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NYT Mini Crossword answers for Monday, July 20, 2026

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

Across

1. Sound of an online message
PING
5. Underwater detection device
SONAR
6. Chicago's ___ Presidential Center
OBAMA
7. Appropriate anagram of VENMO, if you change the "V' to a "Y"
MONEY
8. Potentially awkward wedding guests
EXES

Down

1. Destination for mail that doesn't go to your home address, perhaps
POBOX
2. Ridiculous
INANE
3. Things debated by expectant parents
NAMES
4. Color of an overcast sky
GRAY
5. ___ assembly required
SOME

Full grid

Every answer, in grid order.

Across: PING · SONAR · OBAMA · MONEY · EXES
Down: POBOX · INANE · NAMES · GRAY · SOME

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