NYT Crossword October 15 2026 Answers

All 74 clues from the Thursday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by McKay FritzEdited by Will Shortz
PUZZLE GRID15×15 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1D2R3E4A5F6L7A8T9C10O11M12E13T14REN15GRECO16ABACI17AFL18HASNT19TITLE20GUA21RANTEE22D23CAD24OGRES25ME26G27AHIT28NEGAT29I30O31N32CICERO33SEED34BRE35A36BAS37L38AMBAS39TED40LIB41STAN42E43D44E45N46H47OOPL48A49OPT50IMIZE51ERASER52S53SINEW54AND55FI56R57E58BLANKS59RES60I61N62TETRA63EID64TRUCE65EATIN66REA67HYPES68SPEED69SLY

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES74 CLUES
ACROSS
9A___ ball5 lettersCOMET
15APrefix with Roman5 lettersGRECO
16AAncient calculation tools5 lettersABACI
18ALacks5 lettersHASNT
19AHer Majesty, for one5 lettersTITLE
20ASure ___10 lettersGUARANTEED
23ARogue3 lettersCAD
25AMore than a chart-topper7 lettersMEGAHIT
28AWhat "!" is used for, in coding8 lettersNEGATION
33AGenesis4 lettersSEED
37APut under ___9 lettersLAMBASTED
42AParadise4 lettersEDEN
46ABig fuss6 lettersHOOPLA
49AMake the most of8 lettersOPTIMIZE
51AUseful tips for writers?7 lettersERASERS
53AWhat's close to the bone?5 lettersSINEW
59AClear molding material5 lettersRESIN
63ARamadan's end3 lettersEID
64ACease ___5 lettersTRUCE
65AHave leftovers, say5 lettersEATIN
67APromotes5 lettersHYPES
68ATempo5 lettersSPEED
69AFoxy3 lettersSLY
DOWN
1D___ breathers7 lettersDRAGONS
2DAsylum seeker7 lettersREFUGEE
3DSwell7 lettersENLARGE
4DShocked6 lettersAGHAST
6DIn case4 lettersLEST
7DPossible puberty problem4 lettersACNE
8DEmblem with an Ojibwe name5 lettersTOTEM
9DHipster of times past3 lettersCAT
10DBelt with a kimono3 lettersOBI
11D___ starters7 lettersMATCHES
13DAssociated with6 lettersTIEDTO
21DEavesdrop from afar, maybe8 lettersREADLIPS
26DTaunt4 lettersGIBE
27DProfessor's world8 lettersACADEMIA
30DBubbles, e.g.4 lettersORBS
31D"Groovy!"5 lettersNEATO
35D"Hurry!"4 lettersASAP
38DProficient4 lettersABLE
39DBoom sticks?3 lettersTNT
40DFills, as a buffet plate7 lettersLOADSUP
44DBook after Lamentations7 lettersEZEKIEL
46D___ place6 lettersHEARTH
47DCantankerous6 lettersORNERY
48DRover's sound3 lettersARF
52DPlots5 lettersSITES
56DGather from the field4 lettersREAP
57DSuffix with kitchen4 lettersETTE
60DTreatment for a bruise3 lettersICE
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