NYT Crossword May 4 2025 Answers (5/4/25)

We have all of the answers to the NYT Crossword puzzle for May 4 2025 to help you finish it up!
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Our NYT Crossword May 4, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily puzzle that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of The New York Times and is also available online.

NYT Crossword May 4, 2025 Answers

If you need help solving the NYT Crossword on 5/4/25, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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# Clue
1A Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe
4A Follower of a bit?
8A Bank robber's accessory
12A "The Wild Duck" playwright
17A Egg ___ yung
18A Big name in deodorant
20A Contents of a blog
21A Handle
22A Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads
24A Try to open, as a gift
25A Toon fighter of Skeletor
26A French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river
27A Features of jalapeños and piña coladas
29A Coach Lasso on TV
31A Confirmation, e.g.
32A Brand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products
34A Bunless cookout entrees
37A Land
38A Natl. economic stat
40A Spirit for a spritz
41A Moves one's butt (over)
44A Book reviews of sorts?
47A Reason to take iron supplements
49A Concave umbilicus
50A Gives one's all
52A Given reluctantly
54A The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A.
57A Damning info
58A Some hosp. workers
59A Texter's "Bye!"
60A It squirts on a squid
63A Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots
67A Many air travelers' texts, for short
70A Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle
76A Gives a hand
77A "Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film)
78A Apparel for wizards and thieves
79A Bad spot for a tear, in brief
82A Saison avant l'automne
84A Possible cause of insomnia
86A 2017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos
87A Companion who might take your breath away?
91A Camp inspection after lights out
94A Ballet handrail
95A "Grand" things
97A Over and over
101A All mixed up
103A They contain brains
105A Sorority member, endearingly
106A Org. with a tip line
107A Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs
109A Turns down
111A Little feud
113A Contracted
114A Like organic food products, for short
117A Droops
118A Invasive Japanese vine
120A Alphanumeric component
122A Steaminess
124A Drinks that get slushy over time
125A Places for some braces
126A Senator Baldwin or Duckworth
127A Prefix with -lithic
128A Alternative name for our planet
129A Goes from 0 to 60?
130A Some summer babies
131A "Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell
1D Currency unit of Kabul
2D Enthusiastic reply to "Want to?"
3D Poems also fancily known as quatorzains
4D Barely managing
5D Coffee holder
6D Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname)
7D Antique purchase for an audiophile
8D Dew, for example
9D A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones?
10D More dignified
11D Lead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids
12D "More or less"
13D Game you likely get worse at the longer you play
14D Band with the 1998 hit "Closing Time"
15D Coup d'___
16D Zip
19D Gospel/jazz singer Reese
20D Make believe
23D "Well, OK"
28D Exodus
30D Practice group?: Abbr.
33D Drooling pooch of the comics
35D Tool for grooming
36D What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing
39D Focus of some psychotherapy, for short
42D Lilliputian
43D Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles
45D The Masters host city
46D Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine
48D Veep from 1969 to 1973
51D Boxer Beterbiev
53D Countrylike
54D ___ card
55D Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..."
56D Where to see contrails
61D Tuna type
62D Handed over
64D Dune buggy, e.g., in brief
65D ___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe
66D Classic sports car, familiarly
68D Hub code for Delta
69D Necessity for off-roading
71D Photog's setting
72D ___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children"
73D Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname)
74D The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards
75D Grp. with so-called "camp shows"
79D "Money, Money, Money" group
80D Attired
81D Term of address aboard the Death Star
83D Bringing forth
85D Third degrees?
88D Big name in organs
89D Amanda of film
90D "___ Croft: Tomb Raider"
91D Witticisms
92D Wednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday"
93D Routes across low waters
96D Baby monitors
98D TurboTax activity
99D Getaway driver, for instance
100D Sentiment in a letter from home
102D Just what the doctor ordered?
104D Perturbation
108D Screwdriver component
110D Zip
111D Piece of improv
112D Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe
115D Cafeteria offering
116D "I've got this one"
119D Women's soccer powerhouse
121D "Who knew?!"
123D Sport that takes place in a dohyo

We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.

The New York Times crossword was first published in The New York Times in 1942 and has been a daily feature ever since. It is known for its high level of difficulty and for its clever, often playful, clues and themes. The puzzles range in size from 15x15 grids on weekdays to larger 21x21 grids on Sundays, with varying levels of difficulty.

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The New York Times crossword is created by a team of skilled puzzle constructors and editors, who work to ensure that each puzzle is both entertaining and challenging for solvers. The puzzles are often themed, with clues and answers related to a particular subject or concept, and they frequently feature wordplay and puns.

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Solving the New York Times crossword has become a beloved pastime for many, and there are even competitions and clubs devoted to crossword puzzle solving. The New York Times crossword is available in print in the newspaper and online, and it has a dedicated following of loyal solvers who eagerly await each day's puzzle.

If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.

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Christine Mielke

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