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New York Times, Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Author:
Joseph Gangi
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
*Failed internet company?
TotalDebutLatest
83/16/20224/29/2026
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CircleScrabDebutFlowFresh
21.623830.930%
Joseph Gangi

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 33 Missing: {FKWX} This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Gangi. Grid flow: 26.6 Wednesday freshness: 97%
Jim Horne notes:

Starred answers read in the grid are legitimate words, but preceding each with DOT completely changes the meaning, and matches the clue.

1
C
2
O
3
M
4
B
5
U
6
S
7
T
8
S
9
P
10
A
11
R
12
G
13
E
14
O
V
E
R
S
O
L
15
D
16
O
H
C
O
O
L
17
P
A
T
I
E
N
C
E
18
P
O
T
A
T
O
19
O
D
D
20
L
21
O
O
T
22
M
O
P
23
Z
24
O
N
E
25
C
26
O
M
P
R
O
27
M
I
S
E
28
A
N
Y
29
T
A
P
A
T
30
D
I
N
E
R
31
C
O
M
32
P
O
S
E
R
33
L
U
N
G
E
S
34
R
U
E
D
35
D
E
M
O
36
L
37
I
38
N
E
R
S
39
C
O
M
P
R
40
E
41
S
42
S
43
O
D
E
O
N
44
C
A
L
M
S
45
Q
U
O
46
C
O
M
P
A
47
R
A
B
L
E
48
J
U
M
P
49
A
C
E
50
M
E
R
E
51
H
U
A
52
T
A
S
53
T
E
S
54
R
55
E
56
B
E
L
L
57
E
58
D
59
O
R
I
E
N
T
60
S
T
I
L
E
T
T
O
61
R
E
S
E
T
S
62
C
O
M
P
O
S
T
© 2026, The New York Times4/29/26 ( No. 27,931 )
Across
1
*Failed internet company? : DOTCOMBUST
8
Rinse with water, as grain in the brewing process : SPARGE
14
Exaggerated the merits of : OVERSOLD
16
"That's actually pretty neat!" : OHCOOL
17
Trait for a good waiter? : PATIENCE
18
Ingredient in shepherd's pie : POTATO
19
Strange : ODD
20
Pirate's booty : LOOT
22
Swabbie's tool : MOP
23
In the ___ (intensely focused) : ZONE
25
*Assurance from an internet company? : DOTCOMPROMISE
28
"Your pick" : ANY
29
Lightly strike, as a windowpane : TAPAT
30
Many a 24-hour eatery : DINER
31
*Puzzling question for an internet company? : DOTCOMPOSER
33
Some épéeists' moves : LUNGES
34
Had remorse for : RUED
35
Trial version : DEMO
36
One-___ (pithy jokes) : LINERS
39
*Exposure for an internet company? : DOTCOMPRESS
43
Ancient theater : ODEON
44
Assuages : CALMS
45
Status ___ : QUO
46
*Illustrative story from an internet company? : DOTCOMPARABLE
48
What a track athlete may do three times in one attempt : JUMP
49
World War I Flying ___ (Snoopy alter ego) : ACE
50
Just : MERE
51
___ Guofeng, successor to Mao Zedong : HUA
52
Samples : TASTES
54
Rose up : REBELLED
59
Get situated : ORIENT
60
Shoe with a "kitten" variety : STILETTO
61
Zeroes : RESETS
62
*Blog message from an internet company? : DOTCOMPOST
Down
1
Robber's pursuer : COP
2
Reproductive cells : OVA
3
"Wall Street," for the U.S. financial industry : METONYM
4
Half of many a union-to-be : BRIDE
5
Secondhand : USED
6
Recipient of many dad jokes : SON
7
"Little People, Big World" network : TLC
8
Deep sleep : SOPOR
9
Uncurated Instagram collections : PHOTODUMPS
10
Do something : ACT
11
On a different network, say : ROAMING
12
Visit : GOTOSEE
13
They usually get no reception : ELOPERS
15
Coastal resort city in southern California : DELMAR
21
Select, with "for" : OPT
23
Actor Efron : ZAC
24
"Mrs. Lennon" writer : ONO
25
They're on the docket : CASES
26
Paper view? : OPED
27
Student's subspecialty : MINOR
29
Where seeds might be placed : TOURNAMENT
32
Before surgery, for short : PREOP
33
"___ at 'em!" : LEMME
35
Cabbage Patch Kid, e.g. : DOLL
36
Part of URL : LOCATOR
37
"Actually, this matters to me a lot!" : IDOCARE
38
The Road Runner, to Wile E. Coyote : NEMESIS
39
Poles tossed in a Highland competition : CABERS
40
On par with : EQUALTO
41
Total : SUM
42
Soak (up), as gravy : SOP
44
Elevator part : CAR
47
Takes a breather : RESTS
48
Derby drink : JULEP
51
Spot for a ship's captain : HELM
53
Control center? : TEE
55
... and so on : ETC
56
Life story, for short : BIO
57
Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem," e.g., informally : ETS
58
Preceder of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues : DOT

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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