Our NYT Crossword Hints for August 4, 2025 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, August 4, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 8/4/25. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Letters on a radio switch
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5A. "Cómo está ___?" ("How are you?," in Spanish)
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10A. Indian tourist city on the Taj Express route
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14A. Garment seen in Hindi cinema
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15A. Glistened
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16A. Like a grade of B+, say
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17A. Seed covering
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18A. Yankees slugger who hit a record-setting 62 home runs in 2022
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20A. Rotary phone feature
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21A. Garment from Playtex or Maidenform
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22A. "Meet the Press" group
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23A. Image from a drone
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27A. Metal from a mine
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28A. Bills with George Washington's face
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29A. Small dish served in Spain
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31A. Accra's country
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34A. Path of a baseball pop-up
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35A. Doozy
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39A. Keep dreaming!
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43A. Opposite of “nope”
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44A. "Star Wars" saga heroine
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45A. Desert plants
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46A. Home of the New York Mets until 2008
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48A. College mil. program
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50A. "___, amas, amat …" (Latin 101 conjugation)
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53A. Outlet from the heart's left ventricle
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58A. Dance to "The Blue Danube," e.g.
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60A. E.P.A.-banned pesticide
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61A. Get an F
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62A. Poet with the essay collection "Sister Outsider"
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65A. Home services app that lists local vendors
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66A. Jumping-off point for an inventor
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67A. Grown-up
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68A. Pest control brand
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69A. Four years, for a U.S. president
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70A. Trait transmitters
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71A. One of 26, approximately, in a marathon
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1D. Carne ___ (grilled meat dish)
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2D. Decluttering maven Kondo
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3D. Monastery resident
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4D. Very, very small fractions
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5D. In working order
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6D. Musical counterparts of flats
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7D. Bat mitzvah reading
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8D. Musician Brian who has an asteroid named after him
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9D. TV room
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10D. H2O, in Mexico
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11D. Emphatic rejection
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12D. Slugger Maris
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13D. "Skyfall" singer
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19D. Music genre from Tokyo
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24D. Scrambled word: Abbr.
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25D. Other: Sp.
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26D. R.p.m. indicator
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30D. Wool-producing ranch
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31D. Merry
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32D. Go quickly, quaintly
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33D. Actress de Armas
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34D. ___ port in a storm
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36D. Short lines at the register?
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37D. Permit
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38D. Prefix with cycle or code
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40D. Black-and-white cookie
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41D. In the neighborhood
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42D. When Hamlet duels with Laertes in "Hamlet"
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47D. Smog, e.g.
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48D. Enigma
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49D. Groups of eight musicians
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50D. Hang around for
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51D. "Harold and ___" (1971 black comedy)
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52D. From further in the past
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54D. Successful dash to the end zone, in brief
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55D. Hawaiian porch
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56D. Prayer __
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57D. Skip over, as the "i" in "family"
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59D. Transit option to N.Y.C.'s Roosevelt Island
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63D. Fall behind
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64D. Beethoven's "___ to Joy"
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.
The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.
Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.
If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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