Daily Themed Crossword July 11, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 11, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
July 11, 2025 — 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 | Fitting as a description (anagram of pat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Makes illegal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Curved trajectory of a basketball throw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Broad toothy smile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Ill-mannered child | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Los Angeles Clippers organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Actor's part in a movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Wile E. Coyote's explosive supplier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Bite from a playful puppy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ of Capri (Italian island) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Person aged 13-19 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Spanish surrealist artist Salvador ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Automated machine that is derived from the Czech word robota that is associated with labor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | John ___ (2014 film starring Keanu Reeves) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Country with Lima and Cusco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Often-flexed body part that is derived from the Latin word musculus that comes from mouse | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | What flamingos often stand on: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Honolulu's island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Playfully shy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ... and a partridge in a ___ tree (Christmastime song lyric) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Actor ___ Baldwin of Glengarry Glen Ross | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Flat-topped hills (anagram of seams) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Room with beakers and burners for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Official at Wrigley Field for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Helpful hint like this one that is derived from the Middle English word clew meaning a ball of yarn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Orchestral double-reed instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___-hoo! (cry of excitement) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Actor Rickman or Thicke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Skeleton part that connects the wrist to the elbow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Genre for Dashboard Confessional say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Not too spicy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | The ___ Hunter (Oscar winner for Best Picture) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Farming-related prefix with culture | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Opposite of cons in a debate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Part of a cash register | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Business major's undergraduate degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Cold area around the North Pole that is derived from the Greek word arktos meaning bear | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Common first field on a form | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ clear of (avoid) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Cape ___ Massachusetts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Baseball hitting stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Toothpaste tube topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | A friend in ___ is a friend indeed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Informal way of saying no | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Leatherworker's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | What a polygraph test may reveal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | The Fresh Prince of ___-Air ('90s sitcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Resource in the board game Catan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ of war (rope-pulling game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___-Aid (flavored drink mix) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Deck-swabbing tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Sharjah's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Hair product used for cleansing that is derived from the Hindi word champo meaning to massage | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | Prevention is better than ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Science Rules! with Bill ___ (science podcast) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Friday (day for informal attire) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Fluffy floater in the sky that is derived from the Old English word clud meaning mass of rock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Ponzi scheme for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Mariah Carey's ___ Want for Christmas Is You: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Up to the job | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | 56a is an example of one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Former NHL star ___ Krupp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Boo-boo kisser affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Finish line e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | There can be a ring in it or on it | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 11, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 11, 2025, a Friday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHAMPOO at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 11, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 11, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 11, 2025 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 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 11, 2025 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 11, 2025 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.