New York Times Crossword Puzzle Answers Today 10/15/2026. The October 15 2026 Puzzle Answers are listed below in such order that they are easy to find.
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- Across
- 1a Creator of Beats Electronics, familiarlyDRE
- 4a Key of Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag”AFLAT
- 9a ___ ballCOMET
- 14a Classic cartoon dog with the catchphrase “You eediot!”REN
- 15a Prefix with RomanGRECO
- 16a Ancient calculation toolsABACI
- 17a Bygone org. for the Houston OilersAFL
- 18a LacksHASNT
- 19a Her Majesty, for oneTITLE
- 20a Sure ___GUARANTEED
- 23a RogueCAD
- 24a Frighteningly monstrous sortsOGRES
- 25a More than a chart-topperMEGAHIT
- 28a What “!” is used for, in codingNEGATION
- 32a Political rival of Mark AntonyCICERO
- 33a GenesisSEED
- 34a Southern California city with a Spanish nameBREA
- 36a Some undergrad conferrals, in briefBAS
- 37a Put under ___LAMBASTED
- 40a One who’s left, for short?LIB
- 41a Overzealous fan, in modern slangSTAN
- 42a ParadiseEDEN
- 46a Big fussHOOPLA
- 49a Make the most ofOPTIMIZE
- 51a Useful tips for writers?ERASERS
- 53a What’s close to the bone?SINEW
- 54a Possible translation of “y”AND
- 55a One way to start a race ? or a hint to understanding seven clues in this puzzleFIREBLANKS
- 59a Clear molding materialRESIN
- 62a Aquarium fish with “neon” and “emperor” varietiesTETRA
- 63a Ramadan’s endEID
- 64a Cease ___TRUCE
- 65a Have leftovers, sayEATIN
- 66a Actor Stephen of “V for Vendetta”REA
- 67a PromotesHYPES
- 68a TempoSPEED
- 69a FoxySLY
- Down
- 1d ___ breathersDRAGONS
- 2d Asylum seekerREFUGEE
- 3d SwellENLARGE
- 4d ShockedAGHAST
- 5d “Metropolitan Life” author LebowitzFRAN
- 6d In caseLEST
- 7d Possible puberty problemACNE
- 8d Emblem with an Ojibwe nameTOTEM
- 9d Hipster of times pastCAT
- 10d Belt with a kimonoOBI
- 11d ___ startersMATCHES
- 12d Pastry whose name is French for “lightning”ECLAIR
- 13d Associated withTIEDTO
- 21d Eavesdrop from afar, maybeREADLIPS
- 22d When N.Y.C. tourism is typically highDEC
- 26d TauntGIBE
- 27d Professor’s worldACADEMIA
- 29d Tech co. that was integral to early computer scienceIBM
- 30d Bubbles, e.g.ORBS
- 31d “Groovy!”NEATO
- 35d “Hurry!”ASAP
- 38d ProficientABLE
- 39d Boom sticks?TNT
- 40d Fills, as a buffet plateLOADSUP
- 43d Things that might be provided with grace?DINNERS
- 44d Book after LamentationsEZEKIEL
- 45d Tabloid that’s one of the 10 highest-circulation papers in the U.S.NEWSDAY
- 46d ___ placeHEARTH
- 47d CantankerousORNERY
- 48d Rover’s soundARF
- 50d Card that’s the source for “blue mana” in Magic: The GatheringISLAND
- 52d PlotsSITES
- 56d Gather from the fieldREAP
- 57d Suffix with kitchenETTE
- 58d Wheel that comes apart easily?BRIE
- 60d Treatment for a bruiseICE
- 61d Platform for Duck Hunt, in briefNES