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NYT Crossword — April 29, 2026

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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Across

34 clues

1*Failed internet company?

8Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process

14Exaggerated the merits of

16"That's actually pretty neat!"

17Trait for a good waiter?

18Ingredient in shepherd's pie

20Pirate's booty

22Swabbie's tool

23In the ___ (intensely focused)

25*Assurance from an internet company?

29Lightly strike, as a windowpane

30Many a 24-hour eatery

31*Puzzling question for an internet company?

33Some épéeists' moves

34Had remorse for

35Trial version

36One-___ (pithy jokes)

39*Exposure for an internet company?

43Ancient theater

46*Illustrative story from an internet company?

48What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt

49World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego)

51___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong

60Shoe with a "kitten" variety

62*Blog message from an internet company?

Down

40 clues

1Robber's pursuer

2Reproductive cells

3"Wall Street," for the U.S. financial industry

4Half of many a union-to-be

6Recipient of many dad jokes

7"Little People, Big World" network

9Uncurated Instagram collections

11On a different network, say

13They usually get no reception

15Coastal resort city in southern California

21Select, with "for"

24"Mrs. Lennon" writer

25They're on the docket

27Student's subspecialty

29Where seeds might be placed

32Before surgery, for short

33"___ at 'em!"

35Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g.

37"Actually, this matters to me a lot!"

38The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote

39Poles tossed in a Highland competition

42Soak (up), as gravy

44Elevator part

47Takes a breather

51Spot for a ship's captain

53Control center?

55… and so on

56Life story, for short

57Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., informally

58Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

33/192

Black / letter cells

5.2

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedApr 29, 2026

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorJoseph Gangi

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split34 across · 40 down

Longest entries

25A*Assurance from an internet company?10 ltrs 46A*Illustrative story from an internet company?10 ltrs 9DUncurated Instagram collections10 ltrs 29DWhere seeds might be placed10 ltrs 14AExaggerated the merits of8 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 33 black squares and averages 5.2 letters per entry.