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The completed NYT Mini Crossword puzzle for June 19, 2026.
NYT/Screenshot by CNETMini across clues and answers
1A clue: Distort, as data
Answer: SKEW
5A clue: Give a ❤️ on a text thread
Answer: LOVE
6A clue: Like a post that's been shared a bajillion times
Answer: VIRAL
7A clue: Signs of things to come
Answer: OMENS
8A clue: Dog walker's restraint
Answer: LEASH
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Snail's trail
Answer: SLIME
2D clue: Home to kimchi and Kim Jong Un
Answer: KOREA
3D clue: Bob ___ (restaurant chain)
Answer: EVANS
4D clue: Like the phrase "pen gwyn" ("white head"), from which the penguin gets its name
Answer: WELSH
6D clue: Loudness dial: Abbr.
Answer: VOL
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