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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 7, 2022
Thursday, July 7, 2022
By WordFinderZ Puzzle TeamLast updated How we make hints
This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, July 7, 2022. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.
Across clues & answers
- 15
- 45
- 64
- 65
- 69
Down clues & answers
- 19
- 46
- 49
- 54
- 62
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Wednesday, July 6, 2022
across
- 1. Beanstalk climber in a fairy tale: JACK
- 5. Actress Sonia: BRAGA
- 10. Range for yodelers: ALPS
- 14. "Ailment" for the heart: ACHE
- 15. Appeared in syndication, say: RERAN
- 16. Yowl: WAIL
- 17. Fad item of the 1990s: BEANIEBABY
- 19. Creatures that can be both pets and pests: MICE
- 20. Fig. with two hyphens: SSN
- 21. Hallucinatory experience: TRIP
- 22. Jaguar spot, for example: CARAD
- 23. Worker with books, for short: CPA
- 25. Brand so named because it limits ultraviolet light: RAYBAN
- 28. Big name in shampoo: PRELL
- 30. Country band, for short?: THEUN
- 31. It requires a tap to get started: APP
- 34. Santa ___, Calif.: ROSA
- 35. Big hot dog?: SHOWBOATER
- 37. Land on Lake Victