Daily Themed Crossword July 28, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 28, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
July 28, 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 | Living room screens often: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Camera output for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Not one's ___ of tea (not something you like) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Frying liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Disco ___ ('70s period) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Out of harm's way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Singer ___ Levine of Maroon 5 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Suffer from poor health say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Once ___ a Time (ABC drama series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Jim ___ cartoonist who created Garfield who was born on July 28th | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Like an I told you so look say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Neither fish ___ fowl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Healthy dish with a dressing often | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | I hate ___ Garfield's iconic catchphrase about a certain day of the week | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Smell of freshly baked cookies e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Despicable Me 2 dad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | All good things must come to an ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Acrobat's safety item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | What a snowman does in the hot sun | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Layered pasta dish that is Garfield's favorite meal | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Margarine familiarly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Opposite of minimum for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Competent or proficient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Bodyguards' bulletproof garments | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Like a door that's cracked open say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Yellow-furred dog in Garfield who was created by 17a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Sushi-grade tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ artist (swindler) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Stick that goes Kaboom!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Dr. ___ Wilson Garfield's veterinarian who was created by 17a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Suffix with absorb or differ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Tested a new sofa say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Chemical ending with butyl or methyl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Frog's cousin warts and all | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Ricky Martin's Livin' la ___ Loca | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Czech or Croat e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Legume that follows snap or snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Flower named after the Greek rainbow goddess | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Tranquil or serene say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Baseball player's headwear that's often worn backward | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Alien's space trip vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Check-signing stationery item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Sweet cube in one's coffee perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___ your own business! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ wise guy eh?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Philadelphia's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Reuben bread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ Island Iced Tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Right on brother! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Stats and facts e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Tom and Jerry studio: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Bicolored sandwich in the cookie aisle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ and void (invalid) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Decades-old NBC sketch show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Hydroelectric structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Drop that may run down one's cheek? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ story (tragic tale) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Put away for a rainy day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Wood chopper in shop class | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Auction units | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ Krabappel teacher on The Simpsons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Cyber Monday or Black Friday event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Like certain pizza crusts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | One ___ fits all | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Pro tennis serve say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Arbuckle owner of Garfield and 54a who is also a cartoonist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Insect in a kitchen sink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Gomez Addams's hairy cousin | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 28, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 28, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MONDAYS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 28, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 28, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 28, 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 28, 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 28, 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.