Daily Themed Crossword July 21, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 21, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
July 21, 2026 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bone in a cage that protects the heart and lungs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Dream a Little Dream of Me singer ___ Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Kind of tub for a rubber ducky | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Letters before a nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Weather forecast that results in puddles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Cave sound effect | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Positive answer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Prefix with biotic and virus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | No pain no ___ (gym motto for many) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | At ___ soldier! (military command) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Alpine sport where helmets guard athletes' heads in case of falls and collisions on snow-covered slopes | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Little ones pushed around in strollers | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Soup can metal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Semester-ending test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Fishing pole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Commercials skipped on YouTube for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | 12th letter phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Clickable symbol on a desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Big decision-maker at a corporation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Number you can call for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Big Apple newspaper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Work on ___ (sunbathe): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Safari or Sierra carmaker: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Motor ___ circuit sport where helmets protect drivers' heads in case of accidents and crashes on dangerous tracks | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ Crow Tomorrow Never Dies singer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | ___ U (message on a candy heart perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Gift-wrapper's sticky strip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | As ___ happens ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ skating rink sport where helmets protect athletes' heads in case of falls and slips on frozen surfaces | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Would ___ to You? (1985 Eurythmics hit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Bill ___ History of the United States (humor book) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | King ___: A Century of Secrets (documentary based on an Egyptian pharaoh) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ climbing adventure sport where helmets guard participants' heads from debris or bumps in case of falls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Polite chap for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Word of support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Beam of light | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Mike and ___ (rhyming candy brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Bat-and-ball sport where helmets prevent injury to batters' heads from fastballs and wild throws on the diamond | Show answer | 8 | |
| #39 | Wipe as chalk from a blackboard | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Driving divisions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | On as a lamp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Jennifer ___ Friends actress | Show answer | 7 | |
| #43 | Let the games ___! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___ bowl (colorful breakfast item with a purple berry) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Through thick and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Kong (island in Asia) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Point at a target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Baby goat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Red root veggie that is often pickled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Rod connecting a vehicle's wheels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Decay as a vegetable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Paranormal ___ 2007 supernatural horror film | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Golden Age actor James ___ of Giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | It may be a hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Waiter there's a fly ___ soup!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Tour de France sport where helmets guard athletes' heads in case of accidents and falls on winding roads | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Prefix with pressure or puncture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Language spoken in Athens | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Like dough after proofing hopefully | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | It's ___ cause (There's no hope for success): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Mix as sugar in coffee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Headwear in an angel costume | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Totally awesome! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Ship rope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Nod from offstage maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | When you can expect a touchdown: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 21, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 21, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BASEBALL at 8 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 6 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 21, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 21, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 21, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 21, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 21, 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 8, 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.