Daily Themed Crossword July 1, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 1, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 1, 2026 — 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 | Much ___ About Nothing play by William Shakespeare | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Palindromic Swedish band that sang Dancing Queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___-mo (video effect) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Man The Wizard of Oz character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Green-blue color (anagram of tale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Frying vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Doctor who may treat a dog for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___-night talk show | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Get-out-of-jail money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Body part that's informally called belly | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Remember these jokes that don't get old? In Phineas and Ferb Dr. Doofenshmirtz cannot recognize ___ the Platypus without his fedora | PERRY | 5 | |
| #12 | Gray powder formed after burning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Launch ___ (rocket-launching site) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | In The Office Michael Scott despises H.R. representative ___ Flenderson for absolutely no logical reason | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Bench in a church where one may kneel and pray | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Don't love it don't hate it reaction (anagram of hem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Did ___ did I not turn off the stove? (self-doubting thought): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Dip like an oft-used trampoline say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sun Devils' school (anagram of USA): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Like areas along the shore | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Petri dish jelly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | In Everybody Hates Chris Rochelle says I don't need this my ___ has two jobs! whenever she quits another job | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ID figure sometimes hidden by X's: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Common spice used in Tex-Mex cuisine | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Pablo ___ Spanish painter of The Weeping Woman | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | Glenn Miller's (I've Got ___ in) Kalamazoo: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Performer who acts without words | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | In That '70s Show this foreign exchange student's mysterious country of origin remains forever unknown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Smurfs' skin tone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Unidentified informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Austrian candy dispenser | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Fragment of a word for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Walk supporter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Like overbaked brownies say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tough off-roading four-wheelers (anagram of vats): Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Coke (calorie-free soda) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Hold ___ your hats it's extremely windy!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Map book that shows the world in detail | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Sandcastle location | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | In Family Guy Cleveland is always taking a ___ in his tub when his house collapses leaving him exposed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Ginger ___ (fizzy drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Practice before a bout as a boxer would | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Lion's den | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | That's my one and ___ wish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Spot for a good night's sleep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ I come in? (Can I enter?) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Dog or cat's foot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Wooden pin for hanging clothes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ Tacs (mini mints that rattle when you shake the bottle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Letters that match the shape of three donuts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Supportive undergarment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Chum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Vogue or Barron's for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Conductor ___-Pekka Salonen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Ben-___ (1959 epic film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Francisco California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Camera-ready expression of joy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Shade acquired after a sunbath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Actress Gasteyer from Lady Dynamite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ Cowell Pop Idol judge | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Crime ___ (incident site) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Rides with checkerboard patterns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | In Friends the friends spot ___ Naked Guy from Monica's window making him unwanted entertainment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Attack like a bear (rhymes with haul) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Colada (Life Savers flavor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Californian cop organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Clairvoyant person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Singer ___ Osbourne of Crazy Train | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | ___ Mini Apple's small desktop computer | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 1, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 1, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STOMACH 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 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 1, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 1, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 1, 2026 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 1, 2026 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 1, 2026 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.