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NYT Crossword — October 15, 2025

Wednesday’s 15 × 15 puzzle, 74 clues. The full solution is below — answers stay masked until you reveal them, one clue or all at once.

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35 clues

1Auto on the autobahn

4Sign of justice

9Middling grade

14Acknowledgment of applause, maybe

15Lead-up to a ski jump

16Spots for solar panels

17Really spectacular drill component?

19Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World"

20___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize

21Hobbled, in gamer slang

24Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?

28Large catch of fish, say

31Host Glass of radio's "This American Life"

32Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy

34Noted chairman?

36Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability?

39"The Master Builder" playwright

44Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts

45Sister network of Paramount+, for short

48General Motors subsidiary

50Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?

55Girlfriends in Madrid

57Bit of grillmaster's attire

59Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across?

64Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky

65Falls short, say

66Medium-term govt. security

67Cerulean expanse

Down

39 clues

1Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally

2"___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film)

3One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief

6"Hang on a sec"

7Feeling remorse for

8Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine

9Artisanal brewers' offerings

11Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole

12Frequent conspiracy subject

13Something usually kept private, for short

18London's underground

22___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle)

25Unfortunate situations

27Grand old time, in slang

29Area of greatest danger

33Llama's head?

35Description of an online image

37Kind of collar

38It's blowing in the wind

39"___ what ___"

41Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries"

43Hero lifeguards, e.g.

46Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V.

49Secure again, as a door

52Visibly afraid

54Race with an anchor

58Reason to consider something favorably

61Relative of the chickadee

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Stats & info

Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025

15×15

Grid size

74

Total entries

40/185

Black / letter cells

5.0

Avg entry length

10 ltrs

Longest entry

Medium

Wednesday difficulty

PuzzleThe Crossword

PublishedOct 15, 2025

DayWednesday

ThemeUntitled

ConstructorNick Offerman and Christina Iverson

EditorWill Shortz

Clue split35 across · 39 down

Longest entries

24ALively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?10 ltrs 50AIdeal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?10 ltrs 9DArtisanal brewers' offerings10 ltrs 29DArea of greatest danger10 ltrs 17AReally spectacular drill component?9 ltrs

Wednesday is the midweek pivot, where themes get denser and clues start bending the surface reading. This grid has 40 black squares and averages 5.0 letters per entry.