THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 64 CLUES · 32 ACROSS · 32 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword July 2 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the July 2, 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
Lil Wayne's genre
RAP
3
4A
Slip-___ (easy-to-wear shoes)
ONS
3
7A
Go back, as the tide
EBB
3
10A
"Days of ___ Lives" (long-running soap opera)
OUR
3
11A
Organization that opposes fur-wearers: Abbr.
PETA
4
13A
___ Tai (rhyming cocktail)
MAI
3
14A
Warner ___ (production company)
BROS
4
16A
Rejuvenating resorts
SPAS
4
17A
Boiled or scrambled breakfast item
EGG
3
18A
"At ___!" (military command)
EASE
4
19A
Prefix with "active" or "bole"
HYPER
5
21A
"Your order is ready ___ picked up!": 2 wds.
TOBE
4
24A
___ Superior (world's largest freshwater body)
LAKE
4
27A
"Monster-in-___," 2005 wedding comedy where the groom's controlling mother tries to sabotage everything, turning the celebration into chaos
LAW
3
28A
___ book (notebook for friends' opinions)
SLAM
4
29A
Rubbery end of a pencil
ERASER
6
33A
Debit's partner
CREDIT
6
35A
"___ Springs," 2020 wedding comedy where two guests get trapped in a time loop, turning the wedding celebration into an endless disaster
PALM
4
36A
___ Fighters, "Asking for a Friend" band
FOO
3
37A
"Let ___," Elsa's power ballad: 2 wds.
ITGO
4
38A
Animal with no feet
APOD
4
40A
Country with about 138 identified pyramids
EGYPT
5
43A
Lady Liberty's "flaming" object
TORCH
5
47A
Cubs and White Sox organization: Abbr.
MLB
3
49A
Sounds made by the crowd during a magic trick
OOHS
4
51A
"Bride ___," 2009 wedding comedy where two best friends' weddings get booked for the same day, turning their celebrations into a battlefield
WARS
4
52A
Audi's country of origin, for short
GER
3
53A
Lowest bills you can get as currency
ONES
4
54A
Quiznos sandwich
SUB
3
55A
"Mamma ___!" 2008 wedding musical where a bride secretly invites her three possible dads, turning her island celebration into mayhem
MIA
3
56A
Jaden Smiths character in Karate Kid
DRE
3
57A
Flex-worthy chest muscle, for short
PEC
3
1D
Courtroom gown
ROBE
4
2D
Mystical glow
AURA
4
3D
Opposite of "cons"
PROS
4
4D
Special-___ (supersecret military missions, for short)
OPS
3
5D
Sibling's son
NEPHEW
6
6D
"___ tuned!" (television host's statement)
STAY
4
7D
Vibrant green gemstone that is May's birthstone
EMERALD
7
8D
Paper ___ (lunch holder)
BAG
3
9D
"My ___ Fat Greek Wedding," 2002 comedy where an overbearing family turns the wedding planning into a circus
BIG
3
12D
Nile reptile
ASP
3
15D
"The camera is ___ up for taking the photo" ("Camera's ready!")
SET
3
20D
"Vaquita is a marine animal only found in Mexico and nowhere ___"
ELSE
4
22D
Cheer in a bullring
OLE
3
23D
Place where someone might fix you a drink
BAR
3
25D
"Cobra ___," Netflix show
KAI
3
26D
Ambulance worker: Abbr.
EMT
3
29D
Prefix with "tome" or "Pen"
EPI
3
30D
Hair filler
RAT
3
31D
"Solve for x" math subject
ALGEBRA
7
32D
Smoke + fog result
SMOG
4
33D
"Beverly Hills ___," film starring Eddie Murphy
COP
3
34D
Etymology info
ROOT
4
36D
"___ of the Bride," 1991 wedding comedy where the planning overwhelms a calm dad, turning the celebration into a series of disasters
FATHER
6
39D
___ Jones Industrial Average (US stock market index)
DOW
3
41D
"Squid Game" actor Gong ___
YOO
3
42D
Limnologist's study that's also a frog habitat
POND
4
44D
Scratchy voice
RASP
4
45D
Motley ___ ("Girls, Girls, Girls" band)
CRUE
4
46D
London-based bank that started in Asia: Abbr.
HSBC
4
47D
"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." studio: Abbr.
MGM
3
48D
Waikiki neckwear
LEI
3
50D
Opposite of north-northwest: Abbr.
SSE
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 2, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the July 2, 2026 puzzle
The July 2, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 64 clues — 32 across and 32 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday 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 2 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.