Daily Themed Crossword July 16, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 16, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 16, 2026 — 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 | Ready ___ go! (phrase before you get cracking on this puzzle!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Tofu base | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Angeles aka the City of Angels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Up to ___ (acceptable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Apple or pumpkin dessert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Acorn producer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | A's in a card deck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Part of a cash register (rhymes with sill) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Prefix with angle or dent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ butter (ingredient in some moisturizers) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | That's ___ present than last year! (grumble from someone who received 19 gifts instead of 20): 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | ___ Day Afternoon 1975 Al Pacino film about a Brooklyn bank robbery gone wrong on a blistering August day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Spanish for two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Command to get a pooch on its haunches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Police officer slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | It's all in the ___ now (Let's put this behind us) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Do the ___ Thing 1989 Spike Lee movie that unfolds during a heat wave and leads to tragedy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | And the list keeps going for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | When is the book report ___? (student's ask about a deadline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | I found a music box with a doll ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ good to be true (suspiciously good) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Forensic evidence: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Screens to watch American Idol and Survivor on for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Floor wiper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Read pay as P A Y say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Young boy from Glasgow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Speed unit on a car's dashboard display: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Window 1954 Hitchcock thriller where a heat wave keeps Greenwich Village windows wide open | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Ticked off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Suni of USA Gymnastics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Bigfoot's Himalayan cousin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Mars or Snickers alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | The Good the ___ and the Ugly 1966 Clint Eastwood Western film that is set in the scorching deserts of the Southwest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | 15% of a restaurant bill perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Math : Pluses :: English : ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Massage parlors at resorts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | To ___ their own ... (You are entitled to your opinion) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Leaf-grower in the forest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Rotate like a top | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Greased a pan for frying perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Mello ___ (drink featured in Days of Thunder) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___ of love! (what LOL once meant) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Boating sticks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Footwear for gliding on snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Feeling blue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Is that my ___ order? (take-out meal): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Psychic power: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Month when most Libras are born for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Indian title of respect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Am ___ this car or that one? (words from one choosing between car pool options): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Friday's (restaurant chain): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Tarantula to some | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Put two and two together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Mercury's neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Cuppa to a Brit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Internet address starter: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Actor ___ Hanks of Saving Private Ryan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Hand Luke 1967 Paul Newman film where prison convicts sweat under Florida's punishing heat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | The V in VIP | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Partly frozen rain | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Shells out for dinner say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Place for tools | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ... Do re mi fa so ___ do ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Falling ___ 1993 Michael Douglas film where the LA heat triggers a rampage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Babe Ruth's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | What made a princess lose sleep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Let it ___! (catchphrase before launching a Beyblade) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Get ___ of it! (Dispose of it!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Old flames? | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 16, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 16, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ONELESS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 clues carry 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 16, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 16, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 16, 2026 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 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, 2026 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 16, 2026 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.