Daily Themed Crossword July 16, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 16, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
July 16, 2025 — 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 | Produce as an egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Retreat like the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Cook in hot oil say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | X or Y on a graph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | J.R.R. Tolkien's The ___ of the Rings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Part of the eye that blinks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Posted a parcel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Peek-___ (hide and seek): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Commercials during the Super Bowl for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Special psychic ability: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Deliver a grand speech | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Performers with big red noses | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | ___ vs. Wild survival TV series where Will Ferrell joined Bear Grylls for an episode in the Arctic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | It's said twice before hooray | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Took charge of a group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Bar visitor's bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Research Center (NASA facility in Silicon Valley) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ number on (deceive): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Mouse clicker's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | 30 ___ workplace sitcom where Will Ferrell appears in a recurring cameo role as Shane Hunter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Its symbol is Sn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Ham on ___ (deli order) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Golfer Ernie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Elementary school playtime | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Actor James from Rebel Without a Cause | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Get a room! prompter: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | General with a chicken dish named after him | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Sport played on horseback | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Ear ___ common piercing spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Monday Night ___ (long-running WWE program) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | The Shrink Next ___ psychological drama based on a true story where Will Ferrell plays a neurotic patient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | April 1st prank victim | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Lithium-___ battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Word before belly or luck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Common email attachment format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Elvis Presley's Viva ___ Vegas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Woodcutter's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Yang's counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Passed by as time | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | ___ the Builder (children's TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Mode of travel for the Wicked Witch | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Like shoes without heels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Along for the ___ (taking part passively) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Football field measurements for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Slow-cooked soupy dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Cartoon explorer who often says Swiper no swiping! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | NBC sketch comedy show where Will Ferrell was once a cast member known for his impersonations and iconic sketches: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___-aging cream (beauty product) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Blacken on the grill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Looooooooong car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Oil suppliers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | One of two in an umlaut | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Orchard-measuring unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | The ___ satirical superhero TV series where Will Ferrell makes a brief cameo as himself in Season 4 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___-Ball (amusement park game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Place with runways and terminals | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Nintendo's Super ___ (game console): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | The Simpsons neighbor Flanders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | SoCal law-enforcement group: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Young Wild & Free rapper ___ Dogg | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Moo-ing baby | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Eastbound & ___ sports comedy series produced by Will Ferrell where he appears in a recurring role as Ashley Schaeffer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Prefix with angle or cycle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Miguel largest island of the Azores | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Bathroom in Birmingham | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Alley-___ (basketball play) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | 2003 holiday film starring Will Ferrell | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 16, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 16, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ELAPSED at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 16, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 16, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 16, 2025 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 16, 2025 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 16, 2025 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.