Daily Themed Crossword July 20, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 20, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 20, 2023 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Come on I don't have ___ day! (Hurry up already!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Trans ___ (unhealthy food component) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Photo taker for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Fighters Dave Grohl's rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Voice from an iPhone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Yoko ___ Take Me to the Land of Hell artist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Column's partner on a spreadsheet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Coffee-lightening additive | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Network for Teen Mom and Ex on the Beach: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Horseshoe-shaped last letter of the Greek alphabet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Margot ___ Babylon actress who plays the titular character in the 2023 movie Barbie | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Dog's bark in the comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Beverage that may be pale or ginger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Will ___ Spirited actor who plays a toy company CEO in the 2023 movie Barbie | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Tinder or Bumble outings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | In the manner of on a menu: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ McKinnon Bombshell actress who plays Gymnast Barbie in the 2023 movie Barbie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Popular misconceptions and old wives' tales | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Spider's trap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Symbol for Gotham's billionaire superhero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Prefix that's connected to the environment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Take it from the ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Ryan ___ The Gray Man actor who plays Ken in the 2023 movie Barbie | Show answer | 7 | |
| #25 | Soaks up some sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Museum contents to a Spanish speaker (anagram of tear) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ your heart out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Bluish-green blood line | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Mouse cursor target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Gardner of The Night of the Iguana | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Mackey Emily actress who plays Physicist Barbie in the 2023 movie Barbie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Slangy denial | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Conducted as an orchestra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | First course often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Hairdo for The Weeknd or Jimi Hendrix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Weaver's machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Rob ___ Parks and Recreation actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Christmas tree choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | What ___ the odds? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Wonder Woman's jeweled headwear | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Hair-detangling tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Prefix for oxidant or virus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Chess turn say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Fill with fright | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Old bread or cheese growth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Long-snouted fish (anagram of rag) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Toucan's prominent feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Emulate Amelia Earhart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ jam (get-together with relatives informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze actor Ron ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Lab rodent in a wheel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Enemy at the Gates actor Jude ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Keep a ___ on (monitor closely) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Approximate flight-landing hour say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Tennis match part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Ran into | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ Mirren Shazam! Fury of the Gods actress who is the narrator for the 2023 movie Barbie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___-fi (time travel movie's genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Automated message-spewing program | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Shaquille of basketball | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Covers as a driveway | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | No pain no ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Willy from Free Willy e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Put in the overhead bin say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ in (surrendered) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Captain ___ character created by Jules Verne | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | ___ Liu Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actor who plays a version of Ken in the 2023 movie Barbie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Tiny amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Toddler's downtime say | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 20, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 20, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FERRELL at 7 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 20, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 20, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 20, 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 69 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 20, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 20, 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.