Daily Themed Crossword Answers - Jul 30
Across
- 14Decent golf scorePAR
- 15Emulate Dr. DreRAP
- 16Milky gemstoneOPAL
- 24Sleeping spotsBEDS
- 31Square footageAREA
- 35___ down (frisk)PAT
- 37Blood relationsKIN
- 42Go on the offensiveATTACK
- 52Loads from lodesORES
Down
- 5Tenant's rental contractLEASE
- 8Mama bear's partnerPAPA
- 26Drops on grassDEW
- 27Lawyer, for shortATT
- 28"___ you see that?"DID
- 29Hopping pal of PoohROO
- 37"Hats off to you!"KUDOS
- 43Plot measureACRE
- 44How you might drink 40dCHUG
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. See-___ (park feature) — Answer: SAW. Hint: A park tool that chops wood in a zigzag bite 🪚
- 4. "___ is well that ends well!" — Answer: ALL. Hint: A familiar saying that means things worked out in the end 😊
- 7. Folder for unwanted emails — Answer: SPAM. Hint: Where junk messages go to be ignored 📥
- 11. Chemical suffix with "chlor" or "fluor" — Answer: IDE. Hint: A tiny ending that turns a root into a compound name, like in chloride or fluoride 🧪
- 12. Round green veggie in a pod — Answer: PEA. Hint: Tiny garden bite that comes in a pod and shows up in soups and side dishes 🫛
- 13. "___ Croft: Tomb Raider" (Angelina Jolie starrer) — Answer: LARA. Hint: The adventuring archaeologist from Angelina Jolie’s action-packed film series is a true icon 🗿
- 14. Decent golf score — Answer: PAR. Hint: A respectable result on the course that’s right on target ⛳
- 15. Emulate Dr. Dre — Answer: RAP. Hint: Perform like a hip-hop legend on the mic 🎤
- 16. Milky gemstone — Answer: OPAL. Hint: A pearly gem that often flashes a dreamy glow ✨
- 17. ___ McCarthy, actress from "Bridesmaids" — Answer: MELISSA. Hint: The comedic actress in Bridesmaids shares her first name with a flower and a sweet dessert 🍰
- 20. "___: Pig in the City," 1998 comedy-drama film where a barnyard's determined sheep-herding pig travels to a competition in a city — Answer: BABE. Hint: This little pig’s big-city sequel sends the barnyard star on an urban adventure 🐷
- 21. Suffix with "project" (anagram of "lei") — Answer: ILE. Hint: A little French twist often shows up at the end of words like this 🇫🇷
- 22. School children's transport — Answer: BUS. Hint: The big ride that gathers kids for class each morning 🚍
- 24. Sleeping spots — Answer: BEDS. Hint: Where you flop after a long day 😴
- 27. "A" in ETA, for short — Answer: ARR. Hint: It’s the lone letter you’d use when talking about a planned arrival time 🚗
- 28. What most "Grey's Anatomy" characters are, for short — Answer: DRS. Hint: A hospital drama’s main cast title, clipped down to three letters 🩺
- 31. Square footage — Answer: AREA. Hint: How much space a shape covers on the floor, not its measurement in tiles 🟦
- 32. "Spirit: ___ of the Cimarron," 2002 animated film where a wild mustang travels from captivity back to freedom and his beloved herd — Answer: STALLION. Hint: This animated horse adventure follows a proud male equine racing from captivity back to his herd 🐎
- 34. Hee-___ (braying sound) — Answer: HAW. Hint: The sound a donkey makes when it’s really showing off 😄
- 35. ___ down (frisk) — Answer: PAT. Hint: A quick police check can be a light tap all over 👮
- 36. One getting bags of fan mail — Answer: IDOL. Hint: A star who inspires devoted admirers and gets plenty of letters 📬
- 37. Blood relations — Answer: KIN. Hint: Family ties by another name 🙂
- 38. Prefix with "match" for an odd pairing — Answer: MIS. Hint: A little prefix that signals something is off-kilter or not quite the usual fit 🤔
- 40. "Homeward ___: The Incredible Journey," 1993 adventure film where two dogs and a cat trek across a dangerous wilderness to find their family — Answer: BOUND. Hint: Think of a word that means headed back home, as in the title of that animal adventure. 🐾
- 42. Go on the offensive — Answer: ATTACK. Hint: Make the first move instead of waiting around ⚔️
- 46. Button hit after typing a text message — Answer: SEND. Hint: What you press when the message is ready to go out 📩
- 47. Miracle-___, gardening brand — Answer: GRO. Hint: A little brand name that sounds like something plants would love to drink 🌱
- 48. Vietnam's Ho ___ Minh City — Answer: CHI. Hint: Think of the middle name in Vietnam’s biggest city name, tucked between Ho and Minh 😊
- 49. "Finding ___," 2003 animated adventure where a clownfish father travels across the vast ocean to rescue his missing son — Answer: NEMO. Hint: A clownfish dad’s epic ocean rescue mission. 🐠
- 50. Bad spot for a tear: Abbr. — Answer: ACL. Hint: Knee trouble often sends athletes here for a dreaded injury 😣
- 51. Take part in an ultramarathon — Answer: RUN. Hint: Join the long-distance grind and keep moving 🚀
- 52. Loads from lodes — Answer: ORES. Hint: Minerals that miners dig up and send off for refining ⛏️
