Daily Themed Crossword July 27, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 27, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 27, 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 | Lobster dinner accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Material extracted from a mine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Butterfingered person say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Surrounded by a crowd say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Tuber that may be purple or orange-fleshed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Carly ___ Jepsen The Loneliest Time singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Jack of all trades master of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Jeans giant ___ Strauss | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Crow's call of alarm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Family-oriented school group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Queen who sang Let It Go | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Cillian ___ actor who plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in the 2023 film Oppenheimer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Bill who taught science on TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Snow cone ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Phone-to-PC port: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Damon actor who plays Leslie Groves Jr. in the 2023 film Oppenheimer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Business ___ (airplane seating option) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Commercials with taglines for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Insect who's buzzy at work? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Like the name Iris for a florist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ or miss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Action that may cost you at the casino | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Washboard muscles below the pecs for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Christopher ___ Tenet director who directed the 2023 film Oppenheimer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Heavenly being with a halo say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Air pollution watchdog: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Future fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Dorky sort that may speak in Klingon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Malek Mr. Robot actor who features in the 2023 film Oppenheimer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Response to an interview question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Prefix with natal for a newborn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | I'm ___ to hear that (pleased) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Like one's shoes after jumping into a puddle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Accountant's since January 1st: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ James Blues Hall of Famer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Declare off-limits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Texter's Speaking for myself... letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Holder of recyclable cans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ of little faith...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Edgar Allan Poe's talking bird | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ Blunt actress who plays Kitty Oppenheimer in the 2023 film Oppenheimer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Carnivorous killer whale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Thin and tiny battery type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Quantity that sounds like phew! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Johnny ___ Alice Through the Looking Glass actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Potato chip brand with a Cheddar Jalapeno flavor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Therefore (anagram of shut) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Year division at Yale for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Karaoke singer's prop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | School near Beverly Hills: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | As you sow so shall you ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Ebenezer Scrooge's ___ humbug! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Waterloo Swedish pop group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Age-related suffix with six and nine but not five or ten | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | New Year celebration in Hanoi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Doe's date perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Enjoyed an elegant feast say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ and smell the roses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Safdie actor who plays Edward Teller in the 2023 film Oppenheimer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Frozen rain (rhymes with fleet) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | What L means on a tee's tag | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Best of the best: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Home sweet home for a bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | How bodybuilders like their eggs maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Bathroom towel holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___-rock (rock subgenre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Shoe-wiping surface at a front door | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Boise's state for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 27, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 27, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MURPHY at 6 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 27, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 27, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 27, 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 6 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 27, 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 27, 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.