NYT CROSSWORD • SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025

NYT Crossword Answers May 4, 2025

Complete answer list for the May 4, 2025 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By Brandon KoppyEdited by Will ShortzGrid 21×21140 clues

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Across 67

  1. 1Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe ↗ADS
  2. 4Follower of a bit? ↗MUCH
  3. 8Bank robber's accessory ↗MASK
  4. 12"The Wild Duck" playwright ↗IBSEN
  5. 17Egg ___ yung ↗FOO
  6. 18Big name in deodorant ↗ARRID
  7. 20Contents of a blog ↗POSTS
  8. 21Handle ↗SEETO
  9. 22Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads ↗GINSUKNIFE
  10. 24Try to open, as a gift ↗RIPAT
  11. 25Toon fighter of Skeletor ↗HEMAN
  12. 26French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river ↗HENRI
  13. 27Features of jalapeños and piña coladas ↗TILDES
  14. 29Coach Lasso on TV ↗TED
  15. 31Confirmation, e.g. ↗RITE
  16. 32Brand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products ↗AVEENO
  17. 34Bunless cookout entrees ↗LETTUCEWRAPS
  18. 37Land ↗NET
  19. 38Natl. economic stat ↗GDP
  20. 40Spirit for a spritz ↗APEROL
  21. 41Moves one's butt (over) ↗SCOOTS
  22. 44Book reviews of sorts? ↗IRSAUDITS
  23. 47Reason to take iron supplements ↗ANEMIA
  24. 49Concave umbilicus ↗INNIE
  25. 50Gives one's all ↗GOESHARD
  26. 52Given reluctantly ↗BEGRUDGING
  27. 54The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A. ↗SDSU
  28. 57Damning info ↗DIRT
  29. 58Some hosp. workers ↗RNS
  30. 59Texter's "Bye!" ↗CYA
  31. 60It squirts on a squid ↗INKSAC
  32. 63Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots ↗STUART
  33. 67Many air travelers' texts, for short ↗ETAS
  34. 70Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle ↗MAYTHEFOURTHBEWITHYOU
  35. 76Gives a hand ↗AIDS
  36. 77"Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film) ↗REVOIR
  37. 78Apparel for wizards and thieves ↗CLOAKS
  38. 79Bad spot for a tear, in brief ↗ACL
  39. 82Saison avant l'automne ↗ETE
  40. 84Possible cause of insomnia ↗DRIP
  41. 862017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos ↗COCO
  42. 87Companion who might take your breath away? ↗BLOWUPDOLL
  43. 91Camp inspection after lights out ↗BEDCHECK
  44. 94Ballet handrail ↗BARRE
  45. 95"Grand" things ↗PIANOS
  46. 97Over and over ↗ADNAUSEAM
  47. 101All mixed up ↗ADDLED
  48. 103They contain brains ↗CRANIA
  49. 105Sorority member, endearingly ↗SIS
  50. 106Org. with a tip line ↗FBI
  51. 107Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs ↗VITRUVIANMAN
  52. 109Turns down ↗DENIES
  53. 111Little feud ↗SPAT
  54. 113Contracted ↗GOT
  55. 114Like organic food products, for short ↗NONGMO
  56. 117Droops ↗WILTS
  57. 118Invasive Japanese vine ↗KUDZU
  58. 120Alphanumeric component ↗DIGIT
  59. 122Steaminess ↗SENSUALITY
  60. 124Drinks that get slushy over time ↗ICEES
  61. 125Places for some braces ↗KNEES
  62. 126Senator Baldwin or Duckworth ↗TAMMY
  63. 127Prefix with -lithic ↗NEO
  64. 128Alternative name for our planet ↗TERRA
  65. 129Goes from 0 to 60? ↗AGES
  66. 130Some summer babies ↗LEOS
  67. 131"Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell ↗GRU

Down 73

  1. 1Currency unit of Kabul ↗AFGHANI
  2. 2Enthusiastic reply to "Want to?" ↗DOIEVER
  3. 3Poems also fancily known as quatorzains ↗SONNETS
  4. 4Barely managing ↗MAKINGDO
  5. 5Coffee holder ↗URN
  6. 6Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname) ↗CRIT
  7. 7Antique purchase for an audiophile ↗HIFI
  8. 8Dew, for example ↗MOISTURE
  9. 9A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones? ↗ASP
  10. 10More dignified ↗STATELIER
  11. 11Lead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids ↗KSTEW
  12. 12"More or less" ↗ISH
  13. 13Game you likely get worse at the longer you play ↗BEERPONG
  14. 14Band with the 1998 hit "Closing Time" ↗SEMISONIC
  15. 15Coup d'___ ↗ETAT
  16. 16Zip ↗NONE
  17. 19Gospel/jazz singer Reese ↗DELLA
  18. 20Make believe ↗PRETEND
  19. 23"Well, OK" ↗SURE
  20. 28Exodus ↗DEPARTURE
  21. 30Practice group?: Abbr. ↗DRS
  22. 33Drooling pooch of the comics ↗ODIE
  23. 35Tool for grooming ↗COMB
  24. 36What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing ↗ACID
  25. 39Focus of some psychotherapy, for short ↗PTSD
  26. 42Lilliputian ↗TINY
  27. 43Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles ↗SEGA
  28. 45The Masters host city ↗AUGUSTA
  29. 46Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine ↗SHISO
  30. 48Veep from 1969 to 1973 ↗AGNEW
  31. 51Boxer Beterbiev ↗ARTUR
  32. 53Countrylike ↗RUSTIC
  33. 54___ card ↗SIM
  34. 55Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..." ↗DNA
  35. 56Where to see contrails ↗SKY
  36. 61Tuna type ↗AHI
  37. 62Handed over ↗CEDED
  38. 64Dune buggy, e.g., in brief ↗ATV
  39. 65___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe ↗RHODESIAN
  40. 66Classic sports car, familiarly ↗TBIRD
  41. 68Hub code for Delta ↗ATL
  42. 69Necessity for off-roading ↗SHOCKS
  43. 71Photog's setting ↗FSTOP
  44. 72___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children" ↗ERICA
  45. 73Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname) ↗YAO
  46. 74The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards ↗OKC
  47. 75Grp. with so-called "camp shows" ↗USO
  48. 79"Money, Money, Money" group ↗ABBA
  49. 80Attired ↗CLAD
  50. 81Term of address aboard the Death Star ↗LORDVADER
  51. 83Bringing forth ↗ELICITING
  52. 85Third degrees? ↗PHDS
  53. 88Big name in organs ↗WURLITZER
  54. 89Amanda of film ↗PEET
  55. 90"___ Croft: Tomb Raider" ↗LARA
  56. 91Witticisms ↗BONMOTS
  57. 92Wednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday" ↗ENID
  58. 93Routes across low waters ↗CAUSEWAYS
  59. 96Baby monitors ↗NANNIES
  60. 98TurboTax activity ↗EFILING
  61. 99Getaway driver, for instance ↗ABETTER
  62. 100Sentiment in a letter from home ↗MISSYOU
  63. 102Just what the doctor ordered? ↗DRUG
  64. 104Perturbation ↗ANGST
  65. 108Screwdriver component ↗VODKA
  66. 110Zip ↗NIL
  67. 111Piece of improv ↗SKIT
  68. 112Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe ↗PUCE
  69. 115Cafeteria offering ↗MEAL
  70. 116"I've got this one" ↗ONME
  71. 119Women's soccer powerhouse ↗USA
  72. 121"Who knew?!" ↗GEE
  73. 123Sport that takes place in a dohyo ↗SUMO