Daily Themed Crossword July 26, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 26, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 26, 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 | Crustacean that is the symbol for the zodiac sign Cancer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Casual shirt without buttons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | This too shall ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Hawkeye State with three vowels in its name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ Be There for You (song by The Rembrandts) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ... and to ___ good night!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Singer ___ Stefani of Rich Girl | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Writing end of a pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Sir ___ McCartney who was a member of the Beatles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Actress Adams of Drop Dead Gorgeous | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Citrus fruit whose wedges form happy little smiles on your breakfast plate making grumpy mornings impossible | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Lion's feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | In a kingdom far far ___ ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Connected as members of a family | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Crispy tortilla shell that curves into the perfect shape for a smile while every bite is like a celebration worth grinning about | TACO | 4 | |
| #16 | Ambulance squad member: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Actor ___ Gosling of Project Hail Mary | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ... hallowed be ___ name (prayer words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Half-eaten chocolate chip treat where a huge bite creates an adorable crumbly smile adding extra sweetness to snack time | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Actress ___ Bergman of Casablanca | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Room-cooling appliances at home: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Santana (Smooth guitarist) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Celestial body in the night sky whose crescent phase forms a heavenly smile reminding us that beauty exists in darkness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Bear you'd find in Jellystone Park | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Chooses with for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___-de-sac (street closed at one end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Finishing seventh in a race of seven people say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Company that owns Facebook and Instagram | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Taking after: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Lane portrayed by Kate Bosworth in Superman Returns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Years in Madrid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ Miserables 2012 film that won Anne Hathaway an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Queen with icy powers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Smoker's temptation informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Line of airplane seats | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | In ___ of (be amazed) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Yellow tropical fruit whose natural shape mimics a cheerful grin making it the happiest snack in any fruit bowl | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | ___ Dancer song by Elton John | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ Manning who played at the MetLife Stadium | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | What's rested on the table while arm-wrestling | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Tropical fruit also known as papaw | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Actor Rickman of the Harry Potter films | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Slimy snail cousin without a shell (rhymes with glug) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Buy two get one free event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ system (standard of measurement that uses grams and liters) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Owl's rodent prey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Brief reminder in an office for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Voice above tenor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Lovelace who inspired a programming language | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ room (where you would go for leisure activities informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Sleep masks go over them | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | PC key that doesn't do anything by itself | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Toledo's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | National Treasure actor ___ Cage | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Football field measurements for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Toto I've a feeling we're not in ___ anymore! (The Wizard of Oz line) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Remind to the point of annoyance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Car part between headlights that sometimes looks like it's smiling at you from the road making traffic jams slightly more bearable | GRILLE | 6 | |
| #59 | NYC attraction where you might see The Starry Night: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Shop sign in the daytime usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Dr. ___ Octavius (Spider-Man's nemesis) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Christmas season | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Home to L.A. and S.F. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Internet giant once known as America Online: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | One sharing a bunk bed maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Pre-flight screening organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 26, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 26, 2026, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RELATED at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 26, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 26, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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.