Daily Themed Crossword July 7, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 7, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 7, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Baby's mealtime garment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Nocturnal hunter with large eyes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Stubborn horse relative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Australian hoppers informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Sci-fi's Doctor ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Cow's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Reddish-pink chocolate variety that shares a name with a red gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___-picking (petty criticism) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Legally prohibit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Keep pestering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Blooming bulb in the Netherlands | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Chocolate that's been infused with green tea leaves and shares a name with a tea variety | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | PC's bail-out key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Frozen cube? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Brokeback Mountain director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Diary... (diary entry starter) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Auld ___ Syne | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Shocked reaction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Genetic messenger molecule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Flying paper toy with a tail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Captain Jack ___ Johnny Depp's character in Pirates of the Caribbean | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | King's Disease rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Seasonal sickness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Chocolate variety usually without sweeteners and bitter in taste | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Recede like the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Baked pastry dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Denver or Orlando e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Bubbly ritual? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Score like 3-3 say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | The Murders in the ___ Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe short story) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Anna's sister in Frozen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Breath of fresh ___ (refreshing change) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Vietnamese New Year | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | 500 sheets of paper say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | It's f-f-freezing cold! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Last three vowels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Short palindromic hairdo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Possess as a car | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Chocolate variety that's ivory in color used commonly for bars | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Flower that is also a yoga position | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Prefix with dextrous to mean equally adept with both hands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Shower bar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Hercules to Zeus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | N' ___ Justin Timberlake's former boyband | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Eureka! expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Group of friends fondly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Type of TV display: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Most-consumed chocolate variety used commonly for bars and other confectionery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Purple smoothie bowl berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | It's pitched while camping | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Car juice? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Commit a blunder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | It's ___ from me sorry (words of rejection): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Minimally-processed chocolate variety that does not contain any additives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Actress ___ Rowlands of The Notebook | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Protective letters on a beachgoer's lotion perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | India ___ Ale beer variety | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Tire-making substance | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | ___ de Triomphe (Paris landmark) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Midi or mini garment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Spotted forest denizen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The Big Short actor Christian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Student advocacy group with moms and dads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Trio's number in Roman numerals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Mardi Gras day for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | The show's not over ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Inspection organization at an airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Cured Hawaiian pizza meat | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 7, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 7, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPARROW at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 7, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 7, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 7, 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 68 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 7, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 7, 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.