The full solution for the NY Times August 31 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Danny J. Rooney and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is A Man of Character.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Maximum extent, in an idiom HILT
- 5 “Suitable, I guess” ITLLDO
- 11 Small storage unit BYTE
- 15 “___ News Central” (daily program) CNN
- 18 Sea adventure novel by Herman Melville OMOO
- 19 Rump PATOOT
- 20 Sounds of amazement OOHS
- 21 Spoils LOOT
- 22 “Don’t flick that cigarette over here!” MOVEYOURASH
- 24 “Incredible! This mosquito net didn’t let in even one bug!” WHATAMESH
- 26 Greatest potential accomplishment, metaphorically EVEREST
- 27 Non-free-range farm fixture FEEDLOT
- 29 Container weight TARE
- 30 Pick up at school LEARN
- 31 Actor Pascal PEDRO
- 32 Kiss SMOOCH
- 34 Celestial sphere ORB
- 35 Went from 0 to 60, say AGED
- 37 Nipsey Russell’s role in 1978’s “The Wiz” TINMAN
- 40 “___ America (And So Can You!)” (Stephen Colbert best seller) IAM
- 42 Device for cutting bangs? SILENCER
- 45 More in need of a sticky roller LINTIER
- 47 Zealous AVID
- 48 Guide for writing a perfect letter STENCIL
- 49 Adorn BEDECK
- 50 Some skin care products TONERS
- 52 “Dear Lord! His Majesty’s beard is out of control!” GODSHAVETHEKING
- 55 Comics cry of dismay ACK
- 58 ___ code AREA
- 59 Tiny and scurrying, perhaps ANTLIKE
- 63 “Just dropped off some of your newly buffed knight’s protection!” SHINEDSHIELDDELIVERED
- 71 Green gemstone PERIDOT
- 72 Brand of bubbly, informally MOET
- 73 ___ de vie EAU
- 74 “Might you give me a bigger boat?” COULDIHAVEASHIP
- 82 Composure under pressure APLOMB
- 85 Firmly planted ROOTED
- 86 Sizable wine orders CARAFES
- 90 Zest PEEL
- 91 Hero’s partner in myth LEANDER
- 93 Real ladies’ man CASANOVA
- 94 Bit of work ERG
- 95 It’s always getting into hot water TEABAG
- 96 Theatrical constructions SETS
- 97 Unburden RID
- 98 Computer shortcuts MACROS
- 100 Muse of love poetry ERATO
- 103 “You can’t win ___” EMALL
- 105 Writer ___ Stanley Gardner ERLE
- 106 “Is that a certainty?” YOUSURE
- 109 Unruly, as a beard SCRAGGY
- 111 Secret agent first introduced in 1953 JAMESBOND
- 113 Classic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues SEANCONNERY
- 115 Langston Hughes poem ITOO
- 116 Aston Martin, e.g. AUTO
- 117 Charm ENDEAR
- 118 Member of a watery quintet ERIE
- 119 Adriatique, e.g. MER
- 120 School attended by both 111-Across and his creator ETON
- 121 Debate-ending reply SAYSME
- 122 Figs. most people have memorized SSNS
Vertical Clues
- 1 Win for an away team HOMELOSS
- 2 “That doesn’t bother me anymore” IMOVERIT
- 3 Winsome LOVEABLE
- 4 It’s human, in a saying TOERR
- 5 Big events on Wall St. IPOS
- 6 Full of tension TAUT
- 7 Abbr. on a paper tray LTR
- 8 Whiled away the hours LOAFED
- 9 Gave medicine DOSED
- 10 Different OTHER
- 11 Poke ___ BOWL
- 12 Start of a pirate chant YOHO
- 13 “There I am in the photo” THATSME
- 14 Winter hours in Conn. EST
- 15 Exhibiting some force COERCIVE
- 16 Part of a personal air filtration system NOSEHAIR
- 17 Degree in math? NTH
- 21 [“Ha ha 2 funny!!!!] LMAO
- 23 Thirst YEN
- 25 Lots and lots ATON
- 28 Certain URL ending DOTNET
- 31 A pop PER
- 33 Favorite drink of 111-Across MARTINI
- 35 What wine or citrus adds to a sauce ACID
- 36 Hairstyle helpers GELS
- 38 Allergic reaction ITCH
- 39 Company originally named Blue Ribbon Sports NIKE
- 41 E.R. V.I.P.s MDS
- 43 High school subj. ENG
- 44 Base figure, for short NCO
- 45 Bank security feature LEVEE
- 46 Perfect match IDEALMATE
- 47 It’s right on a square ANGLE
- 49 Port on the Adriatic BARI
- 51 Airing ONTV
- 53 Shout of triumph HAH
- 54 ___-El (Superman’s birth name) KAL
- 55 Relative of an adder ASP
- 56 “Evita” role for Antonio Banderas CHE
- 57 ___ royale (cocktail) KIR
- 60 Indignation IRE
- 61 New Zealand parrot that can solve logic puzzles KEA
- 62 End of an academic address EDU
- 64 Williamson who played Merlin in “Excalibur” NICOL
- 65 Biblical kingdom near the Dead Sea EDOM
- 66 Feature of this puzzle’s circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across DOUBLEO
- 67 Stitching on a Cardinal’s cap STL
- 68 Mid-Atlantic state capital DOVER
- 69 A good one might generate good karma DEED
- 70 J.F.K. prediction ETA
- 75 Far from bright DRAB
- 76 University in New Rochelle, N.Y. IONA
- 77 Obergefell v. ___, milestone case for marriage equality HODGES
- 78 Improvise à la Ella Fitzgerald SCAT
- 79 Avocado variety HASS
- 80 Portfolio holding, for short IRA
- 81 Give a bad review PAN
- 82 Imitate APE
- 83 Spread throughout PERMEATE
- 84 Greaves and cuisses, but not gauntlets and helmets LEGARMOR
- 87 Those who hunt and gather FORAGERS
- 88 Feature of many a gloating movie villain EVILGRIN
- 89 “Alas, it is true” SADLYYES
- 92 Grounder to second, often EASYOUT
- 93 Corp. bigwig CEO
- 95 ___ leches cake TRES
- 96 Beau STEADY
- 99 Late jazz singer ___ Laine CLEO
- 101 Sly schemes RUSES
- 102 Paris’s Dôme de Paris, e.g. ARENA
- 103 Sea eagle ERN
- 104 Zebra features that mirror their body stripes MANES
- 107 “You’re ___ something” ONTO
- 108 Japanese noodle UDON
- 109 Many a get-rich-quick offer SCAM
- 110 Heart CORE
- 111 Beam on a bottle JIM
- 112 Modern pet name BAE
- 114 Platform for Super Mario Bros., for short NES
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