Daily Themed Crossword July 4, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 4, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
July 4, 2022 — 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 | Understand as a joke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Tear like a cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Weasley of Harry Potter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Chest-beating primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ vera soothing succulent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Fizzy drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | The Star-___ Banner national anthem of the United States | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Sneak a quick look | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Urban pollution sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Compose a text say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Surfer's area? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Where the Stars and Stripes and the ___ Fly 2001 song by Aaron Tippin about the United States | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Doesn't seek say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Nationality of an Athens resident maybe | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Federal auditing institution: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Man The Wizard of Oz character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Sailor's affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Monstrous folklore creature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Me America 2003 song by Dolly Parton about the United States | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Singer ___ Summer of Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | It's found with a will? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Make a choice with for | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Coffee preference at night maybe | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | America the ___ patriotic song written by Katharine Lee Bates | Show answer | 9 | |
| #25 | Belonging to us? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Used the bell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | No ___ no less | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Had some pasta say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Frustrated exclamation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Billion-year time periods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Dip a ___ in the water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Oxygen or neon e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Actor Omar of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Dallas Cowboys or L.A. Lakers e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ Old Flag 1974 song by Johnny Cash about the United States | Show answer | 6 | |
| #36 | Down with a bug | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Robert Frost or Maya Angelou e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Short snooze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Big name in ice-cream | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Primitive hunter's weapon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ lay me down to sleep...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Rack feature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Put some money on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | First or reverse e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ESPN sports anchor Bob | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ out a living | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Traffic sound generator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Mundus Creatus Est | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Bless the USA 1984 patriotic song by Lee Greenwood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | In the bygone days | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | It's ___ or never | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Sufficient amount | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | Soup serving spoons | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Santana's ___ Como Va | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Exactly suitable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | The ___ Machine (book by H.G. Wells) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Cover completely as with chocolate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Prefix before pilot or correct | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Rockin' in the ___ World 1989 song by Neil Young | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | One half of a bikini | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Organ often lent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Gemini Man director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ Fighters (rock band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Decorative vessel | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 4, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 4, 2022, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BEAUTIFUL at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 4, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 4, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 4, 2022 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 4, 2022 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 4, 2022 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.