SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword July 5 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the July 5, 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
Space between two teeth
GAP
3
4A
Honest ___ (Presidential nickname)
ABE
3
7A
Sugar-loving insect
ANT
3
10A
Actress ___ Mendes of "Ghost Rider"
EVA
3
11A
Manhattan-based newspaper: Abbr.
NYT
3
12A
Company head: Abbr.
CEO
3
13A
Spice Girl ___ B
MEL
3
14A
Some kitchen appliances (anagram of "EGS"): Abbr.
GES
3
15A
___-bitty (very small)
ITTY
4
16A
Let's take a meditation break! (1/6) "Grab your yoga ___ and sit down with your legs folded in front of you"
MAT
3
19A
Hoped-for response to "Do you wanna get dessert?"
YES
3
21A
How a cat gives it's word?
MEW
3
23A
Dip for nachos
SALSA
5
27A
(2/6) "Keep your back straight, rest your hands on your knees, and gently close your ___ to turn your awareness inward"
EYES
4
28A
___ and error (problem-solving method)
TRIAL
5
29A
Moo goo ___ pan (Americanized version of a Cantonese dish)
GAI
3
31A
Dog's friendly tail signal
WAG
3
34A
Travel regularly along a route
PLY
3
35A
Hurled across the room, say
THREW
5
38A
Petting zoo babies
LAMBS
5
41A
Flour sifting tool
SIEVE
5
42A
Slender reed in the orchestra
OBOE
4
43A
"Go back!" PC key
ESC
3
45A
(3/6) "Take a slow breath in through your nose, letting your ___ rise as you breathe deeply, and fall as you exhale"
BELLY
5
49A
"___ effort" (encouraging words from a teacher): 2 wds.
AFOR
4
52A
Good Samaritan's offer
AID
3
55A
Italian's "So long!"
CIAO
4
56A
"I Try" singer ___ Gray
MACY
4
57A
Smartphone precursor: Abbr.
PDA
3
58A
(4/6) "Now try this technique ... Inhale for four seconds, ___ your breath for seven seconds, then exhale slowly for eight seconds"
HOLD
4
59A
Organization with a big returns department: Abbr.
IRS
3
60A
Tofurky protein source
SOY
3
61A
Pilot's organization: Abbr.
NAA
3
1D
Precious stone
GEM
3
2D
New York's Madison or Fifth, for short
AVE
3
3D
Tree with dates
PALM
4
4D
"Life of Pi" director Lee
ANG
3
5D
"Rock-a-___ Baby" (lullaby)
BYE
3
6D
Online handmade crafts store
ETSY
4
7D
Get one's ___ together (organize oneself)
ACT
3
8D
Volleyball court divider
NET
3
9D
G.I. Joe or frisbee, e.g.
TOY
3
15D
Munich's river (anagram of "sari")
ISAR
4
17D
Locane of Melrose Place
AMY
3
18D
Comfy summer top
TEE
3
20D
Superlative suffix with "old" or "bright"
EST
3
22D
"ENE" opposite: Abbr.
WSW
3
24D
(5/6) "Next, purse your ___ as if softly blowing out a candle, making each exhalation twice as long as each inhalation"
LIPS
4
25D
"My Gal ___" (1942 film)
SAL
3
26D
___ Raisman, Olympic gymnast (anagram of "lay")
ALY
3
27D
Ireland, to the natives
EIRE
4
29D
Porsche Cayenne ___ (sporty car): Abbr.
GTS
3
30D
Offering on a sushi menu
AHI
3
32D
Phone greeting in Turkey (anagram of "lao")
ALO
3
33D
Gift of the ___ (quality of a flawless speaker)
GAB
3
36D
(6/6) "Practice these calming techniques ___ morning to start your day with a peaceful and relaxed mind!"
EVERY
5
37D
___ Montgomery of jazz
WES
3
39D
Disorderly crowd
MOB
3
40D
Smooth-barked shade tree that sounds like "beach"
BEECH
5
44D
Indicators of shouting in text, for short
CAPS
4
46D
"Mufasa: The ___ King," movie with a journey to Milele
LION
4
47D
Emma Stone starrer "___ Land": 2 wds.
LALA
4
48D
Small green humanoid from "Star Wars"
YODA
4
49D
"___ forgetting something important?" (classic anniversary panic): 2 wds.
AMI
3
50D
"___ from the Madding Crowd," novel by Thomas Hardy
FAR
3
51D
Military training academy: Abbr.
OCS
3
53D
Response just before "I now pronounce you ...": 2 wds.
IDO
3
54D
Revolutionary period?
DAY
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for July 5, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the July 5, 2026 puzzle
The July 5, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday 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 5 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.