Daily Themed Crossword July 17, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 17, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
July 17, 2022 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Runner's span around the track | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Francisco venue of the first emoticon themed convention | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Letters on a sunblock lotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Dry as a desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Type of cake with fruit served during Christmas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | One in a playschool maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Skin trouble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Bart Simpson's driver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Vote in favor say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Have You Ever Seen The Rain? band: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Side dish choice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Computer scientist Fahlman who is credited with originating the first smiley emoticon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Born This Way Lady of pop music? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Tesla or Honda product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Stark head in Game of Thrones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Former student say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Santana's ___ Como Va | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Morse character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Lock's companion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Vipers in the Nile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | 2 3 and 5 e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Bloom in a pond | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Give up on a mission say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | City commute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | New Delhi's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | First emoticon themed convention held in 2016 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Draw on glass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Thompson in Back to the Future | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Little bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Traveled on horseback say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Spill in a stationery box? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Certain flight information: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | One to pry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Twice for a Teletubby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ATM code: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Showed off as a dress? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Space bar neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Crunchy morsels in chocolates perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | J-phone mobile set that was launched in 1997 with a set of 90 graphic emoticons | Show answer | 9 | |
| #41 | Apple or pecan for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Health regulating organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Art ___ (french art style) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Actress Gretchen from The Thirteenth Floor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Box for shipping for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Turkish VIP | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Doja Cat's song from Hot Pink: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Approached stealthily | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Hotel customer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Locane of Melrose Place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Black fuel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Chip go-with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Choo-choo sounder on tracks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Maths or geography for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Son of in Arabic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Museum of ___ Art NYC museum where Shigetaka Kurita's early work on emoticons is displayed | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Honeymoon room choice at a hotel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Leave hurriedly say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Lilly (big name in pharmaceuticals) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Sitcom Two and a Half ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Carpentry wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Unlike the rest say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | This ___ shall pass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ROM units: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Casual greeting say | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 17, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 17, 2022, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SKYWALKER 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 17, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 17, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 17, 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 65 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 17, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 17, 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.
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.