The NYT Mini Crossword for Sunday, July 19, 2026, is live. If you need a nudge on any clue – or just want to confirm your grid before you submit – here are the complete answers.
Across
1A – “Downward ___ (basic yoga pose)”: DOG
4A – “What ‘Sing Sing’ and ‘Bling Ring’ do”: RHYME
6A – “Comic Jost”: COLIN
7A – “Artfully present, as food at a restaurant”: PLATE
8A – “Start of a countdown”: TEN
Down
1D – “‘Like a Rolling Stone’ singer”: DYLAN
2D – “Leave out”: OMIT
3D – “Something ‘edited’ by CRISPR”: GENE
4D – “Proof of purchase: Abbr.”: RCPT
5D – “Mini-golf target”: HOLE
A lively Sunday grid. 6A (COLIN Jost, the Saturday Night Live anchor and comedian) and 3D (GENE editing via CRISPR) gave the puzzle a contemporary feel, while 1D (Bob DYLAN) kept one foot in the classic. 4A was a nice wordplay clue – both “Sing Sing” (the prison) and “Bling Ring” end in a rhyming -ing sound, so the answer is simply RHYME.
If you are working through today’s full NYT Games slate, see our guides for Wordle #1856, NYT Connections #1134, and NYT Strands #868.
