The Atlantic Crossword August 28 2025 Answers (8/28/25)

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The Atlantic Crossword August 28, 2025 Answers

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#	Clue
1A	Fluid weight-lifting move
7A	Light scare?
8A	Container in a kid's lunch, maybe
9A	"As well a well-wrought ___ becomes / The greatest ashes ..." (excerpt from Donne's "The Canonization")
10A	"Uh-uh!"
11A	[Grimaces, snaps fingers]
13A	One of two for a double, maybe
15A	Child of Gary, maybe?
17A	Development that might happen over seasons?
18A	President pro ___
19A	Lets through, casually
1D	State for someone who's not just venerable
2D	City that Eric Adams has called "the Istanbul of America," "the Islamabad of America," and "the Kyiv of America," for short
3D	"The people need to hear this!"
4D	Quebecois expletive derived from a word for a house of worship
5D	They'll give you leverage
6D	Curse word?
7D	"As Time Goes By" singer Jimmy
8D	Rules expert
12D	Title for McCartney or McKellen
14D	Business end?
16D	Opus star Edebiri

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