Daily Themed Crossword July 12, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 12, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
July 12, 2024 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kid's plaything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | River blocker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Plant a seed say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wonderfilled cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Starting letters of the alphabet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | English washroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Grasp quickly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Hi-___ image | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Puzzling path where one may get lost | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Pick out from choices | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Tug-of-war essential | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Q1: Which number has a couple of friends and is also the number of sides in a triangle? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | The Powerpuff Girls e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Caviar substitute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Pulled away by another vehicle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Tai ___ (martial art form) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | 1980s TV alien | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Waste storer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Bovine grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Si or oui | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Q2: How many times does a minute's hand stop to make an hour? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | That's more than required in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Pecan or cashew for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Q3: Which odd number turns even when you take away a letter from it? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Cheaper by the ___ (family comedy film starring Steve Martin) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Blend together (rhymes with weld) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | 24th and 31st December for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Government levy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Up for anything | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Pay-___-view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Human scanner? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Jack of Rio Lobo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | In favor of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Dissenting votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Q4: Which number can divide all even numbers? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ up (get dressed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Bruins legend Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Not nay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Pub missile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Honest American President lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Hosts on stage: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Strike with palm say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Seep out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ is me! (sorrowful regret) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Orchestral woodwind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Call of 33a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Cat or dog in a house | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Get ___ of (relieve oneself) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Waiter's serving aid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Donut's yummy center | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Whistle-holding officials in soccer for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Caramel-coated Mars bar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Landlord's income | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Memorial article in a newspaper for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | 24/7 security recorder: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | What a house can be made into? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Heads ___ tails you lose: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Solar energy source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | French luxury brand: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | The Razor's ___ novel by W. Somerset Maugham | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Johnny ___ of Minamata | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ and out (radio sign-off) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Q5: Which number when multiplied changes all numbers to its kind? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Egg or eggless sandwich spread informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Former flames? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Q6: When Sam was 2 y/o his brother Alex was double his age. Now Sam is 8 y/o what is Alex's age? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | PC key synonymous with another | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Carnivorous mouth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Angsty rock genre | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 12, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 12, 2024, a Friday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THREE at 5 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 12, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 12, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 12, 2024 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 70 clues with answers from 3 to 5 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 12, 2024 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 12, 2024 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.