NYT Crossword Clues & Answers - May 4

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Across

  1. 1Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe
  2. 4Follower of a bit?
  3. 8Bank robber's accessory
  4. 12"The Wild Duck" playwright
  5. 17Egg ___ yung
  6. 18Big name in deodorant
  7. 20Contents of a blog
  8. 21Handle
  9. 22Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads
  10. 24Try to open, as a gift
  11. 25Toon fighter of Skeletor
  12. 26French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river
  13. 27Features of jalapeños and piña coladas
  14. 29Coach Lasso on TV
  15. 31Confirmation, e.g.
  16. 32Brand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products
  17. 34Bunless cookout entrees
  18. 37Land
  19. 38Natl. economic stat
  20. 40Spirit for a spritz
  21. 41Moves one's butt (over)
  22. 44Book reviews of sorts?
  23. 47Reason to take iron supplements
  24. 49Concave umbilicus
  25. 50Gives one's all
  26. 52Given reluctantly
  27. 54The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A.
  28. 57Damning info
  29. 58Some hosp. workers
  30. 59Texter's "Bye!"
  31. 60It squirts on a squid
  32. 63Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots
  33. 67Many air travelers' texts, for short
  34. 70Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle
  35. 76Gives a hand
  36. 77"Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film)
  37. 78Apparel for wizards and thieves
  38. 79Bad spot for a tear, in brief
  39. 82Saison avant l'automne
  40. 84Possible cause of insomnia
  41. 862017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos
  42. 87Companion who might take your breath away?
  43. 91Camp inspection after lights out
  44. 94Ballet handrail
  45. 95"Grand" things
  46. 97Over and over
  47. 101All mixed up
  48. 103They contain brains
  49. 105Sorority member, endearingly
  50. 106Org. with a tip line
  51. 107Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs
  52. 109Turns down
  53. 111Little feud
  54. 113Contracted
  55. 114Like organic food products, for short
  56. 117Droops
  57. 118Invasive Japanese vine
  58. 120Alphanumeric component
  59. 122Steaminess
  60. 124Drinks that get slushy over time
  61. 125Places for some braces
  62. 126Senator Baldwin or Duckworth
  63. 127Prefix with -lithic
  64. 128Alternative name for our planet
  65. 129Goes from 0 to 60?
  66. 130Some summer babies
  67. 131"Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell

Down

  1. 1Currency unit of Kabul
  2. 2Enthusiastic reply to "Want to?"
  3. 3Poems also fancily known as quatorzains
  4. 4Barely managing
  5. 5Coffee holder
  6. 6Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname)
  7. 7Antique purchase for an audiophile
  8. 8Dew, for example
  9. 9A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones?
  10. 10More dignified
  11. 11Lead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids
  12. 12"More or less"
  13. 13Game you likely get worse at the longer you play
  14. 14Band with the 1998 hit "Closing Time"
  15. 15Coup d'___
  16. 16Zip
  17. 19Gospel/jazz singer Reese
  18. 20Make believe
  19. 23"Well, OK"
  20. 28Exodus
  21. 30Practice group?: Abbr.
  22. 33Drooling pooch of the comics
  23. 35Tool for grooming
  24. 36What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing
  25. 39Focus of some psychotherapy, for short
  26. 42Lilliputian
  27. 43Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles
  28. 45The Masters host city
  29. 46Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine
  30. 48Veep from 1969 to 1973
  31. 51Boxer Beterbiev
  32. 53Countrylike
  33. 54___ card
  34. 55Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..."
  35. 56Where to see contrails
  36. 61Tuna type
  37. 62Handed over
  38. 64Dune buggy, e.g., in brief
  39. 65___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe
  40. 66Classic sports car, familiarly
  41. 68Hub code for Delta
  42. 69Necessity for off-roading
  43. 71Photog's setting
  44. 72___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children"
  45. 73Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname)
  46. 74The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards
  47. 75Grp. with so-called "camp shows"
  48. 79"Money, Money, Money" group
  49. 80Attired
  50. 81Term of address aboard the Death Star
  51. 83Bringing forth
  52. 85Third degrees?
  53. 88Big name in organs
  54. 89Amanda of film
  55. 90"___ Croft: Tomb Raider"
  56. 91Witticisms
  57. 92Wednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday"
  58. 93Routes across low waters
  59. 96Baby monitors
  60. 98TurboTax activity
  61. 99Getaway driver, for instance
  62. 100Sentiment in a letter from home
  63. 102Just what the doctor ordered?
  64. 104Perturbation
  65. 108Screwdriver component
  66. 110Zip
  67. 111Piece of improv
  68. 112Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe
  69. 115Cafeteria offering
  70. 116"I've got this one"
  71. 119Women's soccer powerhouse
  72. 121"Who knew?!"
  73. 123Sport that takes place in a dohyo

