Daily Themed Crossword July 28, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 28, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
July 28, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yellow ride | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | State of deep unconsciousness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Japanese waistband | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Scary Spice" ___ B | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "___ in favor say aye" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Slytherin prefect ___ Malfoy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | R&B's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Gossip column fodder | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Baseball arbiter for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Melling actor who shares his name with the character he played in "The Queen's Gambit" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Serpent's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Inventor's starting point | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Dropped to the bottom of the lake say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Captain Hook's right-hand man | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Eve's second son | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Captain Morgan's drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "Uncut Gems" actor Sandler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Actor who starred as Mr. Shaibel in "The Queen's Gambit": 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Cartoon fan's collectible animation frame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | French philosopher ___ Descartes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Environmental prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Leaf-gathering tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Rebellious young adult for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Anya ___ actress who starred as Beth Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit: Hyph. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #25 | Inter ___ (among others) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | From Jan. 1 until now: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Dr. Dolittle's dog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___Clean (household cleaning brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Non-commercial TV ad: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Bombard with small stones say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Number of sides on a cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cancer symbol in the zodiac calendar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Record store purchases in the '90s: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Prefix with "honest" or "respectful" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Get a look at | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Christiane ___ actress who starred as Helen Deardorff in "The Queen's Gambit" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | ___ de toilette (light perfume) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Young chap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Chloe ___ actress who starred as Alice Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | ___ Root actress who starred as Miss Lonsdale in "The Queen's Gambit" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Ooh and ___ (express amazement) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Marielle ___ actress who starred as Mrs. Alma Wheatley in "The Queen's Gambit" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | "At ___ soldier!" (drill sergeant's command) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Fortune-Lloyd actor who starred as Townes in "The Queen's Gambit" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Beatles hit "Hey ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Actress Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Retreat like the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Wound covering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Couch potato's spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Baseball legend Hershiser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Fit ___ king: 2 wds. (of very high quality) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Jake Gyllenhaal film "___ & Other Drugs" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Ready for business say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Alligator's cousin for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___ moment (moment of sudden insight) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Actor who played Michael Corleone in "The Godfather" series: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | Physicist's particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Indian flatbread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Soccer stadium cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Prefix with "plane" or "space" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___-haw (donkey's loud cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Locomotive fuel once | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Talk too much | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Prince Valiant's son | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "Rachel Getting Married" actress Hathaway | Show answer | 4 |
How the July 28, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 28, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TAYLORJOY at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 28, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 28, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 28, 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 66 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 28, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 28, 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.