Daily Themed Crossword July 16, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 16, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
July 16, 2024 — 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 | Museum piece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Top card | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Shivering sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Win over romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Kitchen pro | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Surprise police visit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Much ___ About Nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Let me ___ you something you already know ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Dr. ___ Octavius (Spider-Man's nemesis) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Sunflower color ... or one of the martial arts belt colors | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Cross my heart!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Sob or wail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Jump the ___ (do something before time) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Often round necklace bit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Resistance unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Who ___? (common riddle ender): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Completed a race | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ feeling (you just know it) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Pitt who starred in Ocean's Eleven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Non-profit website ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Concerning in business emails: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Color of onyx ... or the final martial arts belt color | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | The eyes Chico. They never ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Top business role: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Teeth color usually ... or the first martial arts belt color | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Hacks with an axe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Singer Celine of The Power Of Love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Drink without mixers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Wooden chunk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Color of the sky ... or one of the martial arts belt color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Zero in soccer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Quality of Kratos | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Envelope insert for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Rock metal? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Finding Your Roots network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Spirited ___ Studio Ghibli film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Traveled on a bike say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Hammer for wrench e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Movie role player | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Like jelly beans or marshmallow | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Electric fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Color of soil ... or one of the martial arts belt color | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Give stars to a movie say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ Hayworth star of The Lady from Shanghai | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Fight or ___ (kind of responses) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Palme ___ highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Modern TV screen: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Dim ___ (steamy Chinese dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Homie! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Perky chihuahua part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Lee director of Life of Pie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | In-N-___ Burger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Palindromic constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Big ___ of McDonald's | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | No idea in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Color of lush leaves ... or one of the martial arts belt colors | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Puff out air | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Intelligent humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Volkswagen product named for a bug | Show answer | 6 | |
| #60 | Queue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Dining room seater | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Droop like an unwatered flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Rush ___ (Jackie Chan movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ of the tongue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Bed size in a hotel for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Brian ___ singer of By This River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Glowing ball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Some kitchen appliances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 16, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 16, 2024, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is YELLOW at 6 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 2 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 16, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 16, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 16, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 16, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 16, 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.