Daily Themed Crossword July 9, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 9, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
July 9, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ carte (menu option): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Poker table action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | One who's undercover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Chapstick's target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | What makes a blue pen blue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Formal neckwear buys | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Choreography unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Prefix meaning new | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | I agree slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Mathematical mean for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Mason '50s legal drama series starring Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ 90 '50s anthology drama series starring Kim Hunter and Paul Lambert | Show answer | 9 | |
| #13 | Entices with bait | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Pack of puppies | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Pimply puberty problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Motor oil company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Kid's vehicle on a snowy day perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | TV scientist Bill ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Word before annum or diem | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Heartfelt request | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ It to Beaver '50s sitcom starring Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Spotify Premium's lack for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Kid in a kangaroo's pouch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | E.T. from the '80s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Birthday gift accompaniment perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | The Ed ___ Show '40s variety show hosted by the titular TV personality | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Frozen carbonated beverage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | President Eisenhower lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Grape drink on M*A*S*H | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | One-named Lonely singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Caught up with say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Way out of a building | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Ice Bucket Challenge cause: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | In use as a candle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Jungle primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Five-in-a-row game of chance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Opposite of WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Letters that announce a wrestling winner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Eyelid malady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Boat's docking place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Word after leap or light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Far from forward going | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | One who cashes a check | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | DVD's precursor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Family guinea pig for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Create a strategy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | I Love ___ '50s sitcom starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Thomas ___ known for Rule Britannia! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | The U in UV rays | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Take one's time while drinking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Cinnamon-measuring amount for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Jazz legend ___ Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | The Donna ___ Show '50s sitcom starring Carl Betz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | I'll ___ what I can do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Karl Marx's ___ Kapital | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Paper towel thickness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Employee at a parking lot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Right-angled architectural extension | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | The ___ Benny Program '50s radio-TV comedy series starring the titular entertainer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Dunkable cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Biblical utopia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Speeder's penalty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Covert ops organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Citizen in a computer game city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Guitar's little lookalike for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Make someone feel annoyed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sashimi fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Louse-to-be | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 9, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 9, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PLAYHOUSE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 9, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 9, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 9, 2022 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 9, 2022 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 9, 2022 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.
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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.