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NYT Crossword: answers for Tuesday, October 15

The New York Times has plenty of word games on its roster today — with Wordle, Connections, Strands, and the Mini Crossword, there’s something for everyone — but the newspaper’s standard crossword puzzle still reigns supreme. The daily crossword is full of interesting trivia, helps improve mental flexibility and, of course, gives you some bragging rights if you manage to finish it every day.

While the NYT puzzle might feel like an impossible task some days, solving a crossword is a skill and it takes practice — don’t get discouraged if you can’t get every single word in a puzzle.

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If you’re having trouble completing today’s NYT Crossword, we’re here to help. We’ve got all the answers for today’s clues down below.

NYT Crossword answers today

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1 No longer taking, as a medication : OFFOF
6 What a light bulb represents in cartoons : IDEA
10 Led, as a meeting : RAN
13 Where soju is the national drink : KOREA
14 Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking : DEAD
15 Style of San Francisco’s Coit Tower, informally : DECO
16 Visa, for one : CREDITCARD
18 Foreboding sign : OMEN
19 Take advantage of : USE
20 ___-di-dah : LAH
21 Still awake after midnight, say : UPLATE
23 Furry feet : PAWS
25 Thief at work in a bustling crowd : PICKPOCKET
28 “OK, that wasn’t totally true” : ILIED
30 Favor precursor? : POR
31 Loudly laments : KEENS
32 Triumph over : DEFEAT
34 “Don’t think so” : NOPE
36 One might be found at a roast : INSULTCOMIC
40 Pulitzer-winning writer James : AGEE
41 Philanthropists : DONORS
44 Dodge Charger, e.g. : SEDAN
48 Nile reptile : ASP
50 What an unsatisfied customer might leave behind : NOTIP
51 Modern combat athlete, informally : MMAFIGHTER
54 Expectant parents’ selection : NAME
55 Revolted : UPROSE
56 Home of MoMA and M.S.G. : NYC
58 The Trojans of the N.C.A.A. : USC
59 Shape for a child’s chicken nugget, informally : DINO
60 Show interest on a dating app … or what 16-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across must do to be successful? : SWIPERIGHT
64 Steely determination : GRIT
65 Garment worn by the Little Caesars mascot : TOGA
66 Blood of the gods, in Greek mythology : ICHOR
67 Up to this point : YET
68 Waxy imprint : SEAL
69 Montana city nicknamed “The Richest Hill on Earth” : BUTTE

Down

1 Match.com alternative : OKCUPID
2 Realtor’s sign : FORSALE
3 Airport amenity : FREEWIFI
4 British ref. work : OED
5 Not pass : FAIL
6 Pet-tracking device : IDCHIP
7 Anti-trafficking agcy. : DEA
8 Hear here! : EAR
9 Make sense : ADDUP
10 Uncreative studio project, perhaps : REMAKE
11 Winning blackjack hand : ACETEN
12 Trios of trios : NONETS
15 Sweet, in Italian : DOLCE
17 Dance style with shuffles and buffaloes : TAP
22 “Gotta catch ’em all!” game series : POKEMON
24 Witnessed : SEEN
26 Competition : CONTEST
27 Ray who helped globalize McDonald’s : KROC
29 Some bottled waters : DASANIS
33 Pull : TUG
35 Group of whales : POD
37 Actress Jeffries of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” : LEAH
38 Part of, as a scheme : INON
39 Like courses with multiple professors : COTAUGHT
42 Comedic drum flourish : RIMSHOT
43 Bond film between “Skyfall” and “No Time to Die” : SPECTRE
44 Like words written in ink by a lefty, often : SMUDGY
4 Ruler’s realm : EMPIRE
46 “Aw, man!” : DARNIT
47 Underway : AFOOT
49 Distant correspondent : PENPAL
52 Medieval tales of daring adventure : GESTS
53 Bread choice for a Reuben : RYE
57 Expectant parents’ selection : CRIB
61 “Wednesday’s child is full of ___” (nursery rhyme line) : WOE
62 Tennis champ Swiatek : IGA
63 Critical hosp. wing : ICU
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