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Hints for the October 15 Mini
- Across: A computer type associated with Google; an excited “Yippee!”; reveal gossip; Julia Child’s first name; put something in.
- Down: The country sharing an island with Indonesia; the chef’s surname; a common state of matter; a business newspaper’s initials; a Portuguese greeting.
Full answer list
Spoilers ahead: The complete fills are below.
Across
- PCS — Chromebooks, but not MacBooks
- WAHOO — “Yippee!”
- SPILL — Reveal, as juicy gossip
- JULIA — With 2-Down, chef who helped popularize chicken cordon bleu in the U.S.
- ADD — Toss in
Down
- PAPAU — ___ New Guinea
- CHILD — See 7-Across
- SOLID — State of matter for most elements at room temperature
- WSJ — Business-focused newspaper, for short
- OLA — Hello, in Portuguese
The answer list is reproduced as published by Forbes and matches the October 15, 2025 entry in PowerUp Gaming’s archive. The published fill for 1-Down is PAPAU.
Play or find the archived puzzle
The New York Times says the Mini is available on its Games website and in the Games app. Its help pages explain that past Minis can be accessed through the archive by eligible subscribers; availability and subscription entitlements can change, so check the current NYT Games access information and archive instructions.
October 15, 2025 was a Wednesday. NYT help lists weekday and Saturday puzzles as available at 10 p.m. EST on the previous day, which accounts for this dated puzzle appearing on October 14. The stated time is EST; it is not a conversion to your local time.
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