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

Across

  1. 1. Things hidden after purchasing a premium account, maybe — Answer: ADS
  2. 4. Follower of a bit? — Answer: MUCH
  3. 8. Bank robber's accessory — Answer: MASK
  4. 12. "The Wild Duck" playwright — Answer: IBSEN
  5. 17. Egg ___ yung — Answer: FOO
  6. 18. Big name in deodorant — Answer: ARRID
  7. 20. Contents of a blog — Answer: POSTS
  8. 21. Handle — Answer: SEETO
  9. 22. Product that "can cut a slice of bread so thin you can almost see through it!," in old ads — Answer: GINSKNIFE
  10. 24. Try to open, as a gift — Answer: RIPAT
  11. 25. Toon fighter of Skeletor — Answer: HEMAN
  12. 26. French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river — Answer: HENRI
  13. 27. Features of jalapeños and piña coladas — Answer: TILDES
  14. 29. Coach Lasso on TV — Answer: TED
  15. 31. Confirmation, e.g. — Answer: RITE
  16. 32. Brand with a line of "Calm + Restore" products — Answer: AVEENO
  17. 34. Bunless cookout entrees — Answer: LETTCEWRAPS
  18. 37. Land — Answer: NET
  19. 38. Natl. economic stat — Answer: GDP
  20. 40. Spirit for a spritz — Answer: APEROL
  21. 41. Moves one's butt (over) — Answer: SCOOTS
  22. 44. Book reviews of sorts? — Answer: IRSADITS
  23. 47. Reason to take iron supplements — Answer: ANEMIA
  24. 49. Concave umbilicus — Answer: INNIE
  25. 50. Gives one's all — Answer: GOESHARD
  26. 52. Given reluctantly — Answer: BEGRDGING
  27. 54. The Aztecs of the N.C.A.A. — Answer: SDSU
  28. 57. Damning info — Answer: DIRT
  29. 58. Some hosp. workers — Answer: RNS
  30. 59. Texter's "Bye!" — Answer: CYA
  31. 60. It squirts on a squid — Answer: INKSAC
  32. 63. Royal house of Mary, Queen of Scots — Answer: STUART
  33. 67. Many air travelers' texts, for short — Answer: ETAS
  34. 70. Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle — Answer: MAYTHEFOURTHBEWITHYOU
  35. 76. Gives a hand — Answer: AIDS
  36. 77. "Au ___ les Enfants" (1987 film) — Answer: REVOIR
  37. 78. Apparel for wizards and thieves — Answer: CLOAKS
  38. 79. Bad spot for a tear, in brief — Answer: ACL
  39. 82. Saison avant l'automne — Answer: ETE
  40. 84. Possible cause of insomnia — Answer: DRIP
  41. 86. 2017 Pixar film inspired by el Día de los Muertos — Answer: COCO
  42. 87. Companion who might take your breath away? — Answer: BLOWPDOLL
  43. 91. Camp inspection after lights out — Answer: BEDCHECK
  44. 94. Ballet handrail — Answer: BARRE
  45. 95. "Grand" things — Answer: PIANOS
  46. 97. Over and over — Answer: ADNASEAM
  47. 101. All mixed up — Answer: ADDLED
  48. 103. They contain brains — Answer: CRANIA
  49. 105. Sorority member, endearingly — Answer: SIS
  50. 106. Org. with a tip line — Answer: FBI
  51. 107. Famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing with four arms and four legs — Answer: VITRVIANMAN
  52. 109. Turns down — Answer: DENIES
  53. 111. Little feud — Answer: SPAT
  54. 113. Contracted — Answer: GOT
  55. 114. Like organic food products, for short — Answer: NONGMO
  56. 117. Droops — Answer: WILTS
  57. 118. Invasive Japanese vine — Answer: KUDZU
  58. 120. Alphanumeric component — Answer: DIGIT
  59. 122. Steaminess — Answer: SENSALITY
  60. 124. Drinks that get slushy over time — Answer: ICEES
  61. 125. Places for some braces — Answer: KNEES
  62. 126. Senator Baldwin or Duckworth — Answer: TAMMY
  63. 127. Prefix with -lithic — Answer: NEO
  64. 128. Alternative name for our planet — Answer: TERRA
  65. 129. Goes from 0 to 60? — Answer: AGES
  66. 130. Some summer babies — Answer: LEOS
  67. 131. "Despicable Me" character voiced by Steve Carell — Answer: GRU

