Daily Themed Crossword July 5, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 5, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 5, 2023 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Summertime home-cooling appliances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Steely ___ Can't Buy a Thrill rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sheep's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Lingering pain say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Angsty rock subgenre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Clip-___ (kind of ties) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Carpe ___ (seize the day) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Boardroom biggie: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Pageant accessory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Sharma Kate's younger half sister in Bridgerton who becomes the Diamond of the Season in season 2 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Undergarment that may be padded or strapless | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Video interruptions you want to skip on YouTube for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Point a finger at | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ you cannot finish the whole pie! (challenge words): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Relish as a feast (rhymes with flavor) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Actor ___ Rickman of Truly Madly Deeply | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Home for sharks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Friends with Benefits actress Kunis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Kin of sorta and ish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Fifth Bridgerton child and a close friend of Penelope Featherington in Bridgerton | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Spooky room under the roof | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | The captain ___ a tight ship (was very strict) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Get better as a wound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Eldest Bridgerton daughter and the Duchess of Hastings in Bridgerton | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Life's ___ short to hold grudges | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Use the + on a calculator | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Ear-splitting cry from a tiger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Post-Impressionist painter Vincent ___ Gogh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Agnus ___ (Lamb of God in Latin) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Hathaway Shakespeare's wife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Messy dorm room figuratively | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Japanese moolah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Supporter's vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Citric ___ (compound in citric fruits) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Enjoy as bubble gum | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Game played before the final say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Ten-year periods | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Soul in France | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Gaming novice (anagram of boon) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Feathery stole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | A in Q&A for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Fireplace residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Suffix with lemon for a drink you may buy from a kid's stand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Deli cold cut or popular pizza topping | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Catch in the act | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | NFL ball carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Direct as a ship | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Rent-a-car giant (anagram of visa) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Whack-a-___ (carnival game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Renaissance or Victorian for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Film from a small studio say (rhymes with windy) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Letters before an alternative name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Illuminated | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Eldest Bridgerton son and the head of the family in Bridgerton | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Princess Jasmine's love interest in a 1992 Disney film | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Obama's 2010 healthcare measure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Snakes ___ Plane (Samuel L. Jackson movie): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Whistledown author who gossips about the life of the Bridgertons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Address a deity say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Sharpen as a skill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Granny fondly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Able was I ___ I saw elba | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Living room's entertainment fixtures: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Porridge grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | When repeated Dexter's troublesome sister in the cartoons | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 5, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 5, 2023, a Wednesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DECADES at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 5, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 5, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 5, 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 65 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 5, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 5, 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.
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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.