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NYT Crossword — May 4, 2025

Sunday’s 21 × 21 puzzle, 140 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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3S

4M

5U

6C

7H

8M

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16N

17F

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18A

R

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22G

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23SU

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24R

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45AU

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53RU

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59C

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79A

80C

81L

82E

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87B

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91B

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115M

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120D

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121G

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125K

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127N

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128T

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129A

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130L

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Across

67 clues

1Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe

4Follower of a bit?

8Bank robber's accessory

12"The Wild Duck" playwright

18Big name in deodorant

20Contents of a blog

22Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads

24Try to open, as a gift

25Toon fighter of Skeletor

26French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river

27Features of jalapeños and piña coladas

29Coach Lasso on TV

31Confirmation, e.g.

32Brand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products

34Bunless cookout entrees

38Natl. economic stat

40Spirit for a spritz

41Moves one's butt (over)

44Book reviews of sorts?

47Reason to take iron supplements

49Concave umbilicus

50Gives one's all

52Given reluctantly

54The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A.

58Some hosp. workers

59Texter's "Bye!"

60It squirts on a squid

63Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots

67Many air travelers' texts, for short

70Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle

77"Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film)

78Apparel for wizards and thieves

79Bad spot for a tear, in brief

82Saison avant l'automne

84Possible cause of insomnia

862017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos

87Companion who might take your breath away?

91Camp inspection after lights out

94Ballet handrail

95"Grand" things

97Over and over

101All mixed up

103They contain brains

105Sorority member, endearingly

106Org. with a tip line

107Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs

114Like organic food products, for short

118Invasive Japanese vine

120Alphanumeric component

124Drinks that get slushy over time

125Places for some braces

126Senator Baldwin or Duckworth

127Prefix with -lithic

128Alternative name for our planet

129Goes from 0 to 60?

130Some summer babies

131"Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell

Down

73 clues

1Currency unit of Kabul

2Enthusiastic reply to "Want to?"

3Poems also fancily known as quatorzains

4Barely managing

6Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname)

7Antique purchase for an audiophile

8Dew, for example

9A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones?

10More dignified

11Lead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids

12"More or less"

13Game you likely get worse at the longer you play

14Band with the 1998 hit "Closing Time"

19Gospel/jazz singer Reese

30Practice group?: Abbr.

33Drooling pooch of the comics

35Tool for grooming

36What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing

39Focus of some psychotherapy, for short

43Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles

45The Masters host city

46Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine

48Veep from 1969 to 1973

51Boxer Beterbiev

55Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..."

56Where to see contrails

64Dune buggy, e.g., in brief

65___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe

66Classic sports car, familiarly

68Hub code for Delta

69Necessity for off-roading

71Photog's setting

72___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children"

73Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname)

74The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards

75Grp. with so-called "camp shows"

79"Money, Money, Money" group

81Term of address aboard the Death Star

83Bringing forth

85Third degrees?

88Big name in organs

89Amanda of film

90"___ Croft: Tomb Raider"

92Wednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday"

93Routes across low waters

96Baby monitors

98TurboTax activity

99Getaway driver, for instance

100Sentiment in a letter from home

102Just what the doctor ordered?

104Perturbation

108Screwdriver component

110Zip

111Piece of improv

112Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe

115Cafeteria offering

116"I've got this one"

119Women's soccer powerhouse

121"Who knew?!"

123Sport that takes place in a dohyo

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Stats & info

Sunday, May 4, 2025

21×21

Grid size

140

Total entries

76/365

Black / letter cells

5.3

Avg entry length

21 ltrs

Longest entry

Themed

Sunday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedMay 4, 2025

DaySunday

ThemeForce Play

ConstructorBrandon Koppy

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split67 across · 73 down

Longest entries

70ASci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle21 ltrs 34ABunless cookout entrees12 ltrs 107AFamous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs12 ltrs 22AProduct that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads10 ltrs 52AGiven reluctantly10 ltrs

Sunday is the big one, a 21 by 21 grid built around a named theme rather than raw difficulty. This grid has 76 black squares and averages 5.3 letters per entry.