NYT Crossword hints and answer for October 15, 2025
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Clues74
Across35
Down39
ConstructorNick Offerman and Christina Iverson
Today’s NYT Crossword clues, hints & answers
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Across
1A
Auto on the autobahn (3)
Starts with B, ends with WBMW→
4A
Sign of justice (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALIBRA→
9A
Middling grade (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCPLUS→
14A
Acknowledgment of applause, maybe (3)
Starts with B, ends with WBOW→
15A
Lead-up to a ski jump (5)
Starts with I, ends with NINRUN→
16A
Spots for solar panels (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROOFS→
17A
Really spectacular drill component? (9)
Starts with Q, ends with TQUITEABIT→
19A
Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World" (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAKRON→
20A
___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize (5)
Starts with E, ends with UELIHU→
21A
Hobbled, in gamer slang (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNERFED→
23A
Seedy bar (4)
Starts with D, ends with EDIVE→
24A
Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes? (10)
Starts with J, ends with GJIGGETYJIG→
28A
Large catch of fish, say (6)
Starts with N, ends with LNETFUL→
30A
Whole bunch (3)
Starts with G, ends with BGOB→
31A
Host Glass of radio's "This American Life" (3)
Starts with I, ends with AIRA→
32A
Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy (6)
Starts with T, ends with ETURTLE→
34A
Noted chairman? (5)
Starts with E, ends with SEAMES→
36A
Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability? (9)
Starts with B, ends with LBOSSLEVEL→
39A
"The Master Builder" playwright (5)
Starts with I, ends with NIBSEN→
42A
Launches (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSTARTS→
44A
Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts (3)
Starts with A, ends with EARE→
45A
Sister network of Paramount+, for short (3)
Starts with T, ends with CTMC→
48A
General Motors subsidiary (6)
Starts with O, ends with RONSTAR→
50A
Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces? (10)
Starts with M, ends with EMODELPLANE→
53A
Always (4)
Starts with E, ends with REVER→
55A
Girlfriends in Madrid (6)
Starts with A, ends with SAMIGAS→
56A
Banish (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEXILE→
57A
Bit of grillmaster's attire (5)
Starts with A, ends with NAPRON→
59A
Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across? (9)
Starts with W, ends with LWHATATOOL→
62A
Compose (5)
Starts with W, ends with EWRITE→
63A
Protection (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAEGIS→
64A
Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky (3)
Starts with R, ends with ARCA→
65A
Falls short, say (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOSES→
66A
Medium-term govt. security (5)
Starts with T, ends with ETNOTE→
67A
Cerulean expanse (3)
Starts with S, ends with YSKY→
Down
1D
Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBBQED→
2D
"___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film) (6)
Starts with M, ends with NMOULIN→
3D
One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief (7)
Starts with W, ends with TWWIIVET→
5D
___ while (3)
Starts with I, ends with AINA→
6D
"Hang on a sec" (3)
Starts with B, ends with BBRB→
7D
Feeling remorse for (5)
Starts with R, ends with GRUING→
8D
Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine (6)
Starts with A, ends with GANTEGG→
9D
Artisanal brewers' offerings (10)
Starts with C, ends with SCRAFTBEERS→
10D
Lockup (5)
Starts with P, ends with YPOKEY→
11D
Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole (7)
Starts with L, ends with MLORDJIM→
12D
Frequent conspiracy subject (3)
Starts with U, ends with OUFO→
13D
Something usually kept private, for short (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
18D
London's underground (7)
Starts with T, ends with ETHETUBE→
22D
___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle) (3)
Starts with R, ends with OREO→
24D
Protrudes (4)
Starts with J, ends with SJUTS→
25D
Unfortunate situations (4)
Starts with I, ends with SILLS→
27D
Grand old time, in slang (3)
Starts with G, ends with SGAS→
29D
Area of greatest danger (10)
Starts with F, ends with SFRONTLINES→
33D
Llama's head? (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
35D
Description of an online image (7)
Starts with A, ends with TALTTEXT→
37D
Kind of collar (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
38D
It's blowing in the wind (4)
Starts with V, ends with EVANE→
39D
"___ what ___" (3)
Starts with I, ends with MIAM→
40D
"Dude …" (3)
Starts with B, ends with OBRO→
41D
Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries" (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSEDARIS→
43D
Hero lifeguards, e.g. (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSAVIORS→
46D
Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V. (3)
Starts with M, ends with GMPG→
47D
Scratch (6)
Starts with C, ends with TCLAWAT→
49D
Secure again, as a door (6)
Starts with R, ends with KRELOCK→
51D
Overact (5)
Starts with E, ends with EEMOTE→
52D
Visibly afraid (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASHEN→
54D
Race with an anchor (5)
Starts with R, ends with YRELAY→
56D
Comfort (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEASE→
57D
Hole puncher (3)
Starts with A, ends with LAWL→
58D
Reason to consider something favorably (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
60D
Long ___ (3)
Starts with A, ends with OAGO→
61D
Relative of the chickadee (3)
Starts with T, ends with TTIT→
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How many clues are in the NYT Crossword for October 15, 2025?+
74 clues: 35 Across and 39 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Nick Offerman and Christina Iverson and edited by Will Shortz.
What are some answers in today’s NYT Crossword?+
For example: Auto on the autobahn (BMW); Sign of justice (LIBRA); Middling grade (CPLUS).
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