Yellow - Announce, July 20 -- NYT Connections answers for Monday, July 20, 2026 (puzzle #1135) are below. The four groups span announcement verbs, digital UI elements, pearl associations, and a wordplay category built around hidden alcoholic drink names.

BLARE, HERALD, SOUND, TRUMPET

Green - Things To Click: BUTTON, ICON, LINK, MENU

Blue - Associated With Pearls: BUBBLE TEA, OYSTER, SWINE, WISDOM

Purple - Starting With Alcoholic Beverages: ALEXA, MEADOW, PORTOBELLO, SAKES

Yellow is Monday's cleanest group. BLARE, HERALD, SOUND, and TRUMPET all mean to announce loudly or publicly - with TRUMPET carrying the dual meaning of the brass instrument and the act of proclaiming something. SOUND is the most likely misfire: "sound the alarm" fi...