SATURDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 67 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 32 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword July 4 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the July 4, 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
"___, humbug!"
BAH
3
4A
Encouraging touch on the back
PAT
3
7A
"Ready, willing, and ___"
ABLE
4
11A
Body parts that blink
EYES
4
13A
Hospital's critical ward: Abbr.
ICU
3
14A
___ off (left the ground, like an airplane)
TOOK
4
15A
Biological heredity unit
GENE
4
16A
Words ___ minute (typing speed)
PER
3
17A
Dickens' "A ___ of Two Cities"
TALE
4
18A
Had some hot pockets, say
ATE
3
20A
Spangle the ___, Beanie Baby with patriotic red, white, and blue colors that may have been a 4th of July gift for a kid in the '90s
BEAR
4
22A
CT scan alternative: Abbr.
MRI
3
23A
Medicines bought without a prescription: Abbr.
OTC
3
24A
Story ___
ARC
3
26A
Bomb ___, rocket-shaped frozen treat featuring patriotic red, white, and blue layers that kids would've enjoyed on a '90s 4th of July
POP
3
29A
Gulp in one go, as beer
CHUG
4
32A
"___ you know? Wearing merchandise with a US flag design is a violation of the flag code"
DID
3
33A
___ Tome and Principe, island in central Africa
SAO
3
34A
"___ There Delilah" (Plain White T's song)
HEY
3
36A
In a tough ___ (experiencing a difficult situation)
SPOT
4
38A
Hissy ___ (outburst)
FIT
3
40A
"Like a cat ___ hot tin roof" (feeling anxious): 2 wds.
ONA
3
41A
Dog's resting snooze
NAP
3
43A
___ the elephant, Beanie Baby featuring patriotic red, white, and blue colors that children would've loved cuddling during a '90s 4th of July
RIGHTY
6
46A
"You can start ___ at a bar" (accumulate a bar bill): 2 wds.
ATAB
4
48A
___ de toilette (light perfume)
EAU
3
49A
Ocean off Georgia's and Florida's coast, for short
ATL
3
51A
Singer ___ Miller of Like That
BEA
3
53A
Red, White, and Blue M&Ms ___ chocolate, candy featuring patriotic colors that families would've loved passing around on a '90s 4th of July
MILK
4
56A
Option to pay after the order arrives: Abbr.
COD
3
57A
"... you're gonna reap for what you ___," Otis Rush lyric
SOW
3
58A
___ gin (British liqueur)
SLOE
4
59A
Courier company with brown trucks: Abbr.
UPS
3
60A
Former MTV countdown show: Abbr.
TRL
3
61A
Get dressed, with "up"
TOG
3
1D
"I ___ your pardon!"
BEG
3
2D
Seaman's "Yes, captain!"
AYE
3
3D
Rooster's lady
HEN
3
4D
Gardener's hose (rhymes with "wipe")
PIPE
4
5D
___ of spades
ACE
3
6D
Extra-powerful engine
TURBO
5
7D
Include, as an email file
ATTACH
6
8D
Tusked wild hog
BOAR
4
9D
Letters meaning "OMG haha!" in a text
LOL
3
10D
___ out (barely make)
EKE
3
12D
Cook a steak with intense heat, say
SEAR
4
19D
"He shared some ___ on how to save money efficiently" (helpful hints)
TIPS
4
21D
End for a list like "Books, pens, paper, eraser ..." for short
ETC
3
22D
Fast food chain featuring patriotic red, white, and blue shakes that friends would've enjoyed sipping during a 4th of July party in the '90s
MCDONALDS
9
24D
Scroll-stoppers on Instagram, for short
ADS
3
25D
Tear a piece of cloth
RIP
3
27D
Bumbling sort
OAF
3
28D
Hawaiian taro dish
POI
3
30D
"Yikes, we're in trouble!": Hyph.
UHOH
4
31D
Mannerly man, for short
GENT
4
35D
"Yippee!"
YAY
3
37D
Rat-a-___ (drum sound)
TAT
3
39D
Uno, due, ___ (number sequence in Italian)
TRE
3
42D
___ Blue Ribbon, popular lager beer
PABST
5
44D
Popular brand for cat and dog food
IAMS
4
45D
Feeling of remorse
GUILT
5
47D
"To ___ not to ..." (famous Shakespearean dilemma): 2 wds.
BEOR
4
49D
Prefix with "puncture" for a needle-y treatment
ACU
3
50D
Toy that makes the rounds?
TOP
3
52D
Shoemaker's need to punch holes
AWL
3
54D
Powder room, in Britain
LOO
3
55D
Fountain of youth?
KEG
3
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3H
4P
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9L
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18A
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42P
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 4, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the July 4, 2026 puzzle
The July 4, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 67 clues — 35 across and 32 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 4 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.