NYT Crossword October 15, 2026 Answers

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1A Creator of Beats Electronics, familiarly 3 4A Key of Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" 5 9A ___ ball 5 14A Classic cartoon dog with the catchphrase "You eediot!" 3 15A Prefix with Roman 5 16A Ancient calculation tools 5 17A Bygone org. for the Houston Oilers 3 18A Lacks 5 19A Her Majesty, for one 5 20A Sure ___ 10 23A Rogue 3 24A Frighteningly monstrous sorts 5 25A More than a chart-topper 7 28A What "!" is used for, in coding 8 32A Political rival of Mark Antony 6 33A Genesis 4 34A Southern California city with a Spanish name 4 36A Some undergrad conferrals, in brief 3 37A Put under ___ 9 40A One who's left, for short? 3 41A Overzealous fan, in modern slang 4 42A Paradise 4 46A Big fuss 6 49A Make the most of 8 51A Useful tips for writers? 7 53A What's close to the bone? 5 54A Possible translation of "y" 3 55A One way to start a race … or a hint to understanding seven clues in this puzzle 10 59A Clear molding material 5 62A Aquarium fish with "neon" and "emperor" varieties 5 63A Ramadan's end 3 64A Cease ___ 5 65A Have leftovers, say 5 66A Actor Stephen of "V for Vendetta" 3 67A Promotes 5 68A Tempo 5 69A Foxy 3

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1D ___ breathers 7 2D Asylum seeker 7 3D Swell 7 4D Shocked 6 5D "Metropolitan Life" author Lebowitz 4 6D In case 4 7D Possible puberty problem 4 8D Emblem with an Ojibwe name 5 9D Hipster of times past 3 10D Belt with a kimono 3 11D ___ starters 7 12D Pastry whose name is French for "lightning" 6 13D Associated with 6 21D Eavesdrop from afar, maybe 8 22D When N.Y.C. tourism is typically high 3 26D Taunt 4 27D Professor's world 8 29D Tech co. that was integral to early computer science 3 30D Bubbles, e.g. 4 31D "Groovy!" 5 35D "Hurry!" 4 38D Proficient 4 39D Boom sticks? 3 40D Fills, as a buffet plate 7 43D Things that might be provided with grace? 7 44D Book after Lamentations 7 45D Tabloid that's one of the 10 highest-circulation papers in the U.S. 7 46D ___ place 6 47D Cantankerous 6 48D Rover's sound 3 50D Card that's the source for "blue mana" in Magic: The Gathering 6 52D Plots 5 56D Gather from the field 4 57D Suffix with kitchen 4 58D Wheel that comes apart easily? 4 60D Treatment for a bruise 3 61D Platform for Duck Hunt, in brief 3