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TUESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 66 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 31 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword July 21 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the July 21, 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.

66 of 66 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Bone in a cage that protects the heart and lungs RIB 3 4A "Dream a Little Dream of Me" singer ___ Fitzgerald ELLA 4 8A Kind of tub for a rubber ducky BATH 4 12A Letters before a nickname AKA 3 13A Weather forecast that results in puddles RAIN 4 14A Cave sound effect ECHO 4 15A Positive answer YES 3 16A Prefix with "biotic" and "virus" ANTI 4 17A "No pain, no ___" (gym motto, for many) GAIN 4 18A "At ___, soldier!" (military command) EASE 4 20A Alpine sport where helmets guard athletes' heads in case of falls and collisions on snow-covered slopes SKIING 6 22A Little ones pushed around in strollers BABIES 6 24A Sn to chemists TIN 3 25A Semester-ending test EXAM 4 26A Fishing pole ROD 3 27A Commercials skipped on YouTube, for short ADS 3 30A 12th letter, phonetically ELL 3 31A Clickable symbol on a desktop ICON 4 33A Big decision-maker at a corporation: Abbr. CEO 3 34A Number you can call, for short TEL 3 35A Big Apple newspaper: Abbr. NYT 3 36A Work on ___ (sunbathe): 2 wds. ATAN 4 37A Safari and Terrain maker: Abbr GMC 3 38A Motor ___, circuit sport where helmets protect drivers' heads in case of accidents and crashes on dangerous tracks RACING 6 40A ___ Crow, "Tomorrow Never Dies" singer SHERYL 6 43A "___ U" (message on a candy heart, perhaps): 2 wds. ILUV 4 44A Scotch product TAPE 4 45A "As ___ happens ...": 2 wds. ITSO 4 47A ___ skating, rink sport where helmets protect athletes' heads in case of falls and slips on frozen surfaces ICE 3 50A "Would ___ to You?" (1985 Eurythmics hit): 2 wds. ILIE 4 51A "Bill ___ History of the United States" (humor book) NYES 4 52A "King ___: A Century of Secrets" (documentary based on an Egyptian pharaoh) TUT 3 53A ___ climbing, adventure sport where helmets guard participants' heads from debris or bumps in case of falls ROCK 4 54A Polite chap, for short GENT 4 55A Word of support YEA 3
Down
1D Beam of light RAY 3 2D Mike and ___ (rhyming candy brand) IKE 3 3D Bat-and-ball sport where helmets prevent injury to batters' heads from fastballs and wild throws on the diamond BASEBALL 8 4D Wipe, as chalk from a blackboard ERASE 5 5D Driving divisions LANES 5 6D On, as a lamp LIT 3 7D Jennifer ___, "Friends" actress ANISTON 7 8D "Let the games ___!" BEGIN 5 9D ___ bowl (colorful breakfast item with a purple berry) ACAI 4 10D "Through thick and ___" THIN 4 11D ___ Kong (island in Asia) HONG 4 19D Point at a target AIM 3 21D Baby goat KID 3 22D The ___ Queen, 1986 novel by Louise Erdrich BEET 4 23D Rod connecting a vehicle's wheels AXLE 4 26D Decay, as a vegetable ROT 3 27D "Paranormal ___," 2007 supernatural horror film ACTIVITY 8 28D Golden Age actor James ___ of "Giant" DEAN 4 29D It may be a hit SONG 4 31D "Waiter, there's a fly ___ soup!": 2 wds. INMY 4 32D Tour de France sport where helmets guard athletes' heads in case of accidents and falls on winding roads CYCLING 7 36D Prefix with "pressure" or "puncture" ACU 3 37D Language spoken in Athens GREEK 5 38D Like dough after proofing, hopefully RISEN 5 39D "It's ___ cause" ("There's no hope for success"): 2 wds. ALOST 5 40D ___ your stumps STIR 4 41D Headwear in an angel costume HALO 4 42D "Totally awesome!" EPIC 4 46D Ship rope TYE 3 48D Nod from offstage, maybe CUE 3 49D When you can expect a touchdown: Abbr. ETA 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 134 letters
1R
2I
3B
4E
5L
6L
7A
8B
9A
10T
11H
12A
K
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13R
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14E
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15Y
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16A
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18E
19A
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20S
21K
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22B
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24T
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26R
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27A
28D
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30E
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35N
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36A
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39A
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40S
41H
42E
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 21, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the July 21, 2026 puzzle

The July 21, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 66 clues — 35 across and 31 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Tuesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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