The full solution for the NY Times May 04 2025 Crossword puzzle is displayed below. This puzzle was authored by Brandon Koppy and edited by Will Shortz. The name of this puzzle is Force Play.
Quick searchAcross Clues
- 1 Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe ADS
- 4 Follower of a bit? MUCH
- 8 Bank robber’s accessory MASK
- 12 “The Wild Duck” playwright IBSEN
- 17 Egg ___ yung FOO
- 18 Big name in deodorant ARRID
- 20 Contents of a blog POSTS
- 21 Handle SEETO
- 22 Product that “can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!,” in old ads GINSUKNIFE
- 24 Try to open, as a gift RIPAT
- 25 Toon fighter of Skeletor HEMAN
- 26 French name that’s an anagram of a mostly German river HENRI
- 27 Features of jalapeños and piña coladas TILDES
- 29 Coach Lasso on TV TED
- 31 Confirmation, e.g. RITE
- 32 Brand with a line of “Calm + Restore” products AVEENO
- 34 Bunless cookout entrees LETTUCEWRAPS
- 37 Land NET
- 38 Natl. economic stat GDP
- 40 Spirit for a spritz APEROL
- 41 Moves one’s butt (over) SCOOTS
- 44 Book reviews of sorts? IRSAUDITS
- 47 Reason to take iron supplements ANEMIA
- 49 Concave umbilicus INNIE
- 50 Gives one’s all GOESHARD
- 52 Given reluctantly BEGRUDGING
- 54 The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A. SDSU
- 57 Damning info DIRT
- 58 Some hosp. workers RNS
- 59 Texter’s “Bye!” CYA
- 60 It squirts on a squid INKSAC
- 63 Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots STUART
- 67 Many air travelers’ texts, for short ETAS
- 70 Sci-fi-inspired greeting that’s a hint to eight squares in this puzzle MAYTHEFOURTHBEWITHYOU
- 76 Gives a hand AIDS
- 77 “Au ___ les Enfants” (1987 film) REVOIR
- 78 Apparel for wizards and thieves CLOAKS
- 79 Bad spot for a tear, in brief ACL
- 82 Saison avant l’automne ETE
- 84 Possible cause of insomnia DRIP
- 86 2017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos COCO
- 87 Companion who might take your breath away? BLOWUPDOLL
- 91 Camp inspection after lights out BEDCHECK
- 94 Ballet handrail BARRE
- 95 “Grand” things PIANOS
- 97 Over and over ADNAUSEAM
- 101 All mixed up ADDLED
- 103 They contain brains CRANIA
- 105 Sorority member, endearingly SIS
- 106 Org. with a tip line FBI
- 107 Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs VITRUVIANMAN
- 109 Turns down DENIES
- 111 Little feud SPAT
- 113 Contracted GOT
- 114 Like organic food products, for short NONGMO
- 117 Droops WILTS
- 118 Invasive Japanese vine KUDZU
- 120 Alphanumeric component DIGIT
- 122 Steaminess SENSUALITY
- 124 Drinks that get slushy over time ICEES
- 125 Places for some braces KNEES
- 126 Senator Baldwin or Duckworth TAMMY
- 127 Prefix with -lithic NEO
- 128 Alternative name for our planet TERRA
- 129 Goes from 0 to 60? AGES
- 130 Some summer babies LEOS
- 131 “Despicable Me” character voiced by Steve Carell GRU
Vertical Clues
- 1 Currency unit of Kabul AFGHANI
- 2 Enthusiastic reply to “Want to?” DOIEVER
- 3 Poems also fancily known as quatorzains SONNETS
- 4 Barely managing MAKINGDO
- 5 Coffee holder URN
- 6 Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname) CRIT
- 7 Antique purchase for an audiophile HIFI
- 8 Dew, for example MOISTURE
- 9 A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones? ASP
- 10 More dignified STATELIER
- 11 Lead actress in the “Twilight” movies, in tabloids KSTEW
- 12 “More or less” ISH
- 13 Game you likely get worse at the longer you play BEERPONG
- 14 Band with the 1998 hit “Closing Time” SEMISONIC
- 15 Coup d’___ ETAT
- 16 Zip NONE
- 19 Gospel/jazz singer Reese DELLA
- 20 Make believe PRETEND
- 23 “Well, OK” SURE
- 28 Exodus DEPARTURE
- 30 Practice group?: Abbr. DRS
- 33 Drooling pooch of the comics ODIE
- 35 Tool for grooming COMB
- 36 What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing ACID
- 39 Focus of some psychotherapy, for short PTSD
- 42 Lilliputian TINY
- 43 Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles SEGA
- 45 The Masters host city AUGUSTA
- 46 Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine SHISO
- 48 Veep from 1969 to 1973 AGNEW
- 51 Boxer Beterbiev ARTUR
- 53 Countrylike RUSTIC
- 54 ___ card SIM
- 55 Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric “I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my …” DNA
- 56 Where to see contrails SKY
- 61 Tuna type AHI
- 62 Handed over CEDED
- 64 Dune buggy, e.g., in brief ATV
- 65 ___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe RHODESIAN
- 66 Classic sports car, familiarly TBIRD
- 68 Hub code for Delta ATL
- 69 Necessity for off-roading SHOCKS
- 71 Photog’s setting FSTOP
- 72 ___ Kane, longtime role on “All My Children” ERICA
- 73 Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname) YAO
- 74 The N.B.A.’s Thunder, on scoreboards OKC
- 75 Grp. with so-called “camp shows” USO
- 79 “Money, Money, Money” group ABBA
- 80 Attired CLAD
- 81 Term of address aboard the Death Star LORDVADER
- 83 Bringing forth ELICITING
- 85 Third degrees? PHDS
- 88 Big name in organs WURLITZER
- 89 Amanda of film PEET
- 90 “___ Croft: Tomb Raider” LARA
- 91 Witticisms BONMOTS
- 92 Wednesday Addams’s werewolf roommate on TV’s “Wednesday” ENID
- 93 Routes across low waters CAUSEWAYS
- 96 Baby monitors NANNIES
- 98 TurboTax activity EFILING
- 99 Getaway driver, for instance ABETTER
- 100 Sentiment in a letter from home MISSYOU
- 102 Just what the doctor ordered? DRUG
- 104 Perturbation ANGST
- 108 Screwdriver component VODKA
- 110 Zip NIL
- 111 Piece of improv SKIT
- 112 Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe PUCE
- 115 Cafeteria offering MEAL
- 116 “I’ve got this one” ONME
- 119 Women’s soccer powerhouse USA
- 121 “Who knew?!” GEE
- 123 Sport that takes place in a dohyo SUMO
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