Daily Themed Crossword July 9, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 9, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
July 9, 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 | Tool with teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Sunblock letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Saigon's noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Nearest and dearest ones informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Average" guy? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Boeing product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Shakespeare's language for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Thin paper for drying one's tears | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Buy and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Relax in a bubble bath | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Miss Independent" singer: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Eureka!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "Waiting for Tonight" singer familiarly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Mitchell who sang "Woodstock" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Fair hiring initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Baby's first home? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Lifelong pals slangily: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Spiders have eight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Drop an egg like a hen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | To and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the ___ " | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Leslie Marmon ___ Native American writer who authored "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Mischievous little kid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "___ humbug!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | TV's "Vampire Slayer" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Acid linked to gout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Nemo or Dory e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Colorado ski city | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Former student for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Printer setting: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Emerge as a problem | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | ___ Graham Jones Native American writer who authored "The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #34 | Netflix competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Periodical you may read on your iPad for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | American poet Ogden ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Belongs to him | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Spy organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Paramedic's procedure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Actress Thurman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Dimaline Indigenous writer who authored "The Marrow Thieves" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | North Pole citizen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Second filming to an actor | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Toothpaste-approving group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Book of maps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Pisa has a leaning one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Low-fat as meat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Pizza base | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Thomas ___ Indigenous writer who authored "Truth and Bright Water" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Singles (cheese slices) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Harvest-ready | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Broadcasts on TV | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Prefix with "school" or "mature" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Kitten's furry foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Roman numeral three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Not quite shut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ Harjo Native American writer who authored "Crazy Brave" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Japan's Shinzo ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Bear-like creature from "Star Wars" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Avengers: Infinity ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Do you prefer a cone ___ cup?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Lock opener | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Tiny Desk Concerts" broadcaster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Prized beef from Japan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Like an endangered species | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Some microwave ovens briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Potato or needle feature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Billy-___ Belcourt Indigenous writer behind the poetry collection "This Wound is a World" | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 9, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 9, 2021, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STEPHEN at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 9, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 9, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 9, 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 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 9, 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 9, 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.
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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.