Daily Themed Crossword July 15, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 15, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
July 15, 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 | Triumphant internet slang: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Roman's IV | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "___ la la!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Card game with a Spanish name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Search quickly and carelessly with "through" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Actor Pitt of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Kind of guitar or fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "We ___ to please!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Take without permission | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | With a heavy heart | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Staff note | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Alfred E. Neuman's humor magazine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ Max who sang "Not Your Barbie Girl" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Actress Susan ___ of "The Partridge Family" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Author Morrison who wrote "The Bluest Eye" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Actress Hayworth from "Gilda" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Night before a holiday | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "___ Roger Rabbit?" 1988 animated movie in which Charles Fleischer has voiced a rabbit: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | ___-fire (like some game show segments) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | "April showers bring ___ flowers" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Young man in Scotland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | In addition to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Take a ___" (sit down) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Of sound mind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "One ___ at a time" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ list (chores): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Soap-making chemical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "___ vs. Wild" adventure series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | China's Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Cold like Arctic waters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tiered dessert at a wedding | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Partner of Yang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Kendall Jenner to Stormi Webster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Large decorative vase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Prefix meaning "new" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 2012 animated movie in which Seth MacFarlane has voiced a toy bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Alvin ___ The Chipmunks" 2007 animated movie in which Justin Long has voiced a chipmunk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Raised platform for orators | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | (Not my mistake) on some articles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Shade and oxygen provider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Gas used in bright signs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Loving word for "Grandma" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Make a woolen cap say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Post-shower powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Head bob | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "___ you sure about that?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Start all over | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Baseballer's headgear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "___ Dragon" 2016 animated movie in which John Kassir has voiced a dragon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Spot for the spine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ of one's existence | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Partner of "ready" and "willing" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Tot's building block | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Something's Gotta ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Croissant creator? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Tai ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Vehicle with a meter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Pokemon ___ Pikachu" 2019 animated movie in which Ryan Reynolds has voiced a pokemon | Show answer | 9 | |
| #59 | Group that monitors air quality: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Thick liquid used to make roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Santa's subordinate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sinus specialist: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Stomach acid to chemists: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Australia's national gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | 2 4 6 or 8 e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___ & Tina Turner (R&B duo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Comic bark? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Dispatched | Show answer | 4 |
How the July 15, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 15, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WHOFRAMED at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 15, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 15, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 15, 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 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 15, 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 15, 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.