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NYT Crossword May 4 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
1AThings hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›4AFollower of a bit?4 lettersSee answer ›8ABank robber's accessory4 lettersSee answer ›12A"The Wild Duck" playwright5 lettersSee answer ›17AEgg ___ yung3 lettersSee answer ›18ABig name in deodorant5 lettersSee answer ›20AContents of a blog5 lettersSee answer ›21AHandle5 lettersSee answer ›22AProduct that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads10 lettersSee answer ›24ATry to open, as a gift5 lettersSee answer ›25AToon fighter of Skeletor5 lettersSee answer ›26AFrench name that's an anagram of a mostly German river5 lettersSee answer ›27AFeatures of jalapeños and piña coladas6 lettersSee answer ›29ACoach Lasso on TV3 lettersSee answer ›31AConfirmation, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›32ABrand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products6 lettersSee answer ›34ABunless cookout entrees12 lettersSee answer ›37ALand3 lettersSee answer ›38ANatl. economic stat3 lettersSee answer ›40ASpirit for a spritz6 lettersSee answer ›41AMoves one's butt (over)6 lettersSee answer ›44ABook reviews of sorts?9 lettersSee answer ›47AReason to take iron supplements6 lettersSee answer ›49AConcave umbilicus5 lettersSee answer ›50AGives one's all8 lettersSee answer ›52AGiven reluctantly10 lettersSee answer ›54AThe Aztecs of the N.C.A.A.4 lettersSee answer ›57ADamning info4 lettersSee answer ›58ASome hosp. workers3 lettersSee answer ›59ATexter's "Bye!"3 lettersSee answer ›60AIt squirts on a squid6 lettersSee answer ›63ARoyal house of Mary, Queen of Scots6 lettersSee answer ›67AMany air travelers' texts, for short4 lettersSee answer ›70ASci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle21 lettersSee answer ›76AGives a hand4 lettersSee answer ›77A"Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film)6 lettersSee answer ›78AApparel for wizards and thieves6 lettersSee answer ›79ABad spot for a tear, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›82ASaison avant l'automne3 lettersSee answer ›84APossible cause of insomnia4 lettersSee answer ›86A2017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos4 lettersSee answer ›87ACompanion who might take your breath away?10 lettersSee answer ›91ACamp inspection after lights out8 lettersSee answer ›94ABallet handrail5 lettersSee answer ›95A"Grand" things6 lettersSee answer ›97AOver and over9 lettersSee answer ›101AAll mixed up6 lettersSee answer ›103AThey contain brains6 lettersSee answer ›105ASorority member, endearingly3 lettersSee answer ›106AOrg. with a tip line3 lettersSee answer ›107AFamous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs12 lettersSee answer ›109ATurns down6 lettersSee answer ›111ALittle feud4 lettersSee answer ›113AContracted3 lettersSee answer ›114ALike organic food products, for short6 lettersSee answer ›117ADroops5 lettersSee answer ›118AInvasive Japanese vine5 lettersSee answer ›120AAlphanumeric component5 lettersSee answer ›122ASteaminess10 lettersSee answer ›124ADrinks that get slushy over time5 lettersSee answer ›125APlaces for some braces5 lettersSee answer ›126ASenator Baldwin or Duckworth5 lettersSee answer ›127APrefix with -lithic3 lettersSee answer ›128AAlternative name for our planet5 lettersSee answer ›129AGoes from 0 to 60?4 lettersSee answer ›130ASome summer babies4 lettersSee answer ›131A"Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DCurrency unit of Kabul7 lettersSee answer ›2DEnthusiastic reply to "Want to?"7 lettersSee answer ›3DPoems also fancily known as quatorzains7 lettersSee answer ›4DBarely managing8 lettersSee answer ›5DCoffee holder3 lettersSee answer ›6DLit ___ (rhyming class nickname)4 lettersSee answer ›7DAntique purchase for an audiophile4 lettersSee answer ›8DDew, for example8 lettersSee answer ›9DA nemesissssss to Indiana Jones?3 lettersSee answer ›10DMore dignified9 lettersSee answer ›11DLead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids5 lettersSee answer ›12D"More or less"3 lettersSee answer ›13DGame you likely get worse at the longer you play8 lettersSee answer ›14DBand with the 1998 hit "Closing Time"9 lettersSee answer ›15DCoup d'___4 lettersSee answer ›16DZip4 lettersSee answer ›19DGospel/jazz singer Reese5 lettersSee answer ›20DMake believe7 lettersSee answer ›23D"Well, OK"4 lettersSee answer ›28DExodus9 lettersSee answer ›30DPractice group?: Abbr.3 lettersSee answer ›33DDrooling pooch of the comics4 lettersSee answer ›35DTool for grooming4 lettersSee answer ›36DWhat vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing4 lettersSee answer ›39DFocus of some psychotherapy, for short4 lettersSee answer ›42DLilliputian4 lettersSee answer ›43DCompany behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles4 lettersSee answer ›45DThe Masters host city7 lettersSee answer ›46DMinty herb used in Japanese cuisine5 lettersSee answer ›48DVeep from 1969 to 19735 lettersSee answer ›51DBoxer Beterbiev5 lettersSee answer ›53DCountrylike6 lettersSee answer ›54D___ card3 lettersSee answer ›55DKendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..."3 lettersSee answer ›56DWhere to see contrails3 lettersSee answer ›61DTuna type3 lettersSee answer ›62DHanded over5 lettersSee answer ›64DDune buggy, e.g., in brief3 lettersSee answer ›65D___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe9 lettersSee answer ›66DClassic sports car, familiarly5 lettersSee answer ›68DHub code for Delta3 lettersSee answer ›69DNecessity for off-roading6 lettersSee answer ›71DPhotog's setting5 lettersSee answer ›72D___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children"5 lettersSee answer ›73DChairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname)3 lettersSee answer ›74DThe N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards3 lettersSee answer ›75DGrp. with so-called "camp shows"3 lettersSee answer ›79D"Money, Money, Money" group4 lettersSee answer ›80DAttired4 lettersSee answer ›81DTerm of address aboard the Death Star9 lettersSee answer ›83DBringing forth9 lettersSee answer ›85DThird degrees?4 lettersSee answer ›88DBig name in organs9 lettersSee answer ›89DAmanda of film4 lettersSee answer ›90D"___ Croft: Tomb Raider"4 lettersSee answer ›91DWitticisms7 lettersSee answer ›92DWednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday"4 lettersSee answer ›93DRoutes across low waters9 lettersSee answer ›96DBaby monitors7 lettersSee answer ›98DTurboTax activity7 lettersSee answer ›99DGetaway driver, for instance7 lettersSee answer ›100DSentiment in a letter from home7 lettersSee answer ›102DJust what the doctor ordered?4 lettersSee answer ›104DPerturbation5 lettersSee answer ›108DScrewdriver component5 lettersSee answer ›110DZip3 lettersSee answer ›111DPiece of improv4 lettersSee answer ›112DHue of a dry bloodstain, maybe4 lettersSee answer ›115DCafeteria offering4 lettersSee answer ›116D"I've got this one"4 lettersSee answer ›119DWomen's soccer powerhouse3 lettersSee answer ›121D"Who knew?!"3 lettersSee answer ›123DSport that takes place in a dohyo4 lettersSee answer ›
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