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New York Times Crossword October 15 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 74 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword October 15 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 74 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Auto on the autobahnBMW3Across1 Sign of justiceLIBRA5Across4 Middling gradeCPLUS5Across9 Acknowledgment of applause, maybeBOW3Across14 Lead-up to a ski jumpINRUN5Across15 Spots for solar panelsROOFS5Across16 Really spectacular drill component?QUITEABIT9Across17 Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World"AKRON5Across19 ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace PrizeELIHU5Across20 Hobbled, in gamer slangNERFED6Across21 Seedy barDIVE4Across23 Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?JIGGETYJIG10Across24 Large catch of fish, sayNETFUL6Across28 Whole bunchGOB3Across30 Host Glass of radio's "This American Life"IRA3Across31 Pecan-chocolate-caramel candyTURTLE6Across32 Noted chairman?EAMES5Across34 Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability?BOSSLEVEL9Across36 "The Master Builder" playwrightIBSEN5Across39 LaunchesSTARTS6Across42 Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in textsARE3Across44 Sister network of Paramount+, for shortTMC3Across45 General Motors subsidiaryONSTAR6Across48 Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?MODELPLANE10Across50 AlwaysEVER4Across53 Girlfriends in MadridAMIGAS6Across55 BanishEXILE5Across56 Bit of grillmaster's attireAPRON5Across57 Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across?WHATATOOL9Across59 ComposeWRITE5Across62 ProtectionAEGIS5Across63 Record label for SZA and A$AP RockyRCA3Across64 Falls short, sayLOSES5Across65 Medium-term govt. securityTNOTE5Across66 Cerulean expanseSKY3Across67

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Like some briskets and pork ribs, informallyBBQED5Down1 "___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film)MOULIN6Down2 One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in briefWWIIVET7Down3 PlaceLIEU4Down4 ___ whileINA3Down5 "Hang on a sec"BRB3Down6 Feeling remorse forRUING5Down7 Tidbit popular in Thai cuisineANTEGG6Down8 Artisanal brewers' offeringsCRAFTBEERS10Down9 LockupPOKEY5Down10 Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'TooleLORDJIM7Down11 Frequent conspiracy subjectUFO3Down12 Something usually kept private, for shortSSN3Down13 London's undergroundTHETUBE7Down18 ___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle)REO3Down22 ProtrudesJUTS4Down24 Unfortunate situationsILLS4Down25 FuryIRE3Down26 Grand old time, in slangGAS3Down27 Area of greatest dangerFRONTLINES10Down29 Llama's head?ELS3Down33 Description of an online imageALTTEXT7Down35 Kind of collarETON4Down37 It's blowing in the windVANE4Down38 "___ what ___"IAM3Down39 "Dude …"BRO3Down40 Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries"SEDARIS7Down41 Hero lifeguards, e.g.SAVIORS7Down43 Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V.MPG3Down46 ScratchCLAWAT6Down47 Secure again, as a doorRELOCK6Down49 OveractEMOTE5Down51 Visibly afraidASHEN5Down52 Race with an anchorRELAY5Down54 ComfortEASE4Down56 Hole puncherAWL3Down57 Reason to consider something favorablyPRO3Down58 Long ___AGO3Down60 Relative of the chickadeeTIT3Down61

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.