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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, April 20, 2026

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A Monday 5x5 by Joel Fagliano: STOP opens the Across clues and SNAKE runs down the first column. Tap a clue to show just that answer.

Across

1. All-caps reply to a spammy political text
STOP
5. Number of seasons that "Seinfeld" and "The Office" each ran
NINE
6. Wild party, informally
RAGER
7. Swedish furniture giant
IKEA
8. Long-lasting salon treatment
PERM

Down

1. Chinese zodiac animal
SNAKE
2. Chinese zodiac animal
TIGER
3. Hour following midnight
ONEAM
4. The "p" of m.p.h.
PER
6. Tombstone letters
RIP

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: STOP · NINE · RAGER · IKEA · PERM
Down: SNAKE · TIGER · ONEAM · PER · RIP

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