Crossword Answers for Monday, 20 July 2026

All 32 answers to the daily crossword for Monday, 20 July 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Destroy and strip of its possession RAPE
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Drive obliquely TOE
8
Extremely robust IRON
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Very narrow THIN
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Proceed in line FILE
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Join together by heating WELD
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A native or inhabitant of Thailand TAI
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A slight wind AIRS
14
United States poet CRANE
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Soldier of the American Revolution LEES
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Give food to FED
20
Large American feline resembling a lion PUMA
21
The closing section of a musical composition CODA
22
Using speech rather than writing ORAL
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Lacking sufficient water or rainfall ARID
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A male subordinate MEN
25
Make as a net profit NETS

Down

1
A narrow fissure in rock RIFT
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An elaborate song for solo voice ARIA
3
A member of a police force POLICEMAN
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The compass point midway between northeast and east ENE
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As a consequence THEREFORE
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Cover with oil, as if by rubbing OILS
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A final state END
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A duplicate copy TWIN
13
An associate degree in arts AAS
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Not to be taken lightly REAL
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Anything that serves as an enticement LURE
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Cut or eliminate EDIT
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An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk DADS
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A disparaging term for a British person POM
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A buoy with a round bottom and conical top CAN