USA Today Crossword July 20 2026 Answers
Monday puzzle · 76 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the USA Today Crossword July 20 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 76 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.
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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
"Cool!"RAD3Across1
Carne ___ (taco meat)ASADA5Across4
"Rough" documentDRAFT5Across9
Part of the psycheEGO3Across14
Introductory course?SALAD5Across15
Cut offSEVER5Across16
Actor who played Tony SopranoJAMESGANDOLFINI15Across17
"Wya?" responsesETAS4Across20
Sought permissionASKED5Across21
Marathon or sprintRACE4Across22
Side for fish in EnglandCHIPS5Across23
Money-back offersREBATES7Across25
M&M color replaced by blueTAN3Across27
Small haircutsTRIMS5Across28
"Not true!"LIES4Across32
Turtlelike resident of Mushroom KingdomKOOPA5Across33
BLINK or ARMY memberFAN3Across34
Actress who has been praised for embracing a makeup-free lookPAMELAANDERSON14Across35
TiedEVENED6Across41
Aksumite Empire riverNILE4Across42
___ talkPEP3Across43
L.A. football playerRAM3Across45
What a bloodhound picks upSCENT5Across46
Hoppy drinkBEER4Across48
BangerBOP3Across49
Metallic resource in the game Kutna HoraORE3Across52
Apt name for a beach loverSANDY5Across53
Performer who made the fruit hat famousCARMENMIRANDA13Across54
"Triangle" and "integral," for exampleANAGRAMS8Across58
San Diego MLB teamPADRES6Across59
One might have erasable inkPEN3Across62
Mosque leaderIMAM4Across63
Takes time to dress nicelyPRIMPS6Across64
Palindromic animalEWE3Across65
Minimalist's "more"LESS4Across66
Two-person playground apparatusSEESAW6Across67
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Vote downREJECT6Down1
"And Then There Were None" author ChristieAGATHA6Down2
RealmDOMAIN6Down3
DonkeyASS3Down4
Word after "Forsyte" or "Dark Phoenix"SAGA4Down5
"It's very sad"ALAS4Down6
Like many cavesDANK4Down7
Venomous vipersADDERS6Down8
Broadband optionDSL3Down9
ChorusesREFRAINS8Down10
Operate a planeAVIATE6Down11
August Wilson play set in the Civil Rights eraFENCES6Down12
AttemptsTRIES5Down13
One of Jean Grey's powers (Abbr.)ESP3Down18
Poem of praiseODE3Down19
Took without askingSTOLE5Down24
Siren soundBLARE5Down26
Potholes' placesROADS5Down29
Hoppy beerIPA3Down30
Distinctive gestures, expressions, etc.MANNERISMS10Down31
He only has a great day if Barbie looks at himKEN3Down33
Fuzzy fabricFELT4Down34
"As ___ my last email . . ."PER3Down35
"Hacks" character DanielsAVA3Down36
Cell layerMEMBRANE8Down37
Eatery that might have a pie caseDINER5Down38
Welcoming gestureOPENARMS8Down39
"Man I ___" (Olivia Dean song)NEED4Down40
Use a crowbarPRY3Down44
Features of many run-on sentencesCOMMAS6Down47
"She a ___, she know she a ten" (Ice Spice lyric)BADDIE6Down48
"!! No way!!?"OMG3Down50
DangerPERIL5Down51
Drum in a rimshotSNARE5Down53
Batman accessoryCAPE4Down54
All over againANEW4Down55
Dan or Shannon, for exampleNAME4Down56
Merlin Bird ID and Duolingo, for twoAPPS4Down57
Emissions-regulating org.EPA3Down60
Opposite of NNESSW3Down61
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This page lists every clue and answer from the USA Today crossword published on Monday, July 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.