Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — July 4, 2024 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 4, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

64 clues13×13 grid31 across · 33 down
1E
2L
3F
4R
5A
6H
7I
8D
9S
10O
L
E
O
11E
V
A
12M
I
A
13B
O
A
R
14C
O
N
15S
16A
C
T
17I
N
D
E
18P
E
N
D
E
19N
C
E
20S
A
D
21Y
A
O
22W
23R
24I
T
T
E
25N
26S
27T
28O
29P
30H
E
R
31B
32A
33H
34M
R
S
35O
N
E
36A
M
E
37R
I
C
A
38R
39D
40A
41N
Y
E
42T
43R
O
U
B
44L
E
45S
46O
47S
48A
49P
R
E
C
I
O
U
S
50O
N
L
Y
51O
I
N
K
52U
N
I
53R
Y
A
N
54S
P
A
Y
55T
E
A
56T
X
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1APointy-eared toymakerELF
4ACheerleader's "Go team!" cheerRAH
7ADriver's licenses or passports, e.g.: Abbr.IDS
10AButter substituteOLEO
11AActress Longoria who played Gabrielle Solis in "Desperate Housewives"EVA
12A"Mamma ___!"MIA
13AWild pigBOAR
14AOpposite of "pros"CONS
16A___ out (misbehave)ACT
17A"Happy ___ Day, U.S.A! Celebrate the Fourth of July by watching some of the movies at 35a, 36a, 53a, 38d, and 40d!"INDEPENDENCE
20ADown in the dumpsSAD
21AFormer NBA center ___ MingYAO
22AKind of exam that is not oralWRITTEN
26AHit the brakesSTOP
30A"How Stella Got ___ Groove Back" (1998 comedy)HER
31A"Poppycock!"BAH
34AAfter-wedding title for a bride, for shortMRS
35A"Air Force ___," 1997 political action film starring Harrison Ford as a fictional president whose plane is hijackedONE
36A"Captain ___: The First Avenger," 2011 superhero film starring Chris Evans as a "super soldier"AMERICA
38ADaily nutritional statistic: Abbr.RDA
41ABill who communicates science to childrenNYE
42A"I Knew You Were ___," hit Taylor Swift songTROUBLE
45ASlugger Sammy who is a Chicago Cubs legendSOSA
49A"My ___!" (how Gollum refers to the Ring in "Lord of the Rings")PRECIOUS
50ABilly Joel's "___ the Good Die Young"ONLY
51APig's plea from a penOINK
52AThe "U" in UCLA, for shortUNI
53A"Saving Private ___," 1998 film starring Tom Hanks as a Captain during World War IIRYAN
54ANeuter, as a petSPAY
55AHot beverage in a pot, perhapsTEA
56AFile extension that's an alternative to ".doc"TXT

Down

1D___ Musk known for Tesla, SpaceX, and xAIELON
2DStarring role in a movieLEAD
3DRobin Hood's domainFOREST
4DMove back, as one's hairlineRECEDE
5DBard of ___ (title for Shakespeare)AVON
6DCome in ___ (be useful)HANDY
7DApple's desktop computerIMAC
8DMonopoly rollersDICE
9DUsed a chair, saySAT
10D"___-Wan Kenobi" (Disney miniseries)OBI
15DCaspian or Caribbean, e.g.SEA
18DBit of butterPAT
19DDissenting votesNOS
22D"Horton Hears a ___!" (Dr. Seuss book)WHO
23D"The ___ & Stimpy Show," cartoon following a chihuahua and a Manx catREN
24DRed hot emotionIRE
25DOrganization with Kings and Warriors: Abbr.NBA
27DTexter's "I don't want to hear anymore!": Abbr.TMI
28DMiddle-earth monsterORC
29DAwareness-raising TV ad: Abbr.PSA
32DMemory lossAMNESIA
33D"___, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me ..." (Bob Dylan lyrics)HEY
37DRelaxing vacation destinationRESORT
38D"___ IV," 1985 sports drama starring Sylvester Stallone as a boxer preparing to face the Soviets' championROCKY
39DDrinking offense that could result in you losing your license: Abbr.DUI
40D"___ My Father," 2023 film starring Robert De Niro as an Italian-American looking to vet his son's American girlfriendABOUT
42DBusiness ___ (work-sponsored travel)TRIP
43DSofer who starred in "General Hospital"RENA
44DDebussy's "Clair de ___"LUNE
46DBlack gemstoneONYX
47DPicket fence piece (anagram of "lats")SLAT
48D___ Rand who authored "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead"AYN
49DOpposite of "negative," for shortPOS
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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