Window blockers

Latest answer — July 20, 2026

33 Across

These cover windows to control light and privacy. 🪟

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This clue's Monday, July 20, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Make ashamed
  2. 6Strong winds
  3. 11Rich dessert
  4. 12Precise
  5. 13Added
  6. 14First Indian prime minister
  7. 15Spur on
  8. 17Sprint
  9. 18Speaks like Porky Pig
  10. 22Gasp for air
  11. 23Generous diner
  12. 27Birch’s cousin
  13. 29Garlic unit
  14. 30Gets a point
  15. 32Formerly owned
  16. 33Window blockers
  17. 35Nile serpent
  18. 38Give off
  19. 39Fixed proportion
  20. 41Floppy cap
  21. 45Sports surprise
  22. 46Furious
  23. 47Fire remnants
  24. 48Egyptian city

Down

  1. 1Had lunch
  2. 2Cereal buy
  3. 3Gallery fill
  4. 4Peacocks, notably
  5. 5Body pump
  6. 6Nonbrand
  7. 7Chopping tool
  8. 8Cowardly Lion portrayer
  9. 9Beige
  10. 10Knock for a loop
  11. 16Acquire
  12. 18Relaxing resorts
  13. 19Soft mineral
  14. 20Take apart
  15. 21Makes spitting sounds
  16. 24Do some modeling
  17. 25At any time
  18. 26Cincinnati team
  19. 28Prepares leftovers
  20. 31Total
  21. 34Leg bone
  22. 35Blue hue
  23. 36Dines late
  24. 37Swanky
  25. 40Course peg
  26. 42Uncooked
  27. 43Greek vowel
  28. 44Toe count

The answer to “Window blockers” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is SHUTTERS — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 20, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 33-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Window blockers” answer

SHUTTERS (8 letters)

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Why the answer is SHUTTERS

These cover windows to control light and privacy. 🪟

What does SHUTTERS mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SHUTTERS is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • each of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out the light
  • a device that opens and closes to expose the film in a camera
  • the blind enclosing the swell box in an organ, used for controlling the volume of sound

When else has “Window blockers” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 20, 2026 (most recent) → SHUTTERS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Window blockers”?

The answer is SHUTTERS, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 20, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Window blockers”?

8 letters: SHUTTERS.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on July 20, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 33-Across.

Can “Window blockers” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?

The full grid for July 20, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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