THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 64 CLUES · 31 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword July 4 2024 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the July 4, 2024 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
Pointy-eared toymaker
ELF
3
4A
Cheerleader's "Go team!" cheer
RAH
3
7A
Driver's licenses or passports, e.g.: Abbr.
IDS
3
10A
Butter substitute
OLEO
4
11A
Actress Longoria who played Gabrielle Solis in "Desperate Housewives"
EVA
3
12A
"Mamma ___!"
MIA
3
13A
Wild pig
BOAR
4
14A
Opposite of "pros"
CONS
4
16A
___ out (misbehave)
ACT
3
17A
"Happy ___ Day, U.S.A! Celebrate the Fourth of July by watching some of the movies at 35a, 36a, 53a, 38d, and 40d!"
INDEPENDENCE
12
20A
Down in the dumps
SAD
3
21A
Former NBA center ___ Ming
YAO
3
22A
Kind of exam that is not oral
WRITTEN
7
26A
Hit the brakes
STOP
4
30A
"How Stella Got ___ Groove Back" (1998 comedy)
HER
3
31A
"Poppycock!"
BAH
3
34A
After-wedding title for a bride, for short
MRS
3
35A
"Air Force ___," 1997 political action film starring Harrison Ford as a fictional president whose plane is hijacked
ONE
3
36A
"Captain ___: The First Avenger," 2011 superhero film starring Chris Evans as a "super soldier"
AMERICA
7
38A
Daily nutritional statistic: Abbr.
RDA
3
41A
Bill who communicates science to children
NYE
3
42A
"I Knew You Were ___," hit Taylor Swift song
TROUBLE
7
45A
Slugger Sammy who is a Chicago Cubs legend
SOSA
4
49A
"My ___!" (how Gollum refers to the Ring in "Lord of the Rings")
PRECIOUS
8
50A
Billy Joel's "___ the Good Die Young"
ONLY
4
51A
Pig's plea from a pen
OINK
4
52A
The "U" in UCLA, for short
UNI
3
53A
"Saving Private ___," 1998 film starring Tom Hanks as a Captain during World War II
RYAN
4
54A
Neuter, as a pet
SPAY
4
55A
Hot beverage in a pot, perhaps
TEA
3
56A
File extension that's an alternative to ".doc"
TXT
3
1D
___ Musk known for Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI
ELON
4
2D
Starring role in a movie
LEAD
4
3D
Robin Hood's domain
FOREST
6
4D
Move back, as one's hairline
RECEDE
6
5D
Bard of ___ (title for Shakespeare)
AVON
4
6D
Come in ___ (be useful)
HANDY
5
7D
Apple's desktop computer
IMAC
4
8D
Monopoly rollers
DICE
4
9D
Used a chair, say
SAT
3
10D
"___-Wan Kenobi" (Disney miniseries)
OBI
3
15D
Caspian or Caribbean, e.g.
SEA
3
18D
Bit of butter
PAT
3
19D
Dissenting votes
NOS
3
22D
"Horton Hears a ___!" (Dr. Seuss book)
WHO
3
23D
"The ___ & Stimpy Show," cartoon following a chihuahua and a Manx cat
REN
3
24D
Red hot emotion
IRE
3
25D
Organization with Kings and Warriors: Abbr.
NBA
3
27D
Texter's "I don't want to hear anymore!": Abbr.
TMI
3
28D
Middle-earth monster
ORC
3
29D
Awareness-raising TV ad: Abbr.
PSA
3
32D
Memory loss
AMNESIA
7
33D
"___, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me ..." (Bob Dylan lyrics)
HEY
3
37D
Relaxing vacation destination
RESORT
6
38D
"___ IV," 1985 sports drama starring Sylvester Stallone as a boxer preparing to face the Soviets' champion
ROCKY
5
39D
Drinking offense that could result in you losing your license: Abbr.
DUI
3
40D
"___ My Father," 2023 film starring Robert De Niro as an Italian-American looking to vet his son's American girlfriend
ABOUT
5
42D
Business ___ (work-sponsored travel)
TRIP
4
43D
Sofer who starred in "General Hospital"
RENA
4
44D
Debussy's "Clair de ___"
LUNE
4
46D
Black gemstone
ONYX
4
47D
Picket fence piece (anagram of "lats")
SLAT
4
48D
___ Rand who authored "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead"
AYN
3
49D
Opposite of "negative," for short
POS
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1E
2L
3F
4R
5A
6H
7I
8D
9S
10O
L
E
O
11E
V
A
12M
I
A
13B
O
A
R
14C
O
N
15S
16A
C
T
17I
N
D
E
18P
E
N
D
E
19N
C
E
20S
A
D
21Y
A
O
22W
23R
24I
T
T
E
25N
26S
27T
28O
29P
30H
E
R
31B
32A
33H
34M
R
S
35O
N
E
36A
M
E
37R
I
C
A
38R
39D
40A
41N
Y
E
42T
43R
O
U
B
44L
E
45S
46O
47S
48A
49P
R
E
C
I
O
U
S
50O
N
L
Y
51O
I
N
K
52U
N
I
53R
Y
A
N
54S
P
A
Y
55T
E
A
56T
X
T
The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 4, 2024. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the July 4, 2024 puzzle
The July 4, 2024 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 64 clues — 31 across and 33 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 4 2024 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.