NYT Daily Crossword for August 26, 2025
4 Across: ___ monster (only venomous lizard native to the U.S.)8 Across: Go caroling, say15 Across: Devils' center, appropriately16 Across: Ones taking baby pictures in the delivery room, maybe19 Across: University just north of Harvard20 Across: Overall impact 22 Across: Like drone photography23 Across: "Look here …"31 Across: Attire for a contemporary dancer33 Across: Source of a certain essential oil37 Across: R, as in a Rolls-Royce?38 Across: Hush-hush39 Across: What the shepherd heard, perhaps43 Across: Apt name for a socialite?45 Across: Some pre-streaming music purchases47 Across: Goose of Hawaii48 Across: Global movement to end violence against women51 Across: That's unbelievable!55 Across: Fish that can burrow into the seabed56 Across: Subtle acknowledgment60 Across: Fruit traditionally eaten with the fish it's named for63 Across: Toilette water64 Across: Like goods bought before they hit the shelves65 Across: Alternative to AOL1 Down: Didn't tell, as a secret3 Down: Blooper4 Down: Combatants in the Titanomachy5 Down: Teacher's pest6 Down: Former NPR host Hansen9 Down: Group of elite colleges10 Down: Mother's daughter's daughter, perhaps11 Down: Largest human muscle, informally13 Down: Little fastener14 Down: Comic actor Jacques17 Down: Sailors22 Down: Broadcasts24 Down: Where the sidewalk ends25 Down: First-year legal student, informally27 Down: Like a good sharpshooter's hand28 Down: À la ___30 Down: Renewable gasoline additive32 Down: Anti-trafficking org.34 Down: Cry to a captor35 Down: Idyllic spot36 Down: Ultimatum word41 Down: ___ in the hole46 Down: Cutlass, e.g.49 Down: Darlings50 Down: Spot for cats and rats52 Down: "My gut says …"54 Down: Today, in Tijuana57 Down: Shot that made its N.B.A. debut in 1979, slangily58 Down: Big ___ (college conference)59 Down: Common sushi fish61 Down: Certain parent62 Down: Make a typo, say1 Across: Something tapped at a bar12 Across: British weekly on business, politics and culture, with "The"18 Across: Stead24 Across: Study of the mind, for short29 Across: Tavern owner who's often prank-called by Bart Simpson40 Across: Highest level of minor-league baseball42 Across: They spike during the holidays53 Across: "That's unbelievable!"57 Across: Carpenter or plumber's kit66 Across: Unusual feature of this puzzle … or, when parsed as two words (1,8), another unusual feature of this puzzle67 Across: When a plane is due in, in brief2 Down: Light beige7 Down: In line with8 Down: Beginning of consciousness?21 Down: A&W specialties26 Down: Donate33 Down: ___ Hall ("The Wind in the Willows" residence)44 Down: Marilyn Monroe or Britney Spears48 Down: Italian scooter brand56 Down: What you'd expect when you're expecting?