Daily Themed Crossword July 4, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 4, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 4, 2023 — 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 | Happy 4th of ___ America! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | The Big ___ Wolf fairy tale villain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | File format commonly attached in emails: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Peekaboo ___ you!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | She in Lisbon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Germany's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Beauty and the ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Transport for rugged roads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Marina del ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Dumpster-dining rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Hospital unit for critically-ill patients: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ Shriver former tennis player whose birthday is on Independence Day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | The M in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Two tablets twice a day e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Who Wants to ___ Millionaire?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Innovator's stroke of inspiration | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Tune for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Lilly (pharmaceutical company) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Cost an ___ and a leg (very expensive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Hortons (Canadian coffee chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Dorm VIPs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Home to Columbus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | 911 respondent: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Floyd ___ former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ Taylor former professional footballer whose birthday is on Independence Day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Break bread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Largest flightless bird in the world | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Country with Kathmandu and Mount Everest | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Drink had with pub grub maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Horace ___ former professional basketball player whose birthday is on Independence Day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Neither follower usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Slimy gunk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Norse god of war | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | I don't like the cut of her ___ (behavior) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | For indoor ___ only (certain instruction) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Grassy hangout spot for sheep and cows | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Affirmative response | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | My heart skipped a ___... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Key next to both sides of the spacebar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Al ___ former Oakland Raiders owner and coach whose birthday is on Independence Day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Machu Picchu's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ date (expected) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Cook in hot oil say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___-la-la (carol syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Honey color | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Special effects in movies say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Furry friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ Williams Arya portrayer on Game of Thrones | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Banned pesticide: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Spanish : si :: French : ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Half of an academic year | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Airline to Tel Aviv: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Roald ___ who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | The shallowest Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Te ___ (I love you) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Playful aquatic mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Creme de la ___ (popular skin cream) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ up loose ends (completing unfinished business) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Sharp flavor (anagram of gnat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Horse color pattern hidden in groan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Nobel Peace Prize city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Dove's wassup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Euphoria and True Blood network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Comforting touch on the head | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Unspecified amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | P.O. box item briefly | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 4, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 4, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SEMESTER at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 4, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 4, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 4, 2023 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 8 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, 2023 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 4, 2023 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.