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MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword July 31 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the July 31, 2023 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.

67 of 67 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A "Don't say another word!" SHH 3 4A Midday shuteye NAP 3 7A Introverted around strangers, say SHY 3 10A Middle Eastern land of seven sheikhdoms: Abbr. UAE 3 11A In it for the long ___ HAUL 4 12A Mad Hatter's brewed beverage TEA 3 13A Healthy smoothie seed from the mint family (anagram of "chai") CHIA 4 15A "___ Karenina" (Leo Tolstoy novel) ANNA 4 16A Noah's animal-filled boat ARK 3 17A Famed wizard at Hogwarts who was born on July 31st... and a hint to solve 27a, 31a, 45a, and 44d: 2 wds. HARRYPOTTER 11 20A ___ talk (encouraging speech) PEP 3 21A Word of approval YES 3 22A Often-stubbed foot part TOE 3 25A Soapmaking chemical LYE 3 27A "___ Tissue," 1999 song by Red Hot Chili Peppers whose missing word is related to 17a SCAR 4 31A "I Put a ___ On You," 1956 song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins whose missing word is related to 17a SPELL 5 33A Prefix that means "Earth" GEO 3 36A Color-matching card game with a Spanish name UNO 3 37A Norway's fjord-side capital OSLO 4 38A Gift of the ___ (orator's talent) GAB 3 39A Bighead's "It's all about me" trait EGO 3 40A Trailer park homes on wheels: Abbr. RVS 3 43A Crater's edge, say RIM 3 45A "The ___," 1970 song by The Who whose missing word is 17a's quidditch position SEEKER 6 47A Double rainbow shapes ARCS 4 51A Over-the-counter antacid brand ENO 3 53A New York City commuter's choice TAXI 4 54A Black-tie affair GALA 4 55A Get ___ of (give away) RID 3 56A Eleven's preceder TEN 3 57A Metal in Tony Stark's superhero name IRON 4 58A "When can I expect you?" letters ETA 3 59A Hospital heart test: Abbr. ECG 3 60A Relinquish, as power CEDE 4
Down
1D "There's no ___ thing as a stupid question" SUCH 4 2D "LOL, you're so funny!": 2 wds. HAHA 4 3D Future throne occupant HEIR 4 4D Small iPod model NANO 4 5D Dad's sister, lovingly AUNTY 5 6D Dinnerware item PLATE 5 7D Hollywood Walk of Fame symbol STAR 4 8D That girl HER 3 9D High-altitude Himalayan ox YAK 3 11D Word before "birthday!" or "anniversary!" HAPPY 5 14D Jean ___, Dadaism developer ARP 3 18D Opposite of "whisper," say YELL 4 19D Letter in a dollar sign, phonetically ESS 3 22D General ___, Chinese chicken dish TSO 3 23D Special ___ (covert missions) OPS 3 24D Snakelike fish with electroreceptors EEL 3 26D Shelled item that can be dyed or fried EGG 3 28D Actor's signal to start acting CUE 3 29D Director ___ Lee of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" ANG 3 30D Kanga's baby in "Winnie-the-Pooh" ROO 3 32D Ancestral stories and more, say (anagram of "role") LORE 4 34D Hoop-shaped or stud-shaped jewelry, perhaps EARRING 7 35D Sash at a kimono boutique OBI 3 41D Pet physician, for short VET 3 42D Glide on ice, say SKATE 5 44D "Black ___," 2015 song by Little Mix whose missing word is related to 17a MAGIC 5 45D Aerated drink in a can SODA 4 46D The "E" in CEO, for short EXEC 4 48D Medium ___ (steak specification) RARE 4 49D Clump of clay (rhymes with "plod") CLOD 4 50D Of sound mind, say SANE 4 51D Poetic preposition that's a palindrome ERE 3 52D Petty criticism that's "picked" NIT 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 125 letters
1S
2H
3H
4N
5A
6P
7S
8H
9Y
10U
A
E
11H
A
U
L
12T
E
A
13C
H
I
14A
15A
N
N
A
16A
R
K
17H
A
R
R
18Y
P
O
T
T
19E
R
20P
E
P
21Y
E
S
22T
23O
24E
25L
Y
26E
27S
28C
29A
30R
31S
P
E
32L
L
33G
34E
35O
36U
N
O
37O
S
L
O
38G
A
B
39E
G
O
40R
41V
42S
43R
I
44M
45S
E
E
K
46E
R
47A
48R
49C
50S
51E
52N
O
53T
A
X
I
54G
A
L
A
55R
I
D
56T
E
N
57I
R
O
N
58E
T
A
59E
C
G
60C
E
D
E

The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 31, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the July 31, 2023 puzzle

The July 31, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 34 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Monday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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