Daily Themed Crossword July 17, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 17, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 17, 2023 — 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 | Half-___ (do something poorly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Two-___ (tissue feature) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Ostrich's flightless Australian cousins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | I Like ___ (campaign slogan for Eisenhower) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Bathroom in Britain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | List of choices that may be in chalk at a diner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Shine On You Crazy ___ 1975 Pink Floyd song that was a tribute to the band's co-founder Syd Barrett | Show answer | 7 | |
| #8 | Garden shovel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Think tank output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Dr. ___ Octavius of Spider-Man: No Way Home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Traffic ___ (STOP or YIELD e.g.) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | What babies often do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Song to ___ 1962 Bob Dylan song that was a tribute to folk musician Guthrie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | One of two in a colon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Go from ___ to worse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | OMG that is cute! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Exclude as details | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Acid's counterpart in chemistry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___-seared tofu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | 2011 movie about a macaw set in the namesake Brazilian city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Post-exercise consequence maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | 1995 Red Hot Chili Peppers song that was a tribute to Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain | Show answer | 10 | |
| #23 | Cliff's ending point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Fair ___ (copyright concern) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Entice into a trap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | I'll Be ___ You 1997 Puff Daddy and Faith Evans song that was a tribute to rapper The Notorious B.I.G. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Related to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Dry ___ (frozen carbon dioxide) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | It'll ___ cold day in hell...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Total Recall director ___ Wiseman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Number of sides for a decagon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Unruly crowd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Financial ___ (monetary help) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Enjoy a day in Aspen say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Where a pirate plunders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Walk wearily (rhymes with shod) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Star Brewing Company brewery based in Texas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Jedi Master who said Do or do not there is no try | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) 1982 Elton John song that was a tribute to John Lennon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Mutton or pork e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Remove as a knot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Seek legal redress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ your manners | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Put in order as one's files | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Exchange this for that | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Davenport's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Bride's attire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Small portable bed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Days of ___ (olden times) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | French fashion designer Christian ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ in Black 1980 AC/DC song that was a tribute to their former singer Bon Scott | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Arthur ___ Stadium Queens venue named after a tennis legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Fawn in the future | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Paper Planes rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Shows as one's teeth or soul | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Typical high schooler age-wise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Drink made from fruits say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | German steel city in Ruhr (anagram of sense) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Israel's national airline: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Sir ___ 1976 Stevie Wonder song that was a tribute to jazz legend Ellington | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Cheshire cat's expression | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Cambridge engineering school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ThinkPad developer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Prefix with phyte to mean a beginner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Gift of ___ (ability to speak well) | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 17, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 17, 2023, a Monday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TEARJERKER at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 17, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 17, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 17, 2023 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 10 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, 2023 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, 2023 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.