NYT Crossword May 4 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Brandon KoppyEdited by Will Shortz“Force Play”
PUZZLE GRID21×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1A2D3S4M5U6C7H8M9A10S11K12I13B14S15E16N17FOO18ARRI19D20POSTS21SEETO22GIN23SUKNIFE24RIPAT25HEMAN26HENRI27TIL28DES29TE30D31RITE32AVEEN33O34LETTU35CEWR36APS37NET38GD39P40APEROL41SCOO42T43S44IRS45AUDIT46S47ANEMI48A49INNIE50GOESH51ARD52BEG53RUDGING54S55D56SU57DIRT58RNS59CYA60INKS61A62C63STU64A65R66T67ET68A69S70MAYTHE71FOURTHB72EWITH73Y74O75U76AIDS77REVOIR78CLOAKS79A80C81L82ET83E84DRI85P86COCO87BLO88WU89PDOL90L91BEDCH92E93CK94BARRE95PIA96NOS97ADNAUS98E99A100M101ADDLE102D103CRANI104A105SIS106FBI107VITRU108VIANMAN109DE110NIES111S112PAT113GOT114NONG115M116O117WILTS118KUDZ119U120DI121GIT122SEN123SUALITY124ICEES125KNEES126TAMMY127NEO128TERRA129AGES130LEOS131GRU

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES140 CLUES
ACROSS
4AFollower of a bit?4 lettersMUCH
8ABank robber's accessory4 lettersMASK
12A"The Wild Duck" playwright5 lettersIBSEN
17AEgg ___ yung3 lettersFOO
18ABig name in deodorant5 lettersARRID
20AContents of a blog5 lettersPOSTS
21AHandle5 lettersSEETO
24ATry to open, as a gift5 lettersRIPAT
25AToon fighter of Skeletor5 lettersHEMAN
29ACoach Lasso on TV3 lettersTED
31AConfirmation, e.g.4 lettersRITE
34ABunless cookout entrees12 lettersLETTUCEWRAPS
37ALand3 lettersNET
38ANatl. economic stat3 lettersGDP
40ASpirit for a spritz6 lettersAPEROL
41AMoves one's butt (over)6 lettersSCOOTS
44ABook reviews of sorts?9 lettersIRSAUDITS
49AConcave umbilicus5 lettersINNIE
50AGives one's all8 lettersGOESHARD
52AGiven reluctantly10 lettersBEGRUDGING
57ADamning info4 lettersDIRT
58ASome hosp. workers3 lettersRNS
59ATexter's "Bye!"3 lettersCYA
60AIt squirts on a squid6 lettersINKSAC
76AGives a hand4 lettersAIDS
82ASaison avant l'automne3 lettersETE
94ABallet handrail5 lettersBARRE
95A"Grand" things6 lettersPIANOS
97AOver and over9 lettersADNAUSEAM
101AAll mixed up6 lettersADDLED
103AThey contain brains6 lettersCRANIA
106AOrg. with a tip line3 lettersFBI
109ATurns down6 lettersDENIES
111ALittle feud4 lettersSPAT
113AContracted3 lettersGOT
117ADroops5 lettersWILTS
118AInvasive Japanese vine5 lettersKUDZU
120AAlphanumeric component5 lettersDIGIT
122ASteaminess10 lettersSENSUALITY
125APlaces for some braces5 lettersKNEES
127APrefix with -lithic3 lettersNEO
129AGoes from 0 to 60?4 lettersAGES
130ASome summer babies4 lettersLEOS
DOWN
1DCurrency unit of Kabul7 lettersAFGHANI
4DBarely managing8 lettersMAKINGDO
5DCoffee holder3 lettersURN
8DDew, for example8 lettersMOISTURE
10DMore dignified9 lettersSTATELIER
12D"More or less"3 lettersISH
15DCoup d'___4 lettersETAT
16DZip4 lettersNONE
19DGospel/jazz singer Reese5 lettersDELLA
20DMake believe7 lettersPRETEND
23D"Well, OK"4 lettersSURE
28DExodus9 lettersDEPARTURE
30DPractice group?: Abbr.3 lettersDRS
35DTool for grooming4 lettersCOMB
42DLilliputian4 lettersTINY
45DThe Masters host city7 lettersAUGUSTA
48DVeep from 1969 to 19735 lettersAGNEW
51DBoxer Beterbiev5 lettersARTUR
53DCountrylike6 lettersRUSTIC
54D___ card3 lettersSIM
56DWhere to see contrails3 lettersSKY
61DTuna type3 lettersAHI
62DHanded over5 lettersCEDED
68DHub code for Delta3 lettersATL
69DNecessity for off-roading6 lettersSHOCKS
71DPhotog's setting5 lettersFSTOP
80DAttired4 lettersCLAD
83DBringing forth9 lettersELICITING
85DThird degrees?4 lettersPHDS
88DBig name in organs9 lettersWURLITZER
89DAmanda of film4 lettersPEET
90D"___ Croft: Tomb Raider"4 lettersLARA
91DWitticisms7 lettersBONMOTS
93DRoutes across low waters9 lettersCAUSEWAYS
96DBaby monitors7 lettersNANNIES
98DTurboTax activity7 lettersEFILING
99DGetaway driver, for instance7 lettersABETTER
104DPerturbation5 lettersANGST
108DScrewdriver component5 lettersVODKA
110DZip3 lettersNIL
111DPiece of improv4 lettersSKIT
115DCafeteria offering4 lettersMEAL
116D"I've got this one"4 lettersONME
121D"Who knew?!"3 lettersGEE
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