NYT Crossword Clues for April 29, 2026

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Across Clues

*Failed internet company? 10 letters / Daily

DOTCOMBUST Reveal Hide

Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process 6 letters / Daily

SPARGE Reveal Hide

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Exaggerated the merits of 8 letters / Daily

OVERSOLD Reveal Hide

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"That's actually pretty neat!" 6 letters / Daily

OHCOOL Reveal Hide

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Trait for a good waiter? 8 letters / Daily

PATIENCE Reveal Hide

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Ingredient in shepherd's pie 6 letters / Daily

POTATO Reveal Hide

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Strange 3 letters / Daily

ODD Reveal Hide

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Pirate's booty 4 letters / Daily

LOOT Reveal Hide

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Swabbie's tool 3 letters / Daily

MOP Reveal Hide

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In the ___ (intensely focused) 4 letters / Daily

ZONE Reveal Hide

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*Assurance from an internet company? 13 letters / Daily

DOTCOMPROMISE Reveal Hide

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"Your pick" 3 letters / Daily

ANY Reveal Hide

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Lightly strike, as a windowpane 5 letters / Daily

TAPAT Reveal Hide

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Many a 24-hour eatery 5 letters / Daily

DINER Reveal Hide

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*Puzzling question for an internet company? 11 letters / Daily

DOTCOMPOSER Reveal Hide

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Some épéeists' moves 6 letters / Daily

LUNGES Reveal Hide

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Had remorse for 4 letters / Daily

RUED Reveal Hide

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Trial version 4 letters / Daily

DEMO Reveal Hide

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One-___ (pithy jokes) 6 letters / Daily

LINERS Reveal Hide

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*Exposure for an internet company? 11 letters / Daily

DOTCOMPRESS Reveal Hide

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Ancient theater 5 letters / Daily

ODEON Reveal Hide

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Assuages 5 letters / Daily

CALMS Reveal Hide

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Status ___ 3 letters / Daily

QUO Reveal Hide

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*Illustrative story from an internet company? 13 letters / Daily

DOTCOMPARABLE Reveal Hide

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What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt 4 letters / Daily

JUMP Reveal Hide

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World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego) 3 letters / Daily

ACE Reveal Hide

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Just 4 letters / Daily

MERE Reveal Hide

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___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong 3 letters / Daily

HUA Reveal Hide

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Samples 6 letters / Daily

TASTES Reveal Hide

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Rose up 8 letters / Daily

REBELLED Reveal Hide

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Get situated 6 letters / Daily

ORIENT Reveal Hide

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Shoe with a "kitten" variety 8 letters / Daily

STILETTO Reveal Hide

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Zeroes 6 letters / Daily

RESETS Reveal Hide

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*Blog message from an internet company? 10 letters / Daily

DOTCOMPOST Reveal Hide

Down Clues

Robber's pursuer 3 letters / Daily

COP Reveal Hide

Reproductive cells 3 letters / Daily

OVA Reveal Hide

"Wall Street," for the U.S. financial industry 7 letters / Daily

METONYM Reveal Hide

Half of many a union-to-be 5 letters / Daily

BRIDE Reveal Hide

Secondhand 4 letters / Daily

USED Reveal Hide

Recipient of many dad jokes 3 letters / Daily

SON Reveal Hide

"Little People, Big World" network 3 letters / Daily

TLC Reveal Hide

Deep sleep 5 letters / Daily

SOPOR Reveal Hide

Uncurated Instagram collections 10 letters / Daily

PHOTODUMPS Reveal Hide

10D

Do something 3 letters / Daily

ACT Reveal Hide

11D

On a different network, say 7 letters / Daily

ROAMING Reveal Hide

12D

Visit 7 letters / Daily

GOTOSEE Reveal Hide

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They usually get no reception 7 letters / Daily

ELOPERS Reveal Hide

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Coastal resort city in southern California 6 letters / Daily

DELMAR Reveal Hide

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Select, with "for" 3 letters / Daily

OPT Reveal Hide

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Actor Efron 3 letters / Daily

ZAC Reveal Hide

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"Mrs. Lennon" writer 3 letters / Daily

ONO Reveal Hide

25D

They're on the docket 5 letters / Daily

CASES Reveal Hide

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Paper view? 4 letters / Daily

OPED Reveal Hide

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Student's subspecialty 5 letters / Daily

MINOR Reveal Hide

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Where seeds might be placed 10 letters / Daily

TOURNAMENT Reveal Hide

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Before surgery, for short 5 letters / Daily

PREOP Reveal Hide

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"___ at 'em!" 5 letters / Daily

LEMME Reveal Hide

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Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g. 4 letters / Daily

DOLL Reveal Hide

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Part of URL 7 letters / Daily

LOCATOR Reveal Hide

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"Actually, this matters to me a lot!" 7 letters / Daily

IDOCARE Reveal Hide

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The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote 7 letters / Daily

NEMESIS Reveal Hide

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Poles tossed in a Highland competition 6 letters / Daily

CABERS Reveal Hide

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On par with 7 letters / Daily

EQUALTO Reveal Hide

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Total 3 letters / Daily

SUM Reveal Hide

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Soak (up), as gravy 3 letters / Daily

SOP Reveal Hide

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Elevator part 3 letters / Daily

CAR Reveal Hide

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Takes a breather 5 letters / Daily

RESTS Reveal Hide

48D

Derby drink 5 letters / Daily

JULEP Reveal Hide

51D

Spot for a ship's captain 4 letters / Daily

HELM Reveal Hide

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Control center? 3 letters / Daily

TEE Reveal Hide

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... and so on 3 letters / Daily

ETC Reveal Hide

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Life story, for short 3 letters / Daily

BIO Reveal Hide

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Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., informally 3 letters / Daily

ETS Reveal Hide

58D

Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues 3 letters / Daily

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