30 Down

NYT Daily • August 12, 2025

Like this: ESMCLDRBA

Answer:

SCRAMBLED

Hint:

The letters are mixed up and need to be rearranged to make sense.

Explanation:

The clue presents the word "SCRAMBLED" in a jumbled form as "ESMCLDRBA." To solve it, you rearrange the letters to form a coherent word, which in this case is "SCRAMBLED." The clue itself hints at the answer by showing the letters in a scrambled order, making the solution a playful example of its own meaning.

More Clues from This Puzzle

1 Across

3 letters

Take to the slopes

4 Across

7 letters

Abolitionist Tubman

11 Across

3 letters

Shade of gray or blond

14 Across

3 letters

"That's rough!"