NYT Crossword April 29 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Joseph GangiEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1C2O3M4B5U6S7T8S9P10A11R12G13E14OVERSOL15D16OHCOOL17PATIENCE18POTATO19ODD20L21OOT22MOP23Z24ONE25C26OMPRO27MISE28ANY29TAPAT30DINER31COM32POSER33LUNGES34RUED35DEMO36L37I38NERS39COMPR40E41S42S43ODEON44CALMS45QUO46COMPA47RABLE48JUMP49ACE50MERE51HUA52TAS53TES54R55E56BELL57E58D59ORIENT60STILETTO61RESETS62COMPOST

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
1A*Failed internet company?7 lettersCOMBUST
14AExaggerated the merits of8 lettersOVERSOLD
17ATrait for a good waiter?8 lettersPATIENCE
18AIngredient in shepherd's pie6 lettersPOTATO
19AStrange3 lettersODD
20APirate's booty4 lettersLOOT
22ASwabbie's tool3 lettersMOP
25A*Assurance from an internet company?10 lettersCOMPROMISE
28A"Your pick"3 lettersANY
30AMany a 24-hour eatery5 lettersDINER
33ASome épéeists' moves6 lettersLUNGES
34AHad remorse for4 lettersRUED
35ATrial version4 lettersDEMO
36AOne-___ (pithy jokes)6 lettersLINERS
43AAncient theater5 lettersODEON
44AAssuages5 lettersCALMS
45AStatus ___3 lettersQUO
50AJust4 lettersMERE
52ASamples6 lettersTASTES
54ARose up8 lettersREBELLED
59AGet situated6 lettersORIENT
60AShoe with a "kitten" variety8 lettersSTILETTO
61AZeroes6 lettersRESETS
DOWN
1DRobber's pursuer3 lettersCOP
2DReproductive cells3 lettersOVA
4DHalf of many a union-to-be5 lettersBRIDE
5DSecondhand4 lettersUSED
8DDeep sleep5 lettersSOPOR
9DUncurated Instagram collections10 lettersPHOTODUMPS
10DDo something3 lettersACT
11DOn a different network, say7 lettersROAMING
12DVisit7 lettersGOTOSEE
13DThey usually get no reception7 lettersELOPERS
21DSelect, with "for"3 lettersOPT
23DActor Efron3 lettersZAC
24D"Mrs. Lennon" writer3 lettersONO
25DThey're on the docket5 lettersCASES
26DPaper view?4 lettersOPED
27DStudent's subspecialty5 lettersMINOR
29DWhere seeds might be placed10 lettersTOURNAMENT
32DBefore surgery, for short5 lettersPREOP
33D"___ at 'em!"5 lettersLEMME
35DCabbage Patch Kid, e.g.4 lettersDOLL
36DPart of URL7 lettersLOCATOR
40DOn par with7 lettersEQUALTO
41DTotal3 lettersSUM
42DSoak (up), as gravy3 lettersSOP
44DElevator part3 lettersCAR
47DTakes a breather5 lettersRESTS
48DDerby drink5 lettersJULEP
51DSpot for a ship's captain4 lettersHELM
53DControl center?3 lettersTEE
55D… and so on3 lettersETC
56DLife story, for short3 lettersBIO
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