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NYT Crossword October 15 2026 Answers

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Every answer from the Thursday, October 15 2026 New York Times Crossword, checked and verified against the published NYT solution. Select a clue for the full explanation.

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1Creator of Beats Electronics, familiarly3 lettersSee answer ›4Key of Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag"5 lettersSee answer ›9___ ball5 lettersSee answer ›14Classic cartoon dog with the catchphrase "You eediot!"3 lettersSee answer ›15Prefix with Roman5 lettersSee answer ›16Ancient calculation tools5 lettersSee answer ›17Bygone org. for the Houston Oilers3 lettersSee answer ›18Lacks5 lettersSee answer ›19Her Majesty, for one5 lettersSee answer ›20Sure ___10 lettersSee answer ›23Rogue3 lettersSee answer ›24Frighteningly monstrous sorts5 lettersSee answer ›25More than a chart-topper7 lettersSee answer ›28What "!" is used for, in coding8 lettersSee answer ›32Political rival of Mark Antony6 lettersSee answer ›33Genesis4 lettersSee answer ›34Southern California city with a Spanish name4 lettersSee answer ›36Some undergrad conferrals, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›37Put under ___9 lettersSee answer ›40One who's left, for short?3 lettersSee answer ›41Overzealous fan, in modern slang4 lettersSee answer ›42Paradise4 lettersSee answer ›46Big fuss6 lettersSee answer ›49Make the most of8 lettersSee answer ›51Useful tips for writers?7 lettersSee answer ›53What's close to the bone?5 lettersSee answer ›54Possible translation of "y"3 lettersSee answer ›55One way to start a race … or a hint to understanding seven clues in this puzzle10 lettersSee answer ›59Clear molding material5 lettersSee answer ›62Aquarium fish with "neon" and "emperor" varieties5 lettersSee answer ›63Ramadan's end3 lettersSee answer ›64Cease ___5 lettersSee answer ›65Have leftovers, say5 lettersSee answer ›66Actor Stephen of "V for Vendetta"3 lettersSee answer ›67Promotes5 lettersSee answer ›68Tempo5 lettersSee answer ›69Foxy3 lettersSee answer ›

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1___ breathers7 lettersSee answer ›2Asylum seeker7 lettersSee answer ›3Swell7 lettersSee answer ›4Shocked6 lettersSee answer ›5"Metropolitan Life" author Lebowitz4 lettersSee answer ›6In case4 lettersSee answer ›7Possible puberty problem4 lettersSee answer ›8Emblem with an Ojibwe name5 lettersSee answer ›9Hipster of times past3 lettersSee answer ›10Belt with a kimono3 lettersSee answer ›11___ starters7 lettersSee answer ›12Pastry whose name is French for "lightning"6 lettersSee answer ›13Associated with6 lettersSee answer ›21Eavesdrop from afar, maybe8 lettersSee answer ›22When N.Y.C. tourism is typically high3 lettersSee answer ›26Taunt4 lettersSee answer ›27Professor's world8 lettersSee answer ›29Tech co. that was integral to early computer science3 lettersSee answer ›30Bubbles, e.g.4 lettersSee answer ›31"Groovy!"5 lettersSee answer ›35"Hurry!"4 lettersSee answer ›38Proficient4 lettersSee answer ›39Boom sticks?3 lettersSee answer ›40Fills, as a buffet plate7 lettersSee answer ›43Things that might be provided with grace?7 lettersSee answer ›44Book after Lamentations7 lettersSee answer ›45Tabloid that's one of the 10 highest-circulation papers in the U.S.7 lettersSee answer ›46___ place6 lettersSee answer ›47Cantankerous6 lettersSee answer ›48Rover's sound3 lettersSee answer ›50Card that's the source for "blue mana" in Magic: The Gathering6 lettersSee answer ›52Plots5 lettersSee answer ›56Gather from the field4 lettersSee answer ›57Suffix with kitchen4 lettersSee answer ›58Wheel that comes apart easily?4 lettersSee answer ›60Treatment for a bruise3 lettersSee answer ›61Platform for Duck Hunt, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›