It’s Thursday, and we’re back with another Crossword to solve. Don’t forget yours today! Today’s NYT Crossword has some pretty cool words in there, but nothing like yesterday’s circles that had to be filled with words. Also, if you’re doing the crossword, don’t forget to do the other NYT games too!
The NYT Crossword has grown to become one of my favorite daily games, and I can safely say it’s one of the best out there. You can check it out here if you’d like. Now, here are all the NYT Crossword answers for August 28, 2025. Do note that you’ll need an NYT subscription to do the crossword.
NYT Crossword Solution For August 28, 2025
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ACROSS
1 “Table” for one’s TV dinner, perhaps – LAP
4 Messy abode – PIG STY
10 Texting format, in brief – SMS
13 Period that begins with a day of pranks: Abbr. – APR
14 Weakness – ANEMIA
15 ___ Highway (Maui tourist attraction) – HANA
17 Recently dated – GOOD ENOUGH
19 Many a citizen of Abu Dhabi – ARAB
20 It’s used for wrapping up a film – SPOOL
21 Gained a wider following – GREW
22 Riddled (with) – RIFE
23 Top up – FILL
25 No guts – FREAK OUT
27 Where someone might ask for a screwdriver – BAR
29 Early tech giant – AOL
31 Fair Deal prez – HST
32 Like Frodo at the end of the Lord of the Rings trilogy – ASEA
34 Chaps – LADS
37 Poem that’s typically unrhymed – HAIKU
41 Battle carriers – CHAIN LINK FENCES
44 Mythological beast able to regenerate its heads – HYDRA
45 Commuter option – RAIL
46 Non-fruit ingredient in a green smoothie – KALE
47 One of three in the Domino’s logo – PIP
49 Syllable akin to “Tsk!” – TUT
51 Audiophile’s collection, for short – LPS
52 Packed lunch – FELL FLAT
57 Wail – BAWL
59 Shade in a picturesque island scene, maybe – AQUA
60 Follower of Joel – AMOS
62 Here’s the scoop! – LADLE
65 Colossally bad consequence, as with finances – RUIN
66 Feature of the clues for 17-, 25-, 41- and 52-Across – SPOONERISM
68 Wizard – MAGE
69 Some underground networks – METROS
70 “Kapow!” – BAM
71 Fleur-de-___ – LIS
72 Follow, with “to” – ADHERE
73 “Come ___?” (Italian for “How are you?”) – STA
DOWN
1 Problems with a livestream, maybe – LAGS
2 For one – A POP
3 Mark one’s words? – PROOFREAD
4 Rice dish seasoned with saffron – PAELLA
5 Stop for the night, say – INN
6 Social studies subj. – GEOG
7 Resident of a hidden mushroom village – SMURF
8 Go-getter – TIGER
9 Hebrew name for God – YAHWEH
10 Reality show whose contestants give pitches – SHARK TANK
11 Red-clad brother of 54-Down – MARIO
12 Major mess – SNAFU
16 Provide support for something crooked? – ABET
18 “___ ever!” – DO I
24 Take it easy – LOLL
26 First Black male tennis player to be ranked #1 globally – ASHE
27 ___ party (pre-wedding activity, informally) – BACH
28 Ghostly in appearance – ASHY
30 The Batcave, for one – LAIR
33 They might have their noses turned up – AIRPLANES
35 Basis for how you’re wired, so to speak – DNA
36 Bit of camp entertainment – SKIT
38 “That one’s mine!” – I CALL DIBS
39 Member of a marine “forest” – KELP
40 Functions – USES
42 Innocent sort – NAIF
43 Mess up – FLUB
48 Kind of TV – PLASMA
50 Gay ___, author of Honor Thy Father – TALESE
52 Stable environment? – FARM
53 Like 4! and 24 – EQUAL
54 Green-clad brother of 11-Down – LUIGI
55 Psyched – AMPED
56 John Lennon had one that sold for more than $31,000 at a 2011 auction (fittingly, to a dentist!) – TOOTH
58 Word with price or proxy – WAR
61 Ticked off – SORE
63 It’s partly an assessment of logical reasoning, for short – LSAT
64 ___ D’Arcy, co-star of HBO’s House of the Dragon – EMMA
67 Conjunction used in logic – NOR
And those are the solutions for the NYT’s The Crossword today. Did you get them all right? Let us know how you did in the comments!
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