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1Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problems2Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minute3Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsThese are the hints and answers for the Saturday, November 15, 2025 NYT Mini Crossword. The clue list and solutions below are transcribed from Parade’s dated guide; the official completed grid was not available for independent verification.
Spoiler warning: The answers appear below each hint.
Across clues and hints
- 1A — Theatrical role
Hint: Ends with T.
Answer: PART - 5A — Capital of Vietnam
Hint: Starts with H.
Answer: HANOI - 6A — Father of a “fur baby”
Hint: Starts with C.
Answer: CATDAD - 7A — Words often accompanied by a ring
Hint: Ends with E.
Answer: MARRYME - 8A — Whirling currents
Hint: Starts with E.
Answer: EDDIES - 9A — Put up, as a statue
Hint: Ends with T.
Answer: ERECT - 10A — Race that’s about half the length of a half-marathon
Hint: Ends with K.
Answer: TENK
Down clues and hints
- 1D — SpongeBob’s starfish friend
Hint: Starts with P.
Answer: PATRICK - 2D — “Despite it all…”
Hint: Ends with T.
Answer: ANDYET - 3D — Wanders here and there
Hint: Starts with R.
Answer: ROAMS - 4D — Company with a “To Go” stain remover
Hint: Ends with E.
Answer: TIDE - 5D — Become firm
Hint: Starts with H.
Answer: HARDEN - 6D — Small group of soldiers
Hint: Starts with C.
Answer: CADRE - 7D — What parallel lines never do
Hint: Ends with T.
Answer: MEET
Where to play the NYT Mini
The New York Times Help Center’s Mini Crossword page describes the Mini as a smaller version of the NYT Crossword and lists NYT Games, the Games app, and the News app’s Play tab as places to play. Its help-page information says Games and All Access subscribers can solve past Mini puzzles in the archive.
The same help page states that weekday and Saturday puzzles become available at 10 p.m. EST the previous day, while Sunday puzzles become available at 6 p.m. EST Saturday. Parade’s dated guide, published November 14, 2025 at 10:15 p.m. EST, also says the Mini resets at 10 p.m. Because release and archive policies can change, check the official help page for current details.
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Source for the dated answer key
Parade’s guide, NYT Mini Crossword Answers, Hints for Saturday, November 15, 2025, supplies the clue, hint, and answer entries shown here. The answers are presented as transcribed there, not as independently checked against an official completed grid.
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