Daily Themed Crossword July 18, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 18, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
July 18, 2025 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Angsty rock genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Slightly open like a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ Francisco California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Barrier that forms a water reservoir | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Michelin or Goodyear product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Eat ___ Love (Julia Roberts movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Fabric coloring agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | In the center of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Pimply puberty problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Accepted social standard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Jackie ___ martial arts legend and actor who lent his name to a species of wasps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Like some craft projects: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | One to go up against | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Pitt Fight Club actor who lent his name to a species of wasps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Home or cell number for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Oscar-winning director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Lather ___ and repeat (shampoo instructions) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Tie the knot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Pigeon's peep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Moxie director Poehler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Classic Pontiac vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | A Man Called ___ 2022 Tom Hanks movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Wednesday's child is full of ___ (line from a nursery rhyme) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Bearded beast from Africa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Long foot race | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Lactic or citric e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Made one's case in court | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ DiFranco Untouchable Face singer who lent her name to a species of wasps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | The ___-Mart Effect (2006 book about retail chains) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Kipling's python in The Jungle Book | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Jean-___ Picard Star Trek captain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Lollipop rapper ___ Wayne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Hawks on NBA scoreboards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tongue-clicking sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Ed ___ n Eddy (Cartoon Network show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | James ___ Top Gear co-host who lent his name to a species of wasps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Sign of what's to come | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Big name in arcade games | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ Fallon The Tonight Show host who lent his name to a species of wasps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Grande with Grammys to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ velvet cake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Milky Way locale | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | The Gateway ___ Missouri | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Grandmother affectionately | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Tokyo currency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ and ends (miscellaneous items) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | It's charged for entry or expertise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Like vintage jewelry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Garment with wireless or sports types | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Pacific ___ (2013 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | I wouldn't have it ___ other way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Number of players in a standard chess game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Perform on a stage say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Kidding! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Icky sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___-boost (confidence builder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Non-permanent office worker briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Like a secret that's no longer secret | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Big bundle of bucks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Australia's ___ Barrier Reef | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Rafael ___ tennis star and Grand Slam winner who lent his name to a species of wasps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #63 | Cry loudly like a baby | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Purple berry found in a smoothie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Platypus part similar to a bird's beak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___-Seltzer (antacid brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Parade command | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Heavy responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | One of the Jonas Brothers | Show answer | 4 |
How the July 18, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 18, 2025, a Friday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MARATHON at 8 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. 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 18, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 18, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 18, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 18, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 18, 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.