NYT Daily Crossword for August 30, 2025
15 Across: ___ the Holy, canonized Norwegian king23 Across: Cell service inits.29 Across: “The Santa Clause” or “Legally Blonde”50 Across: Director Johnson24 Across: Neighbor of Baja California37 Across: “Big” digit1 Across: Title typically abbreviated to its first and last letters10 Across: Another name for ESPN8, with “the”17 Across: Little dippers?20 Across: A&W or L&M22 Across: Jerk6 Across: Storied stargazers14 Across: ___ Perry, award-winning author of 2022’s “South to America”16 Across: Way out, say19 Across: Targets for bark beetles21 Across: Botanical joint26 Across: “Funny how that works”33 Across: Classic warning to a knight35 Across: “To All the Boys ___ Loved Before” (best-selling young adult novel)30 Across: Wind up in ruin34 Across: Kick-starter program?36 Across: Campus building38 Across: Not say something in jest41 Across: ___ tov (Jewish holiday)45 Across: Noted resident of “Little Lhasa” in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh49 Across: What dilapidated buildings and rampant graffiti may be a sign of51 Across: Veteran of the seas53 Across: Moving well over 60, perhaps?55 Across: Moving2 Down: Heads of state in Qatar and Kuwait4 Down: “Come ___!”6 Down: Janelle of “Hidden Figures”8 Down: Stadium sales10 Down: Classical theater40 Across: “Toy Story” bully44 Across: “I’m afraid …”48 Across: Library catalog ID52 Across: Prefix with musicology or linguistics1 Down: Swahili for “lion”3 Down: Grams5 Down: Lead-in to a puzzling question7 Down: ’22 or ’239 Down: They may or may not happen11 Down: Sketches that end with “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”13 Down: Spots for scrubs, for short21 Down: “I’d avoid that”25 Down: “Soooo …?”27 Down: Fashion plate, maybe18 Down: Patrolling a neighborhood24 Down: Viola’s twin brother in “Twelfth Night”26 Down: Wedding reception highlight, maybe28 Down: Old-fashioned TV antenna, jocularly30 Down: On-the-go breakfast option31 Down: Giveaway32 Down: ___ deal33 Down: Tasteful invitation?34 Down: Family name of three BTS members39 Down: One tending kids40 Down: Bits of wood paneling41 Down: Vessel with two silent letters42 Down: Like the Mideast’s Bahla Fort43 Down: Head to town?45 Down: Capture the attention of46 Down: Free (to)47 Down: “Count me in!”48 Down: Org. concerned with reporting49 Down: Host nation of the 2028 Olympics27 Across: Heat setting, perhaps54 Across: Leaves speechless12 Down: Major successes, so to speak