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:
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.
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
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
Today's Mini Crossword
Screenshot: Erik Kain
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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