Daily Themed Crossword July 20, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 20, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 20, 2026 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Beach skin shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Harmless lie (rhymes with bib) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | First three letters of the English language alphabet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Suffix with lemon for a summer drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Card game where you have to yell the name of the game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Thick piece of concrete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ bunk (bunk closer to the ceiling) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Waiter's handout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ d'oeuvre (finger food that might be listed on a 14a) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Flag down as a cab | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | The ___ Is Dead song by The Smiths with a title that could describe the loss of a valuable piece in a game of chess | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Set of head feathers on a bird (rhymes with wrest) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Naval vessel letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Only a ___ in Their Game song by Bob Dylan with a title that could be used by a low-ranked chess piece lamenting its plight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Last month on the calendar for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Work like an archaeologist perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | I ___ sorry!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Kat (wafer chocolate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Tibetan monk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ Then There Were None (Agatha Christie thriller) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Poles on ships | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Baseball hitter's stat (anagram of rib): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | The ___ song from the Les Miserables movie which could refer to the chess piece that moves diagonally | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Former quarterback ___ Flutie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Prefix with corn to mean a mythical one-horned creature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Peek-___ (baby's playtime pastime): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Darling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ of Pain song by The Police which could describe the state of an important chess piece after a devastating checkmate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ & Mindy (Happy Days spin-off) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Elephant's weight maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Got together say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Has bills to pay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | James Bond for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | The Pit and the Pendulum author Edgar Allan ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bit of body art for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | This is ___-or-die situation!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Nieces' counterparts | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Gas tank filler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Hotel providing food and accommodation to travelers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Flower arrangement | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | ___ vera gel (soothing salve for sunburns) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Building for livestock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Survivor and Ghosts network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ a Woman 1964 hit Beatles song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Iron Man's alma mater: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | It came ___ surprise to me: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Los Angeles school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Tax advisor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Butting bighorn sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | What ___ you expect? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Punctuation that's in a hurry? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Are you saying ___ blame?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Sound expressing the emotion behind oh no! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ of Cydonia song by Muse which could describe the chess pieces that move in an L-shape | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Vision-correcting surgical procedure: Abbr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | ___ Dhabi capital of UAE | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Lowest setting for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Song by Shearwater which could describe the chess pieces that can only move in a straight line | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Bugs ___ of Looney Tunes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Notes before mi: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Te ___ (lover's confession in a telenovela perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Final act on Broadway | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Alley-___ (NBA move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Mischievous one in fairy tales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | New MacBook model which fittingly means new | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Former telecom giant: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 20, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 20, 2026, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NEPHEWS 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 5 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 20, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 20, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 20, 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 66 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 20, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 20, 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.