The answer to the New York Times crossword clue "doozy" from August 4, 2025, is LULU. Other common answers for "doozy" in crossword puzzles include BEAUT , ONER , PIP , SNORTER , and CORKER , with varying letter counts depending on the puzzle. A 10-letter answer seen in Universal Crossword puzzles is RIPSNORTER. To summarize for the NYT specifically, the direct answer given recently is "LULU".