltrs 48ANewbery Medal-winning 1989 novel for children by Lois Lowry14 ltrs 17AAcclaimed 2004 science fiction work by David Mitchell made into a 2012 film10 ltrs 56AMessage from a pilot ... or what 17-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across each is?10 ltrs 5DIntentionally8 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 38 black squares and averages 4.9 letters per entry.