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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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A Wednesday 5x5 by Joel Fagliano: CATS opens the Across clues and CAMEO runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. Notoriously antisocial pets
CATS
5. ___ Sun (drink in a pouch)
CAPRI
6. Extremely excited
AMPED
7. All-out fight
MELEE
8. "The Tell-Tale Heart" writer
POE

Down

1. Brief appearance in a movie
CAMEO
2. It doesn't fall far from the 3-Down, in an idiom
APPLE
3. See 2-Down
TREE
4. Heads or tails
SIDE
5. Spend a few nights in the woods, perhaps
CAMP

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: CATS · CAPRI · AMPED · MELEE · POE
Down: CAMEO · APPLE · TREE · SIDE · CAMP

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