NYT Daily Crossword for August 31, 2025

85 Across: Firmly planted 44 Down: Base figure, for short 51 Down: Airing 70 Down: J.F.K. prediction 80 Down: Portfolio holding, for short 89 Down: “Alas, it is true”95 Down: ___ leches cake 103 Down: Sea eagle 111 Down: Beam on a bottle 31 Down: A pop 1 Across: Maximum extent, in an idiom 11 Across: Small storage unit 18 Across: Sea adventure novel by Herman Melville 20 Across: Sounds of amazement 5 Across: “Suitable, I guess”15 Across: “___ News Central” (daily program)24 Across: “Incredible! This mosquito net didn’t let in even one bug!”27 Across: Non-free-range farm fixture 30 Across: Pick up at school 32 Across: Kiss 35 Across: Went from 0 to 60, say 40 Across: “___ America (And So Can You!)” (Stephen Colbert best seller)45 Across: More in need of a sticky roller 48 Across: Guide for writing a perfect letter 55 Across: Comics cry of dismay 59 Across: Tiny and scurrying, perhaps 71 Across: Green gemstone 22 Across: “Don’t flick that cigarette over here!”26 Across: Greatest potential accomplishment, metaphorically 31 Across: Actor Pascal 34 Across: Celestial sphere 42 Across: Device for cutting bangs?47 Across: Zealous 49 Across: Adorn 52 Across: “Dear Lord! His Majesty’s beard is out of control!”63 Across: “Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight’s protection!”72 Across: Brand of bubbly, informally 74 Across: “Can you offer me anything bigger than skiffs, dinghies and pontoons?”90 Across: Zest 93 Across: Real ladies’ man 95 Across: It’s always getting into hot water 100 Across: Muse of love poetry 86 Across: Sizable wine orders 91 Across: Hero’s partner in myth 94 Across: Bit of work 96 Across: Theatrical constructions 98 Across: Computer shortcuts 103 Across: “You can’t win ___”111 Across: Secret agent first introduced in 1953 115 Across: Langston Hughes poem 117 Across: Charm 119 Across: Adriatique, e.g.1 Down: Win for an away team 3 Down: Winsome 5 Down: Big events on Wall St.7 Down: Abbr. on a paper tray 105 Across: Writer ___ Stanley Gardner 113 Across: Classic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues 116 Across: Aston Martin, e.g.120 Across: School attended by both 111-Across and his creator 122 Across: Figs. most people have memorized 2 Down: “That doesn’t bother me anymore”4 Down: It’s human, in a saying 6 Down: Full of tension 8 Down: Whiled away the hours 10 Down: Different 12 Down: Start of a pirate chant 14 Down: Winter hours in Conn.16 Down: Part of a personal air filtration system 21 Down: [“Ha ha 2 funny!!!!]25 Down: Lots and lots 13 Down: “There I am in the photo”15 Down: Exhibiting some force 17 Down: Degree in math?23 Down: Thirst 33 Down: Favorite drink of 111-Across 36 Down: Hairstyle helpers 39 Down: Company originally named Blue Ribbon Sports 43 Down: High school subj.45 Down: Bank security feature 47 Down: It’s right on a square 54 Down: ___-El (Superman’s birth name)56 Down: “Evita” role for Antonio Banderas 62 Down: End of an academic address 67 Down: Stitching on a Cardinal’s cap 69 Down: A good one might generate good karma 35 Down: What wine or citrus adds to a sauce 38 Down: Allergic reaction 49 Down: Port on the Adriatic 53 Down: Shout of triumph 55 Down: Relative of an adder 57 Down: ___ royale (cocktail)61 Down: New Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzles 64 Down: Williamson who played Merlin in “Excalibur”66 Down: Feature of this puzzle’s circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across 68 Down: Mid-Atlantic state capital 76 Down: University in New Rochelle, N.Y.78 Down: Improvise à la Ella Fitzgerald 82 Down: Imitate 84 Down: Greaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmets 77 Down: Obergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equality 79 Down: Avocado variety 81 Down: Give a bad review 83 Down: Spread throughout 87 Down: Those who hunt and gather 93 Down: Corp. bigwig 96 Down: Beau 101 Down: Sly schemes 107 Down: “You’re ___ something”109 Down: Many a get-rich-quick offer 88 Down: Feature of many a gloating movie villain 92 Down: Grounder to second, often 99 Down: Late jazz singer ___ Laine 102 Down: Paris’s Dôme de Paris, e.g.104 Down: Zebra features that mirror their body stripes 108 Down: Japanese noodle 112 Down: Modern pet name 37 Across: Nipsey Russell’s role in 1978’s “The Wiz”28 Down: Certain URL ending 41 Down: E.R. V.I.P.s 50 Across: Some skin care products 97 Across: Unburden 21 Across: Spoils 11 Down: Poke ___58 Across: ___ code 106 Across: “Is that a certainty?”73 Across: ___ de vie 118 Across: Member of a watery quintet 65 Down: Biblical kingdom near the Dead Sea 29 Across: Container weight 19 Across: Rump 82 Across: Composure under pressure 109 Across: Unruly, as a beard 60 Down: Indignation 46 Down: Perfect match 75 Down: Far from bright 110 Down: Heart 121 Across: Debate-ending reply 9 Down: Gave medicine

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