NYT Crossword Answers for April 29, 2026

NYT Crossword answers for April 29, 2026 are listed below by Across and Down clue.

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Across Answers

*Failed internet company? View hint and explanation

DOTCOMBUST

Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process View hint and explanation

SPARGE

14A

Exaggerated the merits of View hint and explanation

OVERSOLD

16A

"That's actually pretty neat!" View hint and explanation

OHCOOL

17A

Trait for a good waiter? View hint and explanation

PATIENCE

18A

Ingredient in shepherd's pie View hint and explanation

POTATO

19A

Strange View hint and explanation

ODD

20A

Pirate's booty View hint and explanation

LOOT

22A

Swabbie's tool View hint and explanation

MOP

23A

In the ___ (intensely focused) View hint and explanation

ZONE

25A

*Assurance from an internet company? View hint and explanation

DOTCOMPROMISE

28A

"Your pick" View hint and explanation

ANY

29A

Lightly strike, as a windowpane View hint and explanation

TAPAT

30A

Many a 24-hour eatery View hint and explanation

DINER

31A

*Puzzling question for an internet company? View hint and explanation

DOTCOMPOSER

33A

Some épéeists' moves View hint and explanation

LUNGES

34A

Had remorse for View hint and explanation

RUED

35A

Trial version View hint and explanation

DEMO

36A

One-___ (pithy jokes) View hint and explanation

LINERS

39A

*Exposure for an internet company? View hint and explanation

DOTCOMPRESS

43A

Ancient theater View hint and explanation

ODEON

44A

Assuages View hint and explanation

CALMS

45A

Status ___ View hint and explanation

QUO

46A

*Illustrative story from an internet company? View hint and explanation

DOTCOMPARABLE

48A

What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt View hint and explanation

JUMP

49A

World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego) View hint and explanation

ACE

50A

Just View hint and explanation

MERE

51A

___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong View hint and explanation

HUA

52A

Samples View hint and explanation

TASTES

54A

Rose up View hint and explanation

REBELLED

59A

Get situated View hint and explanation

ORIENT

60A

Shoe with a "kitten" variety View hint and explanation

STILETTO

61A

Zeroes View hint and explanation

RESETS

62A

*Blog message from an internet company? View hint and explanation

DOTCOMPOST

Down Answers

Robber's pursuer View hint and explanation

COP

Reproductive cells View hint and explanation

OVA

"Wall Street," for the U.S. financial industry View hint and explanation

METONYM

Half of many a union-to-be View hint and explanation

BRIDE

Secondhand View hint and explanation

USED

Recipient of many dad jokes View hint and explanation

SON

"Little People, Big World" network View hint and explanation

TLC

Deep sleep View hint and explanation

SOPOR

Uncurated Instagram collections View hint and explanation

PHOTODUMPS

10D

Do something View hint and explanation

ACT

11D

On a different network, say View hint and explanation

ROAMING

12D

Visit View hint and explanation

GOTOSEE

13D

They usually get no reception View hint and explanation

ELOPERS

15D

Coastal resort city in southern California View hint and explanation

DELMAR

21D

Select, with "for" View hint and explanation

OPT

23D

Actor Efron View hint and explanation

ZAC

24D

"Mrs. Lennon" writer View hint and explanation

ONO

25D

They're on the docket View hint and explanation

CASES

26D

Paper view? View hint and explanation

OPED

27D

Student's subspecialty View hint and explanation

MINOR

29D

Where seeds might be placed View hint and explanation

TOURNAMENT

32D

Before surgery, for short View hint and explanation

PREOP

33D

"___ at 'em!" View hint and explanation

LEMME

35D

Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g. View hint and explanation

DOLL

36D

Part of URL View hint and explanation

LOCATOR

37D

"Actually, this matters to me a lot!" View hint and explanation

IDOCARE

38D

The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote View hint and explanation

NEMESIS

39D

Poles tossed in a Highland competition View hint and explanation

CABERS

40D

On par with View hint and explanation

EQUALTO

41D

Total View hint and explanation

SUM

42D

Soak (up), as gravy View hint and explanation

SOP

44D

Elevator part View hint and explanation

CAR

47D

Takes a breather View hint and explanation

RESTS

48D

Derby drink View hint and explanation

JULEP

51D

Spot for a ship's captain View hint and explanation

HELM

53D

Control center? View hint and explanation

TEE

55D

... and so on View hint and explanation

ETC

56D

Life story, for short View hint and explanation

BIO

57D

Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., informally View hint and explanation

ETS

58D

Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues View hint and explanation

DOT