Daily Themed Crossword July 5, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 5, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
July 5, 2024 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Summer ___ (getaway for kids) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Could you ___ little faster?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | College student's score: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ vera (spiky skin-soothing succulent) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ and void (legally invalid) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Olive ___ who is Popeye's love | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Puppy's feet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ code (part of a phone number) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Florida city with a Magic NBA team for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Haul as a car | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Time is ___ idiom that emphasizes the value of time ... and the theme connecting the idioms found at 27a 44a 46a 54a 22d and 49d | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Cockpit figure who flies the plane | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | ___-Mex (rhyming cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ you nuts?! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Strapped for ___ idiom that means one is financially in dire straits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Otoscope-using doctor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Exercise discipline practiced on a mat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Not-so-good grade at school phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Ark builder in Genesis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Institution in Tonkawa: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Dropdown list on a computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Body-scanning agency at the airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Dr. of hip-hop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | A penny ___ is a penny earned idiom that emphasizes the importance of thriftiness | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Everything has a ___ idiom that means that anything can be bought with enough finances | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Pearl or peridot e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Word after visual or hearing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Prefix meaning pressure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Make an honest ___ idiom that means one is making a honest living | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Digit that tests the water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Resident ___ horror game and movie series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Feminine suffix that's the kin of -ess and -ette | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | How long before you reach the restaurant?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Lay of the ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Flushed as some cheeks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Sporty headgear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Cut grass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Basil-based pasta sauce | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Chew like a beaver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | It'll be ___ little secret! (I won't tell anyone!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Microbrewery beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Hired thug say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Ceremonial pile of wood that aptly rhymes with fire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Comrade-in-arms | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Showy brocaded fabric | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Medicines sold without a prescription say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Plow-pulling farm pair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ through the nose idiom that means one has to shell out more than the fair cost | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Dumbbell material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Kids' building block company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | And ___ what happened? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Crowning point or zenith | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | I told you so! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Consequence for a misbehaving child perhaps: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Shock with a stun gun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Highway to Hell rockers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | You ___ me at hello | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Take advantage of in a way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | James Dean's ___ Without a Cause | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Honey color | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Expensive meat spread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Revolt on the streets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Think tank output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Worth its weight in ___ idiom that means something is very valuable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Gardner of film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Tin Tin (canine superstar) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Colorful family card game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Brain and spinal cord: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Lock opener | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 5, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 5, 2024, a Friday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MONEY at 5 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 5, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 5, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 5, 2024 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 70 clues with answers from 3 to 5 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, 2024 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 5, 2024 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.