NYT Crossword Answers 04/29/26

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NYT Across Clues

• 1A *Failed internet company? COMBUST
• 8A Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process SPARGE
• 14A Exaggerated the merits of OVERSOLD
• 16A “That’s actually pretty neat!” OHCOOL
• 17A Trait for a good waiter? PATIENCE
• 18A Ingredient in shepherd’s pie POTATO
• 19A Strange ODD
• 20A Pirate’s booty LOOT
• 22A Swabbie’s tool MOP
• 23A In the ___ (intensely focused) ZONE
• 25A *Assurance from an internet company? COMPROMISE
• 28A “Your pick” ANY
• 29A Lightly strike, as a windowpane TAPAT
• 30A Many a 24-hour eatery DINER
• 31A *Puzzling question for an internet company? COMPOSER
• 33A Some épéeists’ moves LUNGES
• 34A Had remorse for RUED
• 35A Trial version DEMO
• 36A One-___ (pithy jokes) LINERS
• 39A *Exposure for an internet company? COMPRESS
• 43A Ancient theater ODEON
• 44A Assuages CALMS
• 45A Status ___ QUO
• 46A *Illustrative story from an internet company? COMPARABLE
• 48A What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt JUMP
• 49A World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego) ACE
• 50A Just MERE
• 51A ___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong HUA
• 52A Samples TASTES
• 54A Rose up REBELLED
• 59A Get situated ORIENT
• 60A Shoe with a “kitten” variety STILETTO
• 61A Zeroes RESETS
• 62A *Blog message from an internet company? COMPOST

NYT Vertical Clues

• 1D Robber’s pursuer COP
• 2D Reproductive cells OVA
• 3D “Wall Street,” for the U.S. financial industry METONYM
• 4D Half of many a union-to-be BRIDE
• 5D Secondhand USED
• 6D Recipient of many dad jokes SON
• 7D “Little People, Big World” network TLC
• 8D Deep sleep SOPOR
• 9D Uncurated Instagram collections PHOTODUMPS
• 10D Do something ACT
• 11D On a different network, say ROAMING
• 12D Visit GOTOSEE
• 13D They usually get no reception ELOPERS
• 15D Coastal resort city in southern California DELMAR
• 21D Select, with “for” OPT
• 23D Actor Efron ZAC
• 24D “Mrs. Lennon” writer ONO
• 25D They’re on the docket CASES
• 26D Paper view? OPED
• 27D Student’s subspecialty MINOR
• 29D Where seeds might be placed TOURNAMENT
• 32D Before surgery, for short PREOP
• 33D “___ at ’em!” LEMME
• 35D Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g. DOLL
• 36D Part of URL LOCATOR
• 37D “Actually, this matters to me a lot!” IDOCARE
• 38D The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote NEMESIS
• 39D Poles tossed in a Highland competition CABERS
• 40D On par with EQUALTO
• 41D Total SUM
• 42D Soak (up), as gravy SOP
• 44D Elevator part CAR
• 47D Takes a breather RESTS
• 48D Derby drink JULEP
• 51D Spot for a ship’s captain HELM
• 53D Control center? TEE
• 55D ? and so on ETC
• 56D Life story, for short BIO
• 57D Trisolarans in “The Three-Body Problem,” e.g., informally ETS
• 58D Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle’s starred clues DOT