Daily Themed Crossword July 8, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 8, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 8, 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 | 1/60th of a minute for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Thick roll of dollar bills say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Turn a ___ ear (refuse to listen) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Sweet & ___ (soup flavor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Good for the Earth prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Black-and-white apex predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Surrounding glow say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Chinese path of virtue (anagram of oat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Un-Break My Heart singer ___ Braxton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Genetic duplicate say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | The ___ 1983 BAFTA-nominated British drama film starring Eileen Atkins | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Robin Hood's domain | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Synonym of opposite | Show answer | 7 | |
| #14 | The ___ Netflix's historical drama series starring Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Brown a bit as a steak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | In the blink of an ___ (very quickly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Opposite of manual for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Water bodies at parks maybe | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Conception or mental picture (rhymes with lotion) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Verbal puzzle | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Vivat! Vivat ___! 1970 play by Robert Bolt starring Eileen Atkins as Queen Elizabeth I | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Psychic's power for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Met ___ (annual fundraiser) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Bad Intentions rapper Dr. ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Tooth care organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Type of hygiene or exam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ not the end of the world | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Pina colada liquor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Actor ___ Affleck of Gone Girl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ matter of fact...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Kit ___ (chocolate bar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Chicken Soup for the ___ (self-help book series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Belgium's currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | British television series starring Eileen Atkins for which she won an Emmy and a BAFTA | Show answer | 8 | |
| #35 | Drenched or soaked | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | The ___ Awards (The Oscars formally) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | Room entrances | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Polka ___ (patterns on some dresses) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Greek god of love (anagram of sore) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Teenage skin woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | All is ___ in love and war | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Cul-de-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | One billion years say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | And so on letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Deli bread choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Venomous Egyptian snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___-noir (movie genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Sun-kissed shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Assigns stars to as a hotel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Yes in French | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Global commerce group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___-stick frying pan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Period's place in a sentence | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Lanka Asian island country | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Cheer at the soccer World Cup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Nation with Bangalore and Kolkata | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Guided missiles in pubs? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Far from common | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Distinctive flair (anagram of lane) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Fast X star ___ Gadot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Gosford ___ 2001 BAFTA-nominated comedy-mystery starring Eileen Atkins and Maggie Smith | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Gooey lump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | That in Tijuana | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Physical singer ___ Lipa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Invoice figure for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 8, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 8, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CRANFORD at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 8, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 8, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 8, 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 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 8, 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 8, 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.