NYT Daily Crossword for October 15, 2025

21 Across: Hobbled, in gamer slang 30 Across: Whole bunch 42 Across: Launches 53 Across: Always 65 Across: Falls short, say 8 Down: Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine 10 Down: Lockup 12 Down: Frequent conspiracy subject 18 Down: London's underground 26 Down: Fury 29 Down: Area of greatest danger 38 Down: It's blowing in the wind 40 Down: "Dude …"43 Down: Hero lifeguards, e.g.11 Down: Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole 13 Down: Something usually kept private, for short 25 Down: Unfortunate situations 27 Down: Grand old time, in slang 33 Down: Llama's head?37 Down: Kind of collar 46 Down: Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V.49 Down: Secure again, as a door 56 Down: Comfort 58 Down: Reason to consider something favorably 61 Down: Relative of the chickadee 4 Across: Sign of justice 15 Across: Lead-up to a ski jump 17 Across: Really spectacular drill component?23 Across: Seedy bar 28 Across: Large catch of fish, say 31 Across: Host Glass of radio's "This American Life"39 Across: "The Master Builder" playwright 44 Across: Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts 48 Across: General Motors subsidiary 56 Across: Banish 63 Across: Protection 67 Across: Cerulean expanse 2 Down: "___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film)24 Across: Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes?36 Across: Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability?45 Across: Sister network of Paramount+, for short 50 Across: Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces?55 Across: Girlfriends in Madrid 64 Across: Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky 66 Across: Medium-term govt. security 1 Down: Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally 39 Down: "___ what ___"3 Down: One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief 47 Down: Scratch 54 Down: Race with an anchor 9 Down: Artisanal brewers' offerings 52 Down: Visibly afraid 5 Down: ___ while 51 Down: Overact 57 Down: Hole puncher 1 Across: Auto on the autobahn 16 Across: Spots for solar panels 6 Down: "Hang on a sec"35 Down: Description of an online image 7 Down: Feeling remorse for 41 Down: Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries"20 Across: ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize 60 Down: Long ___14 Across: Acknowledgment of applause, maybe 62 Across: Compose 4 Down: Place 24 Down: Protrudes 22 Down: ___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle)9 Across: Middling grade 59 Across: Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across?19 Across: Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World"32 Across: Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy 34 Across: Noted chairman?57 Across: Bit of grillmaster's attire

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