The July 16 NYT Mini Crossword is based on the sound of a drum and includes an interesting clue in which you have to decipher a type of cymbal often used as 'part of a drum kit'.
Bb rhythm changes (play along)
Everyone knows what drums are, but few know the full configuration of a large drum kit setup. There are a lot of moving parts in a large drum kit (literally), and knowing one particular cymbal part will come in handy for the July 16 NYT Mini Crossword.
That's all you know about "____ cymbal (drum kit part)" and it's time to give you the answer.
The answer to two questions is "RIDE". This part of the drum kit is used quite regularly in all types of music genres and is important for beats and rhythm.
