SATURDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword July 18 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the July 18, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Three-ingredient deli sandwich: Abbr.
BLT
3
4A
"As ye sow, so shall ye ___" (one's actions determine the consequences)
REAP
4
8A
Droop, like an old couch
SAG
3
11A
"Yes," to a ship captain
AYE
3
12A
Sound that bounces back
ECHO
4
13A
"Love ___ neighbor ..."
THY
3
14A
Letters after "K"
LMN
3
15A
Fee charged for road use
TOLL
4
16A
Barley spike
EAR
3
17A
Handwritten note that's posted
LETTER
6
20A
"Ooh a ___ contest! Let's see how low can you go!" (bit of conversation that may be heard at an '80s skating rink)
LIMBO
5
22A
Outback hopper, for short
ROO
3
23A
___ Z (cohort that came after the millennials)
GEN
3
24A
"Did you know they once skated to ___ music, just like we hear in church?" (bit of conversation that may be heard at an '80s skating rink)
ORGAN
5
27A
"___ Lee" (poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
ANNABEL
7
31A
"Friend or ___?"
FOE
3
32A
Common pen brand
BIC
3
33A
___ de Armas actress who plays Marta Cabrera in the 2019 mystery film Knives Out
ANA
3
34A
Tennis player Roger ___
FEDERER
7
37A
"They're having a birthday ___ at the back! We should say happy birthday!" (bit of conversation that may be heard at an '80s skating rink)
PARTY
5
39A
Barrel for beer
KEG
3
40A
Not virtually, in textspeak: Abbr.
IRL
3
41A
Popular ski resort town in Colorado
ASPEN
5
44A
"___ Skate!" "Come on! Let's waltz to "Can't Fight This Feeling"" (bit of conversation that may be heard at an '80s skating rink)
COUPLE
6
48A
Looky-___ (customer who browses but doesn't buy)
LOO
3
49A
"___ as old as time ..." (opening words to "Beauty and the Beast")
TALE
4
52A
Send a 17a
MAIL
4
53A
Area where cars are parked
LOT
3
54A
Singer Tori ___ of "A Sorta Fairytale"
AMOS
4
55A
Octopus's smoke screen
INK
3
56A
"___ complicated" (relationship status on Facebook)
ITS
3
57A
"Wee," to a rapper, perhaps
LIL
3
58A
Three-part British TV series starring David Tennant
DES
3
1D
"I would love to dance with you under the twinkling disco ___!" (bit of conversation that may be heard at an '80s skating rink)
BALL
4
2D
___ disease (tick-borne disease)
LYME
4
3D
Campsite "room"
TENT
4
4D
Vintage style, slangily
RETRO
5
5D
"Green" prefix with "friendly" or "logy"
ECO
3
6D
Charlotte Checkers' organization (anagram of "Hal"): Abbr.
AHL
3
7D
Floral dispersion that may cause some spring allergies
POLLEN
6
8D
Plant's flower holder
STEM
4
9D
Captain ___, obsessed captain in "Moby-Dick"
AHAB
4
10D
Greek wrap or sandwich (anagram of "gory")
GYRO
4
18D
"___-la-la" (chorus syllables)
TRA
3
19D
Ages and ages
EON
3
21D
Once ___ blue moon: 2 wds.
INA
3
23D
Health supplement chain based in Pennsylvania: Abbr.
GNC
3
24D
"Let's have a skate ___!" (words at an '80s version of a dance battle, perhaps)
OFF
3
25D
Where most fish come from
ROE
3
26D
HS equivalency test: Abbr.
GED
3
27D
What shows do on TV
AIR
3
28D
"I'm headed to the snack ___, do you want nachos or fries?" (bit of conversation that may be heard at an '80s skating rink)
BAR
3
29D
Sinus specialist: Abbr.
ENT
3
30D
Install, as tiles
LAY
3
32D
Plead on one's knees
BEG
3
35D
Scrape by, with "out"
EKE
3
36D
"You don't have your own skates? Grab the ___ ones!" (bit of conversation that may be heard at an '80s skating rink)
RENTAL
6
37D
Player in the majors, for short
PRO
3
38D
Chemical used in water treatment
ALUM
4
40D
Treats a swollen ankle, perhaps
ICES
4
41D
"It's ___ ever wanted!": 2 wds.
ALLI
4
42D
Residue left by burnt wood
SOOT
4
43D
Terra-cotta containers in a garden
POTS
4
45D
Finished a transaction, as a customer
PAID
4
46D
Word seen between "hook" and "sinker"
LINE
4
47D
Deer relatives
ELKS
4
50D
"Friend," in Dijon
AMI
3
51D
Reaction to a meme, in textspeak: Abbr.
LOL
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1B
2L
3T
4R
5E
6A
7P
8S
9A
10G
11A
Y
E
12E
C
H
O
13T
H
Y
14L
M
N
15T
O
L
L
16E
A
R
17L
E
T
18T
19E
R
20L
21I
M
B
O
22R
O
O
23G
E
N
24O
25R
26G
A
N
27A
N
N
A
28B
29E
30L
31F
O
E
32B
I
C
33A
N
A
34F
E
D
35E
36R
E
R
37P
38A
R
T
Y
39K
E
G
40I
R
L
41A
42S
43P
E
N
44C
O
U
45P
46L
47E
48L
O
O
49T
50A
51L
E
52M
A
I
L
53L
O
T
54A
M
O
S
55I
N
K
56I
T
S
57L
I
L
58D
E
S
The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 18, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the July 18, 2026 puzzle
The July 18, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Saturday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the July 18 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.