Daily Themed Crossword July 7, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 7, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 7, 2026 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kiddie lunchbox sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Six-pack muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Breaking ___ drama series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Written promises to pay: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Sing without words | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Letters on a tombstone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Go poke your ___ into someone else's business | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Scrabble piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Morning hours: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Ringo ___ drummer of the Beatles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ racing motorsport invented in California USA that scales down competitive racing for everyday recreational drivers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___-turn (You can't turn here): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Colombo's country ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Not negative for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Scorpio's birth month at times for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ golf sport invented in the USA that combines the precision of golf with the fun of frisbee-throwing on tree-lined courses | DISC | 4 | |
| #17 | Dunk as cookies in milk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Pencil or mini garment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Offer a price at an auction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ football sport invented in Maryland USA that features rules similar to regular football but with fabric pulling instead of tackling | FLAG | 4 | |
| #21 | One of August's zodiac signs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Virginia Woolf's ___ Dalloway | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Edgar Allan ___ author of The Black Cat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Camp bed perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ tennis sport invented in Michigan USA that combines tennis strategy with unique solid wooden rackets and smaller courts | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Back in Black rock band with electric letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Suffix used with gator for a sports drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Alter ___ (secret identities) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Blossom Bubbles and Buttercup in Powerpuff Girls e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Long ___ (elaborate deceit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Puts lace on a frock say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Yoga meditation sounds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Gatos California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Make the cat purr perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bowling ___ shooting sport invented in the USA that uses familiar alley targets for competitive shooting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Disapproving cries from the stadium | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Do It! (Nike's slogan) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Tuna from Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Gains muscle with up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Smudge with a greasy substance (rhymes with shear) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Spoilt or unruly child | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ for the stars ... (have high aspirations) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Instagram profile pictures: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Connery Bond from the movie Goldfinger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ racing sport invented in Georgia USA that uses heavy commercial vehicles in thrilling competitive races | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Pouched hoppers of Australia informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Got ___ of (discarded) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Adobe output: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Viscous fluid used in cosmetics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Resort for a hot stone massage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Shop ___ You Drop (popular game show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Big Blue company that launched the ThinkPad: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Ben Kingsley's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Audio units that came after cassettes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Schoolyard playtime | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | ___ many irons in the fire (focusing on a lot of things at once) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | 3.5 or 4.0 in college: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Dedicated poems | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Knife part that cuts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Parlor ink briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Writers' writers? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Near E on a fuel gauge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Cut away a part of as a photograph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Roosevelt's coin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___-benefit analysis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Common knee injury site: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Zip-A-Dee-___-Dah | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 7, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 7, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PADDLE at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 7, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 7, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 7, 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 67 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 7, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 7, 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.