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NYT Crossword October 15 2025 Answers

All 74 clues from the Wednesday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

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ACROSS
1AAuto on the autobahn3 lettersSee answer ›4ASign of justice5 lettersSee answer ›9AMiddling grade5 lettersSee answer ›14AAcknowledgment of applause, maybe3 lettersSee answer ›15ALead-up to a ski jump5 lettersSee answer ›16ASpots for solar panels5 lettersSee answer ›17AReally spectacular drill component?9 lettersSee answer ›19AMidwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World"5 lettersSee answer ›20A___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize5 lettersSee answer ›21AHobbled, in gamer slang6 lettersSee answer ›23ASeedy bar4 lettersSee answer ›24ALively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?10 lettersSee answer ›28ALarge catch of fish, say6 lettersSee answer ›30AWhole bunch3 lettersSee answer ›31AHost Glass of radio's "This American Life"3 lettersSee answer ›32APecan-chocolate-caramel candy6 lettersSee answer ›34ANoted chairman?5 lettersSee answer ›36ATruly awesome implement for ensuring stability?9 lettersSee answer ›39A"The Master Builder" playwright5 lettersSee answer ›42ALaunches6 lettersSee answer ›44AWord that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts3 lettersSee answer ›45ASister network of Paramount+, for short3 lettersSee answer ›48AGeneral Motors subsidiary6 lettersSee answer ›50AIdeal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?10 lettersSee answer ›53AAlways4 lettersSee answer ›55AGirlfriends in Madrid6 lettersSee answer ›56ABanish5 lettersSee answer ›57ABit of grillmaster's attire5 lettersSee answer ›59ASomething you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across?9 lettersSee answer ›62ACompose5 lettersSee answer ›63AProtection5 lettersSee answer ›64ARecord label for SZA and A$AP Rocky3 lettersSee answer ›65AFalls short, say5 lettersSee answer ›66AMedium-term govt. security5 lettersSee answer ›67ACerulean expanse3 lettersSee answer ›
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1DLike some briskets and pork ribs, informally5 lettersSee answer ›2D"___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film)6 lettersSee answer ›3DOne who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief7 lettersSee answer ›4DPlace4 lettersSee answer ›5D___ while3 lettersSee answer ›6D"Hang on a sec"3 lettersSee answer ›7DFeeling remorse for5 lettersSee answer ›8DTidbit popular in Thai cuisine6 lettersSee answer ›9DArtisanal brewers' offerings10 lettersSee answer ›10DLockup5 lettersSee answer ›11DJoseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole7 lettersSee answer ›12DFrequent conspiracy subject3 lettersSee answer ›13DSomething usually kept private, for short3 lettersSee answer ›18DLondon's underground7 lettersSee answer ›22D___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle)3 lettersSee answer ›24DProtrudes4 lettersSee answer ›25DUnfortunate situations4 lettersSee answer ›26DFury3 lettersSee answer ›27DGrand old time, in slang3 lettersSee answer ›29DArea of greatest danger10 lettersSee answer ›33DLlama's head?3 lettersSee answer ›35DDescription of an online image7 lettersSee answer ›37DKind of collar4 lettersSee answer ›38DIt's blowing in the wind4 lettersSee answer ›39D"___ what ___"3 lettersSee answer ›40D"Dude …"3 lettersSee answer ›41DHumorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries"7 lettersSee answer ›43DHero lifeguards, e.g.7 lettersSee answer ›46DEfficiency stat not needed in an E.V.3 lettersSee answer ›47DScratch6 lettersSee answer ›49DSecure again, as a door6 lettersSee answer ›51DOveract5 lettersSee answer ›52DVisibly afraid5 lettersSee answer ›54DRace with an anchor5 lettersSee answer ›56DComfort4 lettersSee answer ›57DHole puncher3 lettersSee answer ›58DReason to consider something favorably3 lettersSee answer ›60DLong ___3 lettersSee answer ›61DRelative of the chickadee3 lettersSee answer ›
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