Daily Themed Crossword July 14, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 14, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
July 14, 2022 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Swiss mountain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Dirt in a puddle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Black ___ (secret missions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Slippery bar in the shower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Cute ___ button: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Pedicured body part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ hoop (exercise ring) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Vent angrily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Down with the snuffles say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Petalled island garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Vincent ___ French actor known for playing Thomas Leroy in the film Black Swan | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Kind of jet or shrimp | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Academic URL ender often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Capitol Building VIP for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | They're sent to publishing houses for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Like picnic-spoiling weather | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Juliette ___ Academy Award-winning French actress known for playing Vianne Rocher in the film Chocolat | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Burst ___ tears (cry) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Moody musician's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Verizon's service once: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Through in a travel plan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Tautou award-winning French actress known for playing Amelie in the film Amelie | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | ___ Butler The Ugly Truth actor | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Savanna wildebeest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Californian MLB team on scoreboards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Flow slowly like chocolate syrup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Car freshener shape perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Pop a question | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Organization with alley-oops: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Submit to pressure informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Lock changer? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Slangy approval | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Be on the mend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Cigar remnant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Costello Bud Abbott's comedic partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Gal ___ (bestie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Cotillard Golden Globe-winning French actress known for playing Edith Piaf in the film La Vie en Rose | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | New York's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Ballet or ballroom e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Elisha ___ elevator pioneer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | North ___ (Santa's workshop site) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Put on Etsy perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Handshake offering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Tiniest bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Website once known for its auctions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Wrestling that's big in Japan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Reno French actor known for playing Captain Thenault in the film Flyboys | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Textbook section | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Nickname of an honest President? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | The Lion King villain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Wait for the other ___ to drop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Super ender to mean an astronomical explosion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Photograph say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | What an adjective describes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Ron ___ actor who portrayed Tarzan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia being the fear of long words e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Photoshop or Illustrator producer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Going ___ (one way to split a bill) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Feeling gratified | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Take it ___ song by the Eagles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Tool that leaves no leaf behind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Hit with a laser gun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Actress Issa ___ of Insecure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Green award-winning French actress known for playing Vesper Lynd in the film Casino Royale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sushi roll fish | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 14, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 14, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BINOCHE at 7 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 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 14, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 14, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 14, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 14, 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.
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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.