One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief
Crossword Answer — October 15, 2025
NYT Crossword
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
By Nick Offerman and Christina Iverson
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Auto on the autobahn — Answer: BMW
- 4. Sign of justice — Answer: LIBRA
- 9. Middling grade — Answer: CPLUS
- 14. Acknowledgment of applause, maybe — Answer: BOW
- 15. Lead-up to a ski jump — Answer: INRUN
- 16. Spots for solar panels — Answer: ROOFS
- 17. Really spectacular drill component? — Answer: QUITEABIT
- 19. Midwest city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World" — Answer: AKRON
- 20. ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize — Answer: ELIHU
- 21. Hobbled, in gamer slang — Answer: NERFED
- 23. Seedy bar — Answer: DIVE
- 24. Lively kind of saw for cutting intricate shapes? — Answer: JIGGETYJIG
- 28. Large catch of fish, say — Answer: NETFUL
- 30. Whole bunch — Answer: GOB
- 31. Host Glass of radio's "This American Life" — Answer: IRA
- 32. Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy — Answer: TURTLE
- 34. Noted chairman? — Answer: EAMES
- 36. Truly awesome implement for ensuring stability? — Answer: BOSSLEVEL
- 39. "The Master Builder" playwright — Answer: IBSEN
- 42. Launches — Answer: STARTS
- 44. Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts — Answer: ARE
- 45. Sister network of Paramount+, for short — Answer: TMC
- 48. General Motors subsidiary — Answer: ONSTAR
- 50. Ideal instrument for shaping wood surfaces? — Answer: MODELPLANE
- 53. Always — Answer: EVER. Hint: Think of a term that suggests something happening without exception! 🌟
- 55. Girlfriends in Madrid — Answer: AMIGAS
- 56. Banish — Answer: EXILE
- 57. Bit of grillmaster's attire — Answer: APRON
- 59. Something you might exclaim when talking about 17-, 24-, 36- or 50-Across? — Answer: WHATATOOL
- 62. Compose — Answer: WRITE
- 63. Protection — Answer: AEGIS
- 64. Record label for SZA and A$AP Rocky — Answer: RCA
- 65. Falls short, say — Answer: LOSES
- 66. Medium-term govt. security — Answer: TNOTE
- 67. Cerulean expanse — Answer: SKY
Down
- 1. Like some briskets and pork ribs, informally — Answer: BBQED
- 2. "___ Rouge!" (2001 musical film) — Answer: MOULIN
- 3. One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief — Answer: WWIIVET
- 4. Place — Answer: LIEU
- 5. ___ while — Answer: INA
- 6. "Hang on a sec" — Answer: BRB
- 7. Feeling remorse for — Answer: RUING
- 8. Tidbit popular in Thai cuisine — Answer: ANTEGG
- 9. Artisanal brewers' offerings — Answer: CRAFTBEERS
- 10. Lockup — Answer: POKEY
- 11. Joseph Conrad novel made into a 1965 film starring Peter O'Toole — Answer: LORDJIM
- 12. Frequent conspiracy subject — Answer: UFO
- 13. Something usually kept private, for short — Answer: SSN
- 18. London's underground — Answer: THETUBE
- 22. ___ Speed Wagon (vintage vehicle) — Answer: REO
- 24. Protrudes — Answer: JUTS
- 25. Unfortunate situations — Answer: ILLS
- 26. Fury — Answer: IRE
- 27. Grand old time, in slang — Answer: GAS
- 29. Area of greatest danger — Answer: FRONTLINES
- 33. Llama's head? — Answer: ELS
- 35. Description of an online image — Answer: ALTTEXT
- 37. Kind of collar — Answer: ETON
- 38. It's blowing in the wind — Answer: VANE
- 39. "___ what ___" — Answer: IAM
- 40. "Dude ..." — Answer: BRO
- 41. Humorist who describes his stint working as a Macy's Christmas elf in "Santaland Diaries" — Answer: SEDARIS
- 43. Hero lifeguards, e.g. — Answer: SAVIORS
- 46. Efficiency stat not needed in an E.V. — Answer: MPG
- 47. Scratch — Answer: CLAWAT
- 49. Secure again, as a door — Answer: RELOCK
- 51. Overact — Answer: EMOTE
- 52. Visibly afraid — Answer: ASHEN
- 54. Race with an anchor — Answer: RELAY
- 56. Comfort — Answer: EASE
- 57. Hole puncher — Answer: AWL
- 58. Reason to consider something favorably — Answer: PRO
- 60. Long ___ — Answer: AGO
- 61. Relative of the chickadee — Answer: TIT
The answer to “One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief” in the New York Times crossword is WWIIVET — a 7-letter word. This clue ran in the New York Times crossword on October 15, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 3-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief” answer
WWIIVET (7 letters)
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Why the answer is WWIIVET
WWIIVET is the 7-letter solution that fits "One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 15, 2025 (3-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.
When else has “One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief” appeared?
New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
October 15, 2025 (this puzzle) → WWIIVET. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the NYT Crossword crossword on October 15, 2025
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Auto on the autobahn → BMW
- Acknowledgment of applause, maybe → BOW
- Really spectacular drill component? → QUITEABIT
- ___ Root, U.S. secretary of war who received a Nobel Peace Prize → ELIHU
- Seedy bar → DIVE
- Large catch of fish, say → NETFUL
- Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy → TURTLE
- Sign of justice → LIBRA
Want every clue in one place? The full New York Times answer list for October 15, 2025 is on that day's grid page, and today's live NYT Crossword answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the NYT Crossword
The New York Times crossword, edited by Will Shortz, is the most famous daily puzzle in the United States. It runs a 15×15 grid Monday through Saturday and a larger 21×21 grid on Sunday, and its difficulty deliberately ramps through the week: Monday is the most approachable, Saturday the toughest, with Thursday often reserved for a trick or twist like rebus squares. This page covers a Wednesday puzzle. A straight-definition entry is the kind of solid mid-grid answer that anchors the trickier crossings around it. Because the NYT reuses short, crossing-friendly words regularly, seeing them once makes them easier to spot next time.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief”?
The answer is WWIIVET, a 7-letter word. It appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 15, 2025.
How many letters is the answer to “One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief”?
7 letters: WWIIVET.
Where did this clue appear?
In the New York Times crossword on October 15, 2025 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 3-Down.
Can “One who may have stormed the beaches at Normandy, in brief” have a different answer?
Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?
The full grid for October 15, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.