Down

  1. 1. Currency unit of Kabul — Answer: AFGHANI
  2. 2. Enthusiastic reply to "Want to?" — Answer: DOIEVER
  3. 3. Poems also fancily known as quatorzains — Answer: SONNETS
  4. 4. Barely managing — Answer: MAKINGDO
  5. 5. Coffee holder — Answer: URN
  6. 6. Lit ___ (rhyming class nickname) — Answer: CRIT
  7. 7. Antique purchase for an audiophile — Answer: HIFI
  8. 8. Dew, for example — Answer: MOISTRE
  9. 9. A nemesissssss to Indiana Jones? — Answer: ASP
  10. 10. More dignified — Answer: STATELIER
  11. 11. Lead actress in the "Twilight" movies, in tabloids — Answer: KSTEW
  12. 12. "More or less" — Answer: ISH
  13. 13. Game you likely get worse at the longer you play — Answer: BEERPONG
  14. 14. Band with the 1998 hit "Closing Time" — Answer: SEMISONIC
  15. 15. Coup d'___ — Answer: ETAT
  16. 16. Zip — Answer: NONE
  17. 19. Gospel/jazz singer Reese — Answer: DELLA
  18. 20. Make believe — Answer: PRETEND
  19. 23. "Well, OK" — Answer: SRE
  20. 28. Exodus — Answer: DEPARTURE
  21. 30. Practice group?: Abbr. — Answer: DRS
  22. 33. Drooling pooch of the comics — Answer: ODIE
  23. 35. Tool for grooming — Answer: COMB
  24. 36. What vinegar or lemon juice adds to a dressing — Answer: ACID
  25. 39. Focus of some psychotherapy, for short — Answer: PTSD
  26. 42. Lilliputian — Answer: TINY
  27. 43. Company behind the Saturn and Dreamcast consoles — Answer: SEGA
  28. 45. The Masters host city — Answer: AGUSTA
  29. 46. Minty herb used in Japanese cuisine — Answer: SHISO
  30. 48. Veep from 1969 to 1973 — Answer: AGNEW
  31. 51. Boxer Beterbiev — Answer: ARTUR
  32. 53. Countrylike — Answer: RSTIC
  33. 54. ___ card — Answer: SIM
  34. 55. Kendrick Lamar title that completes the lyric "I got power, poison, pain and joy inside my ..." — Answer: DNA
  35. 56. Where to see contrails — Answer: SKY
  36. 61. Tuna type — Answer: AHI
  37. 62. Handed over — Answer: CEDED
  38. 64. Dune buggy, e.g., in brief — Answer: ATV
  39. 65. ___ Ridgeback, dog breed originally from Zimbabwe — Answer: RHODESIAN
  40. 66. Classic sports car, familiarly — Answer: TBIRD
  41. 68. Hub code for Delta — Answer: ATL
  42. 69. Necessity for off-roading — Answer: SHOCKS
  43. 71. Photog's setting — Answer: FSTOP
  44. 72. ___ Kane, longtime role on "All My Children" — Answer: ERICA
  45. 73. Chairman ___ (old N.B.A. nickname) — Answer: YAO
  46. 74. The N.B.A.'s Thunder, on scoreboards — Answer: OKC
  47. 75. Grp. with so-called "camp shows" — Answer: USO
  48. 79. "Money, Money, Money" group — Answer: ABBA
  49. 80. Attired — Answer: CLAD
  50. 81. Term of address aboard the Death Star — Answer: LORDVADER
  51. 83. Bringing forth — Answer: ELICITING
  52. 85. Third degrees? — Answer: PHDS
  53. 88. Big name in organs — Answer: WRLITZER
  54. 89. Amanda of film — Answer: PEET
  55. 90. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider" — Answer: LARA
  56. 91. Witticisms — Answer: BONMOTS
  57. 92. Wednesday Addams's werewolf roommate on TV's "Wednesday" — Answer: ENID
  58. 93. Routes across low waters — Answer: CASEWAYS
  59. 96. Baby monitors — Answer: NANNIES
  60. 98. TurboTax activity — Answer: EFILING
  61. 99. Getaway driver, for instance — Answer: ABETTER
  62. 100. Sentiment in a letter from home — Answer: MISSYOU
  63. 102. Just what the doctor ordered? — Answer: DRG
  64. 104. Perturbation — Answer: ANGST
  65. 108. Screwdriver component — Answer: VODKA
  66. 110. Zip — Answer: NIL
  67. 111. Piece of improv — Answer: SKIT
  68. 112. Hue of a dry bloodstain, maybe — Answer: PUCE
  69. 115. Cafeteria offering — Answer: MEAL
  70. 116. "I've got this one" — Answer: ONME
  71. 119. Women's soccer powerhouse — Answer: USA
  72. 121. "Who knew?!" — Answer: GEE
  73. 123. Sport that takes place in a dohyo — Answer: SMO

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