Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Thursday, June 19th

In case you missed Wednesday’s NYT Mini Crossword puzzle, you can find the answers here:

ForbesToday’s NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Wednesday, June 18thBy Erik Kain

It’s June 19th which is also known as “Juneteenth” or Emancipation Day, a celebration of the end of the horrific institution of slavery in America. On June 19th, 1865 Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas, just months after the 13th Amendment was proposed in Congress. The amendment was ratified in December of that year.

A good day, in other words. It’s also the day before my birthday, and the last full day of spring, as the 20th is also the summer solstice. Now let’s solve this Mini!

The NYT Mini is a smaller, quicker, more digestible, bite-sized version of the larger and more challenging NYT Crossword, and unlike its larger sibling, it’s free-to-play without a subscription to The New York Times. You can play it on the web or the app, though you’ll need the app to tackle the archive.

Spoilers ahead! Here’s the first letter of each word.

Across

1A. Electronics upgrade for the living room — starts with the first letter N

6A. Sneeze sound — starts with the first letter A

7A. Common merch offering — starts with the first letter S

8A. Journalism is a noted one in 2025 — starts with the first letter H

9A. The “L” of L.A. — starts with the first letter L

Down

1D. Mathematician John for whom an equilibrium is named — starts with the first letter N

2D. Word shouted into a canyon — starts with the first letter E

3D. Spin round and round — starts with the first letter W

4D. Midsection of the body — starts with the first letter T

5D. Decides (on) democratically — starts with the first letter V

Spoilers ahead! Here are all the answers.

Across

1A. Electronics upgrade for the living room — NEWTV

6A. Sneeze sound — ACHOO

7A. Common merch offering — SHIRT

8A. Journalism is a noted one in 2025 — HORSE

9A. The “L” of L.A. — LOS

Down

1D. Mathematician John for whom an equilibrium is named — NASH

2D. Word shouted into a canyon — ECHO

3D. Spin round and round — WHIRL

4D. Midsection of the body — TORSO

5D. Decides (on) democratically — VOTES

Here are all the words on the grid:

A few of these were tricky. It didn’t occur to me, as it so often doesn’t, that the electronics upgrade in 1-Across would be two words. I’m still not sure what journalism has to do with the word HORSE. Others helped this all come together, however. VOTES and LOS and ACHOO and so forth. Today’s Mini took me 1:22.

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