Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — July 5, 2022 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 5, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1AWander around aimlesslyROAM
5ABeaver's creationDAM
8ABack, on a boat (anagram of "fat")AFT
11ABoon's oppositeBANE
12A"Cool ___ cucumber": 2 wds.ASA
13APoet Edgar Allan ___POE
14AExtreme sport in which Felix Baumgartner holds a record for jumping from the edge of spaceSKYDIVING
17AVictorian or Edwardian, e.g.ERA
18AInvention's seedIDEA
19AIt's placed in a restaurantORDER
21A___ race, sport in which astronaut Steve Swanson participated by running on a treadmill in spaceRELAY
24ATravel like a birdFLY
25AGrand ___ OpryOLE
26AEspresso spotsCAFES
28AByte compositionBIT
29A"Brooklyn Baby" singer Lana ___ ReyDEL
30ALao Tzu principleTAO
33ASport played by NASA astronauts in space as part of a televised appearance during the World SeriesBASEBALL
36AReligious offshootSECT
37ALA Galaxy's organization: Abbr.MLS
38AHalley's ___ (space phenomenon)COMET
39AAlan Rickman's character in the "Harry Potter" seriesSNAPE
42A"Very funny!": Hyph.HAHA
44A"___ do you do?"HOW
45ACurved piece of wood that was thrown on the International Space Station as part of an experimentBOOMERANG
50ABalloon fillerAIR
51ARuns a tab, sayOWES
52A___ Cooper (denim brand)LEE
53ADry or mocking, as humorWRY
54ABallpoint or fountain, for twoPENS
55AOp-___ (newspaper pieces)EDS

Down

1DNFL ball carriers: Abbr.RBS
2DFurniture wood, perhapsOAK
3D"___ last words?"ANY
4D"Social" or "mass" followerMEDIA
5DActor Franco from "Now You See Me"DAVE
6DLaos's continentASIA
7DBest ___ (wedding role)MAN
8DImpersonated someone, sayAPED
9DWord before "father" or "head"FORE
10DMelodramatic dropTEAR
15DCharley Weaver's "Things Are Fine in Mount ___"IDY
16DSport that was the first to be played on the moon by astronaut Alan ShepardGOLF
20DDeli bread choiceRYE
21DEldest Stark son on "Game of Thrones"ROBB
22D"East of Eden" director KazanELIA
23D"___ get down to business!"LETS
24DPumpkin spice seasonFALL
26DAnimation frameCEL
27DWine glass featureSTEM
29D"___ Auto" (former Volkswagen slogan)DAS
31DIdeal tennis serveACE
32DGiants legend Mel ___OTT
34DJapanese monarch, for shortEMP
35DAir bubble in water or glassBLEB
36DRise dramaticallySOAR
38DBoard game that had its first Earth vs Space match in 1970CHESS
39DIrish playwright George Bernard ___SHAW
40DPinot ___ (wine type)NOIR
41DAmiss or haywireAWRY
42DNHL's GordieHOWE
43D"I'll second that!"AMEN
46DAlley-___ (basketball term)OOP
47DHoppy beverageALE
48DNeighbor of Homer on "The Simpsons"NED
49DSome appliances: Abbr.GES
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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