Daily Themed Crossword July 3, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 3, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
July 3, 2021 — 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 | Breakfast skillet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ talk (pre-game speech) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Adam's partner in Eden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | The "P" in MPH | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Keyboard key for indenting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "___ of the iceberg" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "You beat me": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Emily Blunt's "A Quiet ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Glassmaker's oven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | High tennis shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "___-Dokie!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Put money on a race | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Madison ___ NYC (for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Winner's take sometimes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ out a victory (barely win) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Hasbro's toy gun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Not against | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Constricting reptile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Like a chart-topping number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "No ___ Like You" song by Scorpions from their album "Blackout" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "Do ___ Disturb" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Semester-ending test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Give the creeps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | "That was ___ blow!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Corn holders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Laundry room brand | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Ill-mannered one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Nashville's Grand Ole ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Aviv preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Alley-___ (basketball play) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Basin attachment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Burst like bubble wrap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Quantum of Solace" actress Kurylenko | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Long prom ride for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Chew on like a beaver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Puts 2 and 3 together | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "We'll ___ the Sky" song by Scorpions from their album "Taken by Force" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "A friend in ___ is a friend indeed." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Labor pain bearer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Make ends ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "___ of Change" song by Scorpions from their album "Crazy World" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Eye bump | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Wasabi-coated pellet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "___ Somewhere" song by Scorpions from their album "Lovedrive" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Like Alice's friend Hatter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Deviled or scrambled item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Language in Athens | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Gone With the Wind" actor Clark ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Sites with funny bones | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Sacha Baron Cohen role | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | "___ Me an Angel" song by Scorpions from their album "Crazy World" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Actress Locke of "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | Nabisco cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ Archibald from "Gossip Girl" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "It takes ___ to tango" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Slice of history | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Recede as a tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Reese Witherspoon's "___ Little Lies" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Inviting fragrance from a bakery | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | British singer Rita ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Hospital workers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Powdery remnants of a fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Court divider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Manning of the NFL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Mile divisions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #66 | Anonymous John | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Beer barrel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Secret stock | Show answer | 5 |
How the July 3, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 3, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CLOROX at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 3, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 3, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 3, 2021 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 6 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 3, 2021 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 3, 2021 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.