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USEFUL (adjective)
1. being of use or service
2. having a useful function

More NYT Crossword (10/15/2026) Answers

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1. Creator of Beats Electronics, familiarly

4. Key of Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag"

9. ___ ball

14. Classic cartoon dog with the catchphrase "You eediot!"

15. Prefix with Roman

16. Ancient calculation tools

17. Bygone org. for the Houston Oilers

18. Lacks

19. Her Majesty, for one

20. Sure ___

23. Rogue

24. Frighteningly monstrous sorts

25. More than a chart-topper

28. What "!" is used for, in coding

32. Political rival of Mark Antony

33. Genesis

34. Southern California city with a Spanish name

36. Some undergrad conferrals, in brief

37. Put under ___

40. One who's left, for short?

41. Overzealous fan, in modern slang

42. Paradise

46. Big fuss

49. Make the most of

53. What's close to the bone?

54. Possible translation of "y"

55. One way to start a race … or a hint to understanding seven clues in this puzzle

59. Clear molding material

62. Aquarium fish with "neon" and "emperor" varieties

63. Ramadan's end

64. Cease ___

65. Have leftovers, say

66. Actor Stephen of "V for Vendetta"

67. Promotes

68. Tempo

69. Foxy

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1. ___ breathers

2. Asylum seeker

3. Swell

4. Shocked

5. "Metropolitan Life" author Lebowitz

6. In case

7. Possible puberty problem

8. Emblem with an Ojibwe name

9. Hipster of times past

10. Belt with a kimono

11. ___ starters

12. Pastry whose name is French for "lightning"

13. Associated with

21. Eavesdrop from afar, maybe

22. When N.Y.C. tourism is typically high

26. Taunt

27. Professor's world

29. Tech co. that was integral to early computer science

30. Bubbles, e.g.

31. "Groovy!"

35. "Hurry!"

38. Proficient

39. Boom sticks?

40. Fills, as a buffet plate

43. Things that might be provided with grace?

44. Book after Lamentations

45. Tabloid that's one of the 10 highest-circulation papers in the U.S.

46. ___ place

47. Cantankerous

48. Rover's sound

50. Card that's the source for "blue mana" in Magic: The Gathering

52. Plots

56. Gather from the field

57. Suffix with kitchen

58. Wheel that comes apart easily?

60. Treatment for a bruise

61. Platform for Duck Hunt, in brief

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