Daily Themed Crossword July 14, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 14, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
July 14, 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 | Cartoon's ___ The Builder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Secretly email: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | John M. ___ "Crazy Rich Asians" director | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | There are 2.54 in an inch: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Wrist to elbow bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | "Looks like trouble!": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Cackling carnivore | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Surgery chambers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "For ___ a jolly good fellow" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | "Marco?" follower (in a game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Comfy bedwear informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Writes down quickly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ machine (popular casino game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Unit of electrical resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Ancient harp-like instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Popular Mexican street food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Axe or hammer e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "Family ___" comedy series starring Jonathan Cohen that's set in Paris | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Entry in a list | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | California's Palo ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Sunbather's shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Asking price | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Mouse catcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Suffix with "proto" or "geno" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Internet slang for "seize the day": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "Strike a ___" (photographer's ask) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Protein-building acid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Groan's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___-mannered (unpleasant one) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | First word of Dante's "Inferno" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Get a ___!" (reaction to PDA) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Cheer for El Matador | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Horror series starring Oulaya Amamra that's set in Paris | Show answer | 8 | |
| #34 | Delivery vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Too much or plentiful: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Constantly bothers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Ice Bucket Challenge initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "___ you get that?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "___ My Agent!" comedy series starring Camille Cottin that's set in Paris | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ carte menu: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Literary figure hidden in "poet" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Enemy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Autograph seeker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Burst into tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Pollution in cities | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | "___ in Paris" comedy series starring Lily Collins that's set in the French capital | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Ages and ages | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ out (withdraws) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Pb on the periodic table | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Weak as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Bone-dry like a desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Swiss mountain range | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Suspect's story | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Cafe au ___ (breakfast drink in Paris) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "Monsters ___." 2001 Pixar film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Prefix with "school" and "heat" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | When doubled a hot chili sauce | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Coat hook | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "The Hook Up ___" comedy series starring Zita Hanrot that's set in Paris | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Liquor made by Bacardi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "That's disgusting!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | One of "The Three Stooges" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Train set component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Grand-scale production | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | It may need a boost | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "The ___" drama miniseries starring Andre Holland that's set in Paris | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Clock standard: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___-Hulk | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 14, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 14, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BUSINESS at 8 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 14, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 14, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 14, 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 8 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 14, 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 14, 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.