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NYT Crossword — August 15, 2025

Friday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 70 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

33 clues

1Like the culture depicted in Safiya Sinclair's best-selling memoir "How to Say Babylon"

6English translation of the Dutch "klompen"

11Robotic error message

15Sooner rather than later

17Preps for a photo shoot, say

19Engage in pugilism

20Rock alternative

21X, as in Mexico

22In

23Touching event?

25Some like it hot

26Didn't follow

28Like one part of the SAT

29Typical yearbook photos

31Sisal and others

34It can add up

35A real piece of work

38That feeling "when the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine"

39Word before piece and after peace

40Glazier's replacement

41Some sky lights, in brief

42Person with fire power

43Miso soup base

44Director's cry

45One of four suits in a tarot deck

46Source of schadenfreude?

47"Let me handle this"

50Small businesses that generally don't require permits

51Sensitive subject?

52Figure on the $10,000 bill, the largest U.S. note ever in public circulation

Down

37 clues

1Corrected autocorrect, say

2Younger Simpson sister

4Freight weights

5Had one's cake, say

6Body of Agatha Christie's work?

7"u r freaking hilarious!"

8Work with a number

10Ticket exchange site since 2000

12Like old voice mail messages

13Order in the court?

14Symphony that marked the beginning of Beethoven's "middle period"

16Office program

22Saturn and Mercury

25First name in late-night

28Primary action

29Partner of his

30They can be cured

31"On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service" memoirist, 2024

32"Nothing more for me, thank you"

33Illegal musical recording, e.g.

35Fragrant flower whose name means "gift from God"

37They're alive

39Bit of attire that might accompany a cane

40Some products sold by Patagonia

42"On the contrary …"

43Area around a mouth

45Place to brood

46Cause for stitches

48Hits up, as on TikTok

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Stats & info

Friday, Aug 15, 2025

15×15

Grid size

70

Total entries

34/191

Black / letter cells

5.5

Avg entry length

15 ltrs

Longest entry

Hard

Friday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedAug 15, 2025

DayFriday

ThemeThemeless

ConstructorDena R. Verkuil

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split33 across · 37 down

Longest entries

15ASooner rather than later15 ltrs 47A"Let me handle this"15 ltrs 11ARobotic error message14 ltrs 50ASmall businesses that generally don't require permits14 ltrs 13DOrder in the court?13 ltrs

Friday puzzles run themeless, so the fill leans on long open entries and wordplay clues rather than a central gimmick. This grid has 34 black squares and averages 5.5 letters per entry.