New Delhi, July 15 -- The NYT Mini Crossword answers for Wednesday, July 15, 2026, are below.

Across

1A: "___ shrimp (classic oxymoron)" - JUMBO

6A: "Love, to a Frenchman" - AMOUR

7A: "Tale from Aesop" - FABLE

8A: "Friend, to a Spaniard" - AMIGO

9A: "Provokes, with 'up'" - RILES

Down

1D: "Disney villain between Gaston and Scar" - JAFAR

2D: "The so-called 'fifth taste'" - UMAMI

3D: "Gas brand that merged with Exxon" - MOBIL

4D: "Stick out noticeably" - BULGE

5D: "Milkshake mix-ins that might get stuck in your straw" - OREOS

The 1D clue is the day's most elegant construction. JAFAR - the sorcerer-vizier villain of Disney's Aladdin - is placed chronologically between Gaston (Beauty and the Beast, 1991) and Scar (The Lion King, 1...