NYT Crossword April 29, 2026 Answers

Across

1A *Failed internet company? 7 8A Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process 6 14A Exaggerated the merits of 8 16A "That's actually pretty neat!" 6 17A Trait for a good waiter? 8 18A Ingredient in shepherd's pie 6 19A Strange 3 20A Pirate's booty 4 22A Swabbie's tool 3 23A In the ___ (intensely focused) 4 25A *Assurance from an internet company? 10 28A "Your pick" 3 29A Lightly strike, as a windowpane 5 30A Many a 24-hour eatery 5 31A *Puzzling question for an internet company? 8 33A Some épéeists' moves 6 34A Had remorse for 4 35A Trial version 4 36A One-___ (pithy jokes) 6 39A *Exposure for an internet company? 8 43A Ancient theater 5 44A Assuages 5 45A Status ___ 3 46A *Illustrative story from an internet company? 10 48A What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt 4 49A World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego) 3 50A Just 4 51A ___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong 3 52A Samples 6 54A Rose up 8 59A Get situated 6 60A Shoe with a "kitten" variety 8 61A Zeroes 6 62A *Blog message from an internet company? 7

Down

1D Robber's pursuer 3 2D Reproductive cells 3 3D "Wall Street," for the U.S. financial industry 7 4D Half of many a union-to-be 5 5D Secondhand 4 6D Recipient of many dad jokes 3 7D "Little People, Big World" network 3 8D Deep sleep 5 9D Uncurated Instagram collections 10 10D Do something 3 11D On a different network, say 7 12D Visit 7 13D They usually get no reception 7 15D Coastal resort city in southern California 6 21D Select, with "for" 3 23D Actor Efron 3 24D "Mrs. Lennon" writer 3 25D They're on the docket 5 26D Paper view? 4 27D Student's subspecialty 5 29D Where seeds might be placed 10 32D Before surgery, for short 5 33D "___ at 'em!" 5 35D Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g. 4 36D Part of URL 7 37D "Actually, this matters to me a lot!" 7 38D The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote 7 39D Poles tossed in a Highland competition 6 40D On par with 7 41D Total 3 42D Soak (up), as gravy 3 44D Elevator part 3 47D Takes a breather 5 48D Derby drink 5 51D Spot for a ship's captain 4 53D Control center? 3 55D … and so on 3 56D Life story, for short 3 57D Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., informally 3 58D Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues 3