Daily Themed Crossword July 27, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 27, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 27, 2026 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fruity toast topping | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Egyptian hisser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Location finder on a smartphone: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Bills with George Washington's portrait | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ sells seashells ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | 3 in Roman numerals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Lady known for her Poker Face | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Lamborghini or Ferrari products e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Dog's doc for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | The apple doesn't fall ___ from the tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ chaos (absolute mayhem) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ Le Pew from Looney Tunes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Take a ___ Madonna song you might sing to your teammate in soccer after they just scored an incredible goal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Organ with a lobe and a drum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ borrow steal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | State that is home to Tulsa for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Don't ___ Me Now Queen anthem you might sing when you're on fire and sinking every three-pointer in basketball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Brand's knock-off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | We shall do ___ best | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Prepare for a photo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | It's rolled out to perform yoga on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Mork's planet in Mork & Mindy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Network that airs Jimmy Fallon's talk show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ It Off Taylor Swift song you might sing to comfort your football teammate after they drop a perfect touchdown pass | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | U in UV rays | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | What to do to hats and waiters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Beach top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | The Age of ___ 1993 film directed by Martin Scorsese | Show answer | 9 | |
| #29 | ___ live and breathe!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Gritty film genre | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Hit Me with Your Best ___ Pat Benatar track you might sing to dare your ping-pong rival when they're holding back on their killer smash | SHOT | 4 | |
| #32 | Totally awesome! in '90s slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Let's ___ this party started! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Flour bag weight units for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Casual morning run | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Sleepless in Seattle star ___ Ryan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Slow ___ snail: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Short bushy plant | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Basil-based pasta sauce | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Don't ___ Up Peter Gabriel hit you might sing to motivate your tennis doubles partner when you're down two sets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Boat's docking place (anagram of ripe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Settle onto a sofa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | It's better to be ___ than sorry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Assassin's ___ (video game franchise) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | NYPD alert: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Number of fingers held up in a peace sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Major league players for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Telepathic ability: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | We sell everything from ___ Z!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Something to chew on? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Eccentric individual informally (rhymes with spook) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Entice into a trap as fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Big boat that held animal pairs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___-up (bottled-up as emotions) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Church minister | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Moral code that drives someone say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ It On Tones & I BIA and Diarra Sylla track that's the perfect battle cry when your basketball team is heading into overtime | BRING | 5 | |
| #59 | Watercraft similar to a kayak | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Impersonates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ Major (the Big Dipper's constellation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Placed as some bets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | It's raised to raise standards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Louse-to-be | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Wayne Gretzky's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Corn eater's leftover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Alf Mork and Spock e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 27, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 27, 2026, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INNOCENCE at 9 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 3 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 27, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 27, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 27, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 27, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 27, 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.