Daily Themed Crossword July 23, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 23, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
July 23, 2021 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cartoon animation unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Saucer's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Abu Dhabi's federation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "A ___ Land" 2020 memoir by Barack Obama which was one of the bestselling books of the year | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | "___ of Wisdom: Little Pieces of Advice" 2020 memoir by Barbara Bush | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | El ___ Texas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Communication system with hand signals: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of ___" 2020 memoir by politician and former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | "Our ___ is on Fire" 2019 book by Jeanette Winter based on climate activist Greta Thunberg's life | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Rapunzel's asset | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Real estate measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Tell it like ___" (be honest): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Batman's foe ___ al Ghul | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Organ with a drum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Isaac's eldest in the Bible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Penta plus three | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Actor DiCaprio familiarly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "The Haj" author Leon ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Restaurant boss for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Fox musical comedy starring Jane Lynch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Valentine's Day flowers often | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Like the president's office | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Arranges a table for dinner say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ the beans (reveal secret information) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Prefix with "glide" or "sail" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | NYC's Madison or Lexington for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Lessens as pain | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Heads of Canada and UK: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tiger Woods' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Willow or Elm for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "___ and Me" 2020 book by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff about the author's friendship with the former first lady of the USA | Show answer | 7 | |
| #34 | "I smell ___!" (suspect trickery): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Place for plants or babies | Show answer | 7 | |
| #36 | Mumbai's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Much-used Twitter symbols | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Down in the dumps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Groan-inducing play on words | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Yellowish sore fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___ it rains we'll go for a picnic tomorrow" (except if) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Smallest of the litter say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Emma Watson starrer "Beauty and the ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Burger holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "Vagabond" director ___ Varda | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Emmy and Oscar e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | "Careless Whisper" duo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Delighted | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Book by Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey published in October 2020 | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Indy 500 or Daytona for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Like 2 4 6 or 8 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Break ___ me gently": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Molten discharge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Sicilian volcano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Ottoman or Roman realm for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Miss Piggy's pronoun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Bowling alley item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Flawless tennis serves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Plant stalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Viva le ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Ding on a car door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Mariner's distress signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ and yang | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 23, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 23, 2021, a Friday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GREENLIGHTS at 11 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 4 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 23, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 23, 2021 — Questions
What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for July 23, 2021?
How many clues are in this puzzle?
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Where can I find other dates?
Other Crossword Boards
3 Tips for the July 23, 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 63 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 23, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 23, 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.