Daily Themed Crossword July 8, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 8, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
July 8, 2021 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Word of action? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Car with sliding doors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Wage ___ of words (fight): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Soda with fruity flavors | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "That's disgusting!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Despicable Me" protagonist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Apartment unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Down in the dumps | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Ring-shaped cake | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Type of guitar or a fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Becomes old | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___-motion (replay option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Prefix with "thesis" or "chronous" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Mama sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Harry Potter's pal ___ Weasley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Like Hans Christian Andersen's duckling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "Go team!" cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Le Pew (cartoon skunk) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Winnie-the-___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Motel light gas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | 2011 comedy film starring Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Vacuum cleaner's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Take me as ___": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Grown-___ (adults) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Gentle touch on the back | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Yellowfin tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Star-shaped spice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Classical start? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "The Vampire Diaries" actor ___ Somerhalder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Sleep cycle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Engine speed: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Dessert with a crust | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___-Man of games | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Broke bread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Catch Me If You ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "The ___" 2013 action comedy film starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "St. ___" 2014 comedy drama film starring Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | "Oy ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Witty wordplays | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Pocket bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Cookie container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Actor Parsons from "Hidden Figures" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Feathery pen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Victoria or Cleopatra e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Life of the ___" 2018 comedy film starring Melissa McCarthy and Julie Bowen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Peter ___ from Neverland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Photographer's request | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Source of warmth? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Ham or lamb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Latin singer ___ Anthony | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | TV's "___ Rogers' Neighborhood" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | Syrup dosage amounts for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "With ___ passing day..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Flushed as cheeks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Big Apple airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Sneer at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Portuguese "she" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Like supervillains | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Saturn ___ (SUV model) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Like a deflated tire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ and void | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | HP or Dell products: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Pop singer Perry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Golf ball support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Not very outgoing | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 8, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 8, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BRIDESMAIDS at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 8, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 8, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 8, 2021 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 67 clues with answers from 3 to 11 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for July 8, 2021 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 8, 2021 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.