NYT CROSSWORD • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026

NYT Crossword Answers Oct 15, 2026

Complete answer list for the October 15, 2026 New York Times Crossword. Across and Down, every clue, every answer — plus the full grid below.

By McKay FritzEdited by Will ShortzGrid 15×1574 clues

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Across 37

  1. 1Creator of Beats Electronics, familiarly ↗DRE
  2. 4Key of Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" ↗AFLAT
  3. 9___ ball ↗COMET
  4. 14Classic cartoon dog with the catchphrase "You eediot!" ↗REN
  5. 15Prefix with Roman ↗GRECO
  6. 16Ancient calculation tools ↗ABACI
  7. 17Bygone org. for the Houston Oilers ↗AFL
  8. 18Lacks ↗HASNT
  9. 19Her Majesty, for one ↗TITLE
  10. 20Sure ___ ↗GUARANTEED
  11. 23Rogue ↗CAD
  12. 24Frighteningly monstrous sorts ↗OGRES
  13. 25More than a chart-topper ↗MEGAHIT
  14. 28What "!" is used for, in coding ↗NEGATION
  15. 32Political rival of Mark Antony ↗CICERO
  16. 33Genesis ↗SEED
  17. 34Southern California city with a Spanish name ↗BREA
  18. 36Some undergrad conferrals, in brief ↗BAS
  19. 37Put under ___ ↗LAMBASTED
  20. 40One who's left, for short? ↗LIB
  21. 41Overzealous fan, in modern slang ↗STAN
  22. 42Paradise ↗EDEN
  23. 46Big fuss ↗HOOPLA
  24. 49Make the most of ↗OPTIMIZE
  25. 51Useful tips for writers? ↗ERASERS
  26. 53What's close to the bone? ↗SINEW
  27. 54Possible translation of "y" ↗AND
  28. 55One way to start a race … or a hint to understanding seven clues in this puzzle ↗FIREBLANKS
  29. 59Clear molding material ↗RESIN
  30. 62Aquarium fish with "neon" and "emperor" varieties ↗TETRA
  31. 63Ramadan's end ↗EID
  32. 64Cease ___ ↗TRUCE
  33. 65Have leftovers, say ↗EATIN
  34. 66Actor Stephen of "V for Vendetta" ↗REA
  35. 67Promotes ↗HYPES
  36. 68Tempo ↗SPEED
  37. 69Foxy ↗SLY

Down 37

  1. 1___ breathers ↗DRAGONS
  2. 2Asylum seeker ↗REFUGEE
  3. 3Swell ↗ENLARGE
  4. 4Shocked ↗AGHAST
  5. 5"Metropolitan Life" author Lebowitz ↗FRAN
  6. 6In case ↗LEST
  7. 7Possible puberty problem ↗ACNE
  8. 8Emblem with an Ojibwe name ↗TOTEM
  9. 9Hipster of times past ↗CAT
  10. 10Belt with a kimono ↗OBI
  11. 11___ starters ↗MATCHES
  12. 12Pastry whose name is French for "lightning" ↗ECLAIR
  13. 13Associated with ↗TIEDTO
  14. 21Eavesdrop from afar, maybe ↗READLIPS
  15. 22When N.Y.C. tourism is typically high ↗DEC
  16. 26Taunt ↗GIBE
  17. 27Professor's world ↗ACADEMIA
  18. 29Tech co. that was integral to early computer science ↗IBM
  19. 30Bubbles, e.g. ↗ORBS
  20. 31"Groovy!" ↗NEATO
  21. 35"Hurry!" ↗ASAP
  22. 38Proficient ↗ABLE
  23. 39Boom sticks? ↗TNT
  24. 40Fills, as a buffet plate ↗LOADSUP
  25. 43Things that might be provided with grace? ↗DINNERS
  26. 44Book after Lamentations ↗EZEKIEL
  27. 45Tabloid that's one of the 10 highest-circulation papers in the U.S. ↗NEWSDAY
  28. 46___ place ↗HEARTH
  29. 47Cantankerous ↗ORNERY
  30. 48Rover's sound ↗ARF
  31. 50Card that's the source for "blue mana" in Magic: The Gathering ↗ISLAND
  32. 52Plots ↗SITES
  33. 56Gather from the field ↗REAP
  34. 57Suffix with kitchen ↗ETTE
  35. 58Wheel that comes apart easily? ↗BRIE
  36. 60Treatment for a bruise ↗ICE
  37. 61Platform for Duck Hunt, in brief ↗NES