Daily Themed Crossword July 22, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 22, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 22, 2023 — 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 | Soft mineral in baby powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Emulate a burglar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Ship's Help us! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Painter's calculation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Critical hospital wing: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Quaint overnight stay for a wayfarer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Simba's evil uncle in The Lion King | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | East of ___ 1955 film starring James Dean which earned him a posthumous Academy Award nomination | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Simon & Garfunkel or Key & Peele e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Photo ___ staged photography events | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | South American mountain range with Llullaillaco | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | The ___ Hotel California band who have a 1974 song titled James Dean | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Big Apple school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Texter's Speaking of which... letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Dog's happy tail movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Come Back to the 5 & ___ Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean 1976 play about a James Dean fan club | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Enjoyed some movie snacks say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Tree that sounds like ewe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ the time being (temporarily) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Tug sharply | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | My country ___ of thee... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | President on a $5 bill lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Kick-___ 2010 superhero film with Nicolas Cage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Lip-smacking good | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | 1956 epic Western film starring James Dean which earned him a posthumous Academy Award nomination | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Like a scorching summer day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Ballroom dance move that may elicit ooohs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | 2012 Oscar-winning film starring Ben Affleck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Open-mouthed sign of boredom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Actress ___ Marie Saint of A Hatful of Rain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Spiritual adviser in an ashram | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | False tales e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Place for a good night's sleep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Tater ___ (potato popper) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Actress Pataky of Fast & Furious | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Graduate students who aid professors (anagram of sat): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Circle segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Actress ___ Thompson of Some Kind of Wonderful | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Christmas song that may be sung door-to-door | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Get ___ of the evidence! (guilty person's cry maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Seahorse's home | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Bugs ___ of Looney Tunes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ hustle (secondary source of income) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Great burden (anagram of nous) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___-cone (shaved ice treat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Literature student's writing assignment say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Chapel seat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Failed firecracker say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | E-commerce website with a Buy It Now option | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ girl! (You go girl!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Singer Stefani of Hollaback Girl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ the hang of (learn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ first you don't succeed try try again: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___-Dick (Herman Melville's fictional whale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Before to William Blake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Rebel ___ a Cause 1955 film starring James Dean and Sal Mineo | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | The Jungle Book snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Paulo largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Unforeseen bump in the road | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Walk like a proud peacock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | 2016 song by Taylor Swift with the lyrics You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | ___ and take (compromise) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Tablet with Pro and Air models | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Society newcomer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Miracle-___ (potting soil brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Be down with the flu say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Director Anderson of Moonrise Kingdom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | U.S. cybersecurity group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 22, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 22, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WITHOUT at 7 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 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 22, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 22, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 22, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 22, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 22, 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.
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.