NYT Daily Crossword for September 15, 2025

14 Across: Home for a Neanderthal 1 Across: Competitor of Denny's and Waffle House 27 Across: Hotel discounts for conventioneers (Pittsburgh)23 Across: Drench 54 Across: Winter hrs. in D.C.67 Across: Common time for lunch 11 Down: Pungent, round deli order 31 Down: Skips, as a syllable 55 Down: "Get outta here!"61 Down: 36 inches 9 Across: Headwear for a monarch 15 Across: Apple tablet 21 Across: Reason for teens to rent a limo 22 Across: Poem of praise 32 Across: Starting alphabet quartet 38 Across: Knee part commonly repaired by a sports doc 42 Across: Practical joke 45 Across: Prompted, on stage 51 Across: Location 39 Across: Cracker often eaten with chowder 43 Across: Yep's opposite 56 Across: "Really?"69 Across: Zoom call V.I.P.s 71 Across: Does some summing 4 Down: Winged horse of Greek myth 8 Down: Stinky smell 9 Down: ___ change (a measly amount)12 Down: Alternative to an iron, in golf 18 Down: Brings into the family 19 Down: Make less tight 30 Down: ___ pole (Native American carving)27 Down: Its capital is Accra 17 Across: Ingenious fix (San Francisco)36 Across: One of 18 on a golf course 46 Across: Big concert venue 1 Down: Summer drink that might cause a brain freeze 6 Down: Make a choice 26 Down: Part of the body with a lobe 44 Down: Hebrew name meaning "high"5 Across: A red cross, for the American Red Cross 16 Across: Vietnam's capital 48 Across: Way too uptight 35 Across: Bank robbery, e.g.49 Across: Brief appearances by A-listers in films (Baltimore)59 Across: Hippie T-shirt technique 68 Across: Pop ___ (breakfast pastry)3 Down: Above 5 Down: One-dimensional, in math 13 Down: Three squared 28 Down: Spy's info-gathering mission 24 Down: Liqueur in a mudslide 20 Across: Popular online brokerage 25 Across: Double-click, as a file 37 Across: Uncommon 53 Across: Ford Explorer and Honda CR-V, for two 63 Across: Coaching axiom suggested by 17-, 27- and 49-Across 66 Across: What each letter in Roy G. Biv represents 70 Across: Shell-less gastropod 2 Down: "Not another step!"7 Down: Say "Oh, my God!," say 10 Down: Tattletale 33 Down: Common origami bird 40 Down: What security clearance grants 29 Down: Bright choices for artists 34 Down: Edgar ___, "The Ballet Class" artist 41 Down: Magic Johnson's real first name 50 Down: Special trip away from the house 54 Down: Engrave 58 Down: Item on a mechanic's belt 62 Down: CPR-administering crew, for short 65 Down: "Lemme square up later" note 47 Down: ___ Stone (relic inscribed in three languages)52 Down: Echelons 57 Down: Places to stay overnight 60 Down: Out of battery juice 64 Down: Brain ___ (low-quality internet content)

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