- 53. Degree after a master's, perhaps: Abbr. — Answer: PHD. Hint: A higher academic milestone someone may earn after grad school 🎓
- 54. It may be rolled, tossed, or hunted — Answer: EGG. Hint: A fragile little prize that can be breakfast, a game piece, or something found on Easter morning 🥚
Down
- 1. Sample, as a drink — Answer: SIP. Hint: Take a tiny taste from your glass 🍹
- 2. "Blended" actor ___ Sandler — Answer: ADAM. Hint: He’s the funny guy who often plays lovable goofballs in movies 😄
- 3. "___ in this together!" — Answer: WERE. Hint: A comforting rallying cry when everyone’s facing the same challenge 😊
- 4. First 30-day month of the year — Answer: APRIL. Hint: It’s the month that kicks off spring in the Northern Hemisphere 🌷
- 5. Tenant's rental contract — Answer: LEASE. Hint: A document that spells out the terms of living in a place 🏠
- 6. Rounds on a racetrack, say — Answer: LAPS. Hint: Think of the repeated circuits a racer makes around the track. 🏁
- 7. Extremely messy people (rhymes with "globs") — Answer: SLOBS. Hint: Think of people who are sloppy and untidy, not exactly neat-freaks 🫧
- 8. Mama bear's partner — Answer: PAPA. Hint: A cozy family counterpart with a paw-some nickname 🐻
- 9. Person from Qatar or Dubai, for one — Answer: ARAB. Hint: A Gulf native, as one example 🌍
- 10. "M," in the gender section on a form — Answer: MALE. Hint: It’s the checkbox for the guys on a form 😄
- 18. Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona ___" — Answer: LISA. Hint: The famous portrait’s subject is a very well-known lady 😌
- 19. "Cadabra" starter to mean a magician's chant — Answer: ABRA. Hint: The classic magic word opener before the big reveal ✨
- 23. Website address: Abbr. — Answer: URL. Hint: The thing you type into a browser to reach a page on the web 🌐
- 24. Scrooge's cry before "humbug" — Answer: BAH. Hint: A classic grumpy exclamation that practically sneers at holiday cheer 🎄
- 25. Prehistoric ___ (time when dinosaurs thrived) — Answer: ERA. Hint: A long stretch of history, not just a day at the museum 🦖
- 26. Drops on grass — Answer: DEW. Hint: Morning moisture sparkling on the lawn 🌿
- 27. Lawyer, for short — Answer: ATT. Hint: A common abbreviation for an attorney in legal docs and phone books ⚖️
- 28. "___ you see that?" — Answer: DID. Hint: A quick check for whether someone noticed it 😄
- 29. Hopping pal of Pooh — Answer: ROO. Hint: Pooh’s little kangaroo buddy is always bouncing around 🦘
- 30. Comedy sketch show that David Spade was a part of till 1996: Abbr. — Answer: SNL. Hint: Late-night laughs from the classic live TV comedy stage 😄
- 32. What you'd get in your shoe if you go to a beach — Answer: SAND. Hint: Tiny grains love to hitch a ride home from the shore 🏖️
- 33. It's just one thing after another — Answer: LIST. Hint: A series of things lined up one after another 📋
- 35. Rolling ___ (dough-flattening tool) — Answer: PIN. Hint: A baker’s little roller for flattening dough 🍞
- 37. "Hats off to you!" — Answer: KUDOS. Hint: A quick cheer for someone who deserves praise 🎩
- 38. "___ of the Penguins," 2005 documentary where emperor penguins undertake a grueling trek across Antarctic ice to their breeding grounds — Answer: MARCH. Hint: Think of the long, determined trudge penguins make across the ice to reach home 🐧
- 39. "___ you so!" ("You should have listened!"): 2 wds. — Answer: ITOLD. Hint: A smug comeback after your advice was ignored 😏
- 40. Hoegaarden or Heineken product, e.g. — Answer: BEER. Hint: A cold one that pairs with pretzels and pub chatter 🍺
- 41. "I guess the joke's ___": 2 wds. — Answer: ONME. Hint: A polite way to say a joke landed badly, as if it bounced right back at you 😅
- 43. Plot measure — Answer: ACRE. Hint: A small unit you’d use when talking about how much land a plot covers 🌾
- 44. How you might drink 40d — Answer: CHUG. Hint: A quick, no-nonsense way to gulp it down 🍺
- 45. "The Lion ___," 1994 animated film where a young cub flees his homeland and returns as an adult to reclaim his rightful throne — Answer: KING. Hint: A regal title fits neatly into this lion tale about reclaiming a throne 👑
- 46. Nestle's ___-Caps candy — Answer: SNO. Hint: A tiny, crunchy sweet from Nestlé that sounds like a cold-weather abbreviation ❄️
- 47. Dental problem corrected by braces — Answer: GAP. Hint: A little opening between teeth can be fixed with orthodontics 😁
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Daily Themed Crossword answers for July 30, 2026
The full solution for the July 30 Daily Themed Crossword is shown above — every Across clue and answer followed by every Down clue and answer, numbered exactly as they were in the app. Each answer sits next to its clue, so you can scan straight to the one you were stuck on and ignore the rest. These are the confirmed solutions as they appeared on Thursday, July 30.
Full Daily Themed Crossword answer list for July 30, 2026
Every clue from the July 30 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | See-___ (park feature) | SAW |
| 4 | "___ is well that ends well!" | ALL |
| 7 | Folder for unwanted emails | SPAM |
| 11 | Chemical suffix with "chlor" or "fluor" | IDE |
| 12 | Round green veggie in a pod | PEA |
| 13 | "___ Croft: Tomb Raider" (Angelina Jolie starrer) | LARA |
| 14 | Decent golf score | PAR |
| 15 | Emulate Dr. Dre | RAP |
| 16 | Milky gemstone | OPAL |
| 17 | ___ McCarthy, actress from "Bridesmaids" | MELISSA |
| 20 | "___: Pig in the City," 1998 comedy-drama film where a barnyard's determined sheep-herding pig travels to a competition in a city | BABE |
| 21 | Suffix with "project" (anagram of "lei") | ILE |
| 22 | School children's transport | BUS |
| 24 | Sleeping spots | BEDS |
| 27 | "A" in ETA, for short | ARR |
| 28 | What most "Grey's Anatomy" characters are, for short | DRS |
| 31 | Square footage | AREA |
| 32 | "Spirit: ___ of the Cimarron," 2002 animated film where a wild mustang travels from captivity back to freedom and his beloved herd | STALLION |
| 34 | Hee-___ (braying sound) | HAW |
| 35 | ___ down (frisk) | PAT |
| 36 | One getting bags of fan mail | IDOL |
| 37 | Blood relations | KIN |
| 38 | Prefix with "match" for an odd pairing | MIS |
| 40 | "Homeward ___: The Incredible Journey," 1993 adventure film where two dogs and a cat trek across a dangerous wilderness to find their family | BOUND |
| 42 | Go on the offensive | ATTACK |
| 46 | Button hit after typing a text message | SEND |
| 47 | Miracle-___, gardening brand | GRO |
| 48 | Vietnam's Ho ___ Minh City | CHI |
| 49 | "Finding ___," 2003 animated adventure where a clownfish father travels across the vast ocean to rescue his missing son | NEMO |
| 50 | Bad spot for a tear: Abbr. | ACL |
| 51 | Take part in an ultramarathon | RUN |
| 52 | Loads from lodes | ORES |
| 53 | Degree after a master's, perhaps: Abbr. | PHD |
| 54 | It may be rolled, tossed, or hunted | EGG |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sample, as a drink | SIP |
| 2 | "Blended" actor ___ Sandler | ADAM |
| 3 | "___ in this together!" | WERE |
| 4 | First 30-day month of the year | APRIL |
| 5 | Tenant's rental contract | LEASE |
| 6 | Rounds on a racetrack, say | LAPS |
| 7 | Extremely messy people (rhymes with "globs") | SLOBS |
| 8 | Mama bear's partner | PAPA |
| 9 | Person from Qatar or Dubai, for one | ARAB |
| 10 | "M," in the gender section on a form | MALE |
| 18 | Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona ___" | LISA |
| 19 | "Cadabra" starter to mean a magician's chant | ABRA |
| 23 | Website address: Abbr. | URL |
| 24 | Scrooge's cry before "humbug" | BAH |
| 25 | Prehistoric ___ (time when dinosaurs thrived) | ERA |
| 26 | Drops on grass | DEW |
| 27 | Lawyer, for short | ATT |
| 28 | "___ you see that?" | DID |
| 29 | Hopping pal of Pooh | ROO |
| 30 | Comedy sketch show that David Spade was a part of till 1996: Abbr. | SNL |
| 32 | What you'd get in your shoe if you go to a beach | SAND |
| 33 | It's just one thing after another | LIST |
| 35 | Rolling ___ (dough-flattening tool) | PIN |
| 37 | "Hats off to you!" | KUDOS |
| 38 | "___ of the Penguins," 2005 documentary where emperor penguins undertake a grueling trek across Antarctic ice to their breeding grounds | MARCH |
| 39 | "___ you so!" ("You should have listened!"): 2 wds. | ITOLD |
| 40 | Hoegaarden or Heineken product, e.g. | BEER |
| 41 | "I guess the joke's ___": 2 wds. | ONME |
| 43 | Plot measure | ACRE |
| 44 | How you might drink 40d | CHUG |
| 45 | "The Lion ___," 1994 animated film where a young cub flees his homeland and returns as an adult to reclaim his rightful throne | KING |
| 46 | Nestle's ___-Caps candy | SNO |
| 47 | Dental problem corrected by braces | GAP |
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