Daily Themed Crossword July 23, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 23, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 23, 2026 — 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 | ___ Speedwagon Can't Fight This Feeling band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Luxury wheels from Germany with an X and a Z series: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sewn edge of a skirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Wes Craven's A Nightmare on ___ Street | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prefix with cycle for a vehicle with one wheel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Side to Side singer Grande lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Ginger ___ (Schweppes drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Old Roman garments (anagram of goats) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Unpleasant noise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | City in Nevada dubbed The Biggest Little City in the World | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Psychological thriller starring Ryan Reynolds set entirely in a single location as a man is entombed alive in a wooden coffin | BURIED | 6 | |
| #12 | No Scrubs girl group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Subject with physics and chemistry for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Rocket ___ Bradley Cooper's character from Guardians of the Galaxy | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Firefighter's hydrant attachments | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Hooting hunter in the night | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | The Breakfast ___ teen drama starring Molly Ringwald set entirely in a single location where students are confined to detention | CLUB | 4 | |
| #18 | Oft-misplaced bottle part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Fourth day of the work week for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Flying toys that get stuck in trees sometimes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Clean ___ whistle: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Dorm for all sexes say: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | 12 ___ Men courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda set largely in a single location where jurors are locked in a stuffy room | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Photo ___ (media events for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Dog actor's first name? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ when people talk loudly on the phone in public: 3 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | ___ Room thriller film starring Jodie Foster set largely in a single location where a family hide from intruders in their home | PANIC | 5 | |
| #28 | Chicago White ___ (MLB team) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Day-___ (fluorescent paint) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Pack down as coffee in an espresso machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Consumed a sandwich say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Plant seeds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Highlight? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ Window thriller film starring James Stewart set largely in a single location where an injured man is trapped in his apartment | REAR | 4 | |
| #35 | Palindromic magazine that rivals Vogue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Superstitious sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Thanks ___ no thanks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Letters between L and P | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Fake hairpiece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ known the truth things might have been different: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | New York's ___ Canal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ your own business! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Tummy muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | There's no ___ thing as a stupid question (teacher's encouraging statement) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Not needing an Rx: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Brazil's carnival city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Key turning point? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | E. ___ bacteria (anagram of coil) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | University-based military programs: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mystery film starring Tim Curry set largely in a single location where party guests are stranded in a spooky mansion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Pecan or cashew e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Lightning bolt on Harry Potter's forehead e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Like pie? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Site with a sauna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Animal on the California state flag | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Sound heard while getting a haircut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Part of a semicolon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Pesky flying insects | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Wooden pins on a coat hanger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Grain storage structure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | This ___ surprise!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Fresh off the grill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | It might get stuck in a log | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Remove from a no-parking zone say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ King Cole who sang The Christmas Song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | What precedes Loser or Believer in song titles: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Paramedics' life-saving procedure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 23, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 23, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RACCOON at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 23, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 23, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 23, 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 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 23, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 23, 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.