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NYT Crossword — August 14, 2025

Thursday’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

38 clues

1Molecule that stores energy in the body, in brief

4Word before rope or scare

13Talk like a tippler

14Far from shore

15City on the Nile … or a punny end to the joke "When a tight-knit group of cygnets votes, they vote ___"

16Do a collie's work

17["I'll take 'Tennis' for $200, Ken"] It means nothing

19Pre-med track precursor, in brief

21Cookie holder

23["Let's go with 'Nickname's the Same' for $400"] Bruce Springsteen, Lance Armstrong and Melissa McCarthy in a 2016 comedy

27Transistor states

28Honda luxury brand

31Bubbles, e.g.

36Muscle-and-bone doc

39["Give me 'The Academy' for $600"] This was only the second animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, after "Beauty and the Beast"

41["How about 'Sports and Comedy' for $800"] He was on first base, per Abbott and Costello

43The Supreme Court justices, collectively

44Charlie's Angels, e.g.

47Doubled or tripled, say

49Gas brand with a torch in its logo

53["I'll try 'Painted Ladies' for $1,000"] This piece by Impressionist Mary Cassatt shows two women enjoying a drink

58Kelly of morning TV

62At risk … or where one might hear the clue-and-answer pairs at 17-, 23-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across?

66"Thus with a kiss ___" (Romeo's final words)

67Sea inlet surrounded by steep cliffs

68In one's birthday suit

69Try to win over

70Hasbro word game that comes with a 60-second hourglass

71Go like a geyser

72Word after kick or dumb

Down

40 clues

1Hebrew leader?

2Booster for a dragster

3Result of a scandal going viral, in brief

4Prominent feature of a hippopotamus or crocodile

5Escort in the theater, informally

6Human, to a robot

7Outdoor party area

8___ Palmas, capital of the Canaries

9Cuba o Puerto Rico

10A winning scenario in a best-of-three game

12TV show that has existed since before online media, despite what its name suggests

13"Man and Superman" playwright

20Like easy-to-get meds, in brief

24Peacock competitor

30Horatian work of ca. 18 B.C.

31Not rent, say

32Greek letter that looks like "p"

33Incredible work

35Does some strokes

37Dept. that oversees the F.D.A.

38"Look at that!"

40Gumbo, for one

42Terrifying sound for a field mouse

45Terrifying device for a field mouse

50When repeated, a dance

52Symbol of stealth

54Emiratis, e.g.

55Some list items

56Mount St. ___, second-highest mountain in Canada

57Trebek who once hosted this puzzle's theme

59Nestlé chocolate bar

63Lead-in to meter

64Grammy-winning Dr. ___

65Poison source in Agatha Christie's "A Pocket Full of Rye"

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Stats & info

Thursday, Aug 14, 2025

15×15

Grid size

78

Total entries

37/188

Black / letter cells

4.8

Avg entry length

11 ltrs

Longest entry

Tricky

Thursday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 14, 2025

DayThursday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorGene Louise De Vera

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split38 across · 40 down

Longest entries

23A["Let's go with 'Nickname's the Same' for $400"] Bruce Springsteen, Lance Armstrong and Melissa McCarthy in a 2016 comedy11 ltrs 53A["I'll try 'Painted Ladies' for $1,000"] This piece by Impressionist Mary Cassatt shows two women enjoying a drink11 ltrs 17A["I'll take 'Tennis' for $200, Ken"] It means nothing10 ltrs 62AAt risk … or where one might hear the clue-and-answer pairs at 17-, 23-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across?10 ltrs 3DResult of a scandal going viral, in brief10 ltrs

Thursday is the gimmick day: rebus squares, reversed entries and other tricks are fair game. This grid has 37 black squares and averages 4.8 letters per entry.