NYT Mini · 4-Down · 7 letters

"Sunny" part of a breakfast order NYT Mini crossword clue

Editorially reviewed August 22, 2026

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What to notice

Focus on the bright seven-letter center visible in a sunny-side-up order.

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Answer

EGGYOLK

How the trick resolves

The quotation marks make “Sunny” playful rather than meteorological: in a sunny-side-up order, the bright center is the EGG YOLK, entered as EGGYOLK.

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The turn in the clue

Quotation marks flag a figurative color-and-shape association with a familiar egg order.

The answer in plain English

An egg yolk is the yellow central portion of an egg.

Where this clue appeared

4-Down in NYT Mini puzzle for August 22, 2026.

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