Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — July 27, 2025 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated July 27, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

65 clues13×13 grid32 across · 33 down
1M
2A
3R
4S
5I
6B
7A
8N
9T
10O
D
E
11Y
O
U
12P
E
E
13D
A
M
14P
15N
U
N
16P
O
X
17Y
O
18G
19A
20G
21A
L
22L
O
T
23E
X
A
24M
25S
26C
L
O
C
27K
28E
L
U
D
E
29E
30M
O
31S
O
F
32A
33S
S
N
34L
I
M
35O
36C
R
37O
38W
E
39F
L
A
M
40E
41F
D
A
42E
D
43G
44E
45D
R
46Y
47T
48A
49L
L
T
A
L
50E
51M
E
52T
53S
54B
R
I
E
55R
S
S
56U
T
A
H
57A
P
P
T
58Y
A
P
59P
I
T
Y

Clues & Answers

Across

1AMonth before April, for shortMAR
4ABrother or sister, e.g., for shortSIB
7APicnic party intruderANT
10AFriedrich Schiller's "___ to Joy"ODE
11A"___ Are My Sunshine" (folk song)YOU
12A"___-Wee's Big Holiday" (2016 movie)PEE
13ANot quite dry, like washed hairDAMP
15ASister at a conventNUN
16AChicken ___ (childhood illness, to most)POX
17AIt's a stretch ... on a matYOGA
20AInformal term for a female friendGAL
22AParking placeLOT
23AEnd-of-semester hurdlesEXAMS
26ATime-telling deviceCLOCK
28ASlip away fromELUDE
29AGenre for Simple PlanEMO
31ALiving room loungerSOFA
33ANine-digit number: Abbr.SSN
34AIt's a stretch ... prom ride, brieflyLIMO
36A"Gladiator" star RussellCROWE
39ACandle's lit partFLAME
41AMedicine-approving organization: Abbr.FDA
42ABoundaryEDGE
45AArid and rainlessDRY
47AIt's a stretch ... of wild imagination: 2 wds.TALLTALE
51ANY MLB teamMETS
54ALarson from "Lessons in Chemistry"BRIE
55ABlog feed format: Abbr.RSS
56ABeehive StateUTAH
57AScheduled doctor's visit, for shortAPPT
58ATalk on and on and on, sayYAP
59AFeel bad forPITY

Down

1DTV's "The ___ Squad"MOD
2DOral health organization: Abbr.ADA
3D"Ratatouille" chefREMY
4DAntonym's antonym, for shortSYN
5DInformal debt lettersIOU
6DIt's a stretch ... like a cliff jumper's cordBUNGEE
7DAudience's appreciation with handsAPPLAUSE
8D"The Matrix" heroNEO
9D___-Mex cuisineTEX
14DVoting processPOLL
18DSticky substancesGOOS
19DCher's record label, for shortATCO
21DGuns N' Roses frontman ___ RoseAXL
24DHospital VIPs: Abbr.MDS
25DUpper house member, for shortSEN
26DFood ___ (post-meal lethargy)COMA
27DColonel's fast food chain: Abbr.KFC
29DSanta's toy-makerELF
30D1000 grand, slangilyMIL
32DPuppy's barkARF
35DEgg breakfast dishOMELET
37DNot evenODD
38DIt's a stretch ... pre-exercise exercise: 2 wds.WARMUP
40DSummer hours in DC: Abbr.EDT
43DActor Oldman from "Oppenheimer"GARY
44DActress ___ Pataky from "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga"ELSA
46DHimalayan legendYETI
47DSchedule placeholder: Abbr.TBA
48DDada artist JeanARP
49DKisser?LIP
50DPsychic ability: Abbr.ESP
52DBody image, for short?TAT
53DNot a social butterflySHY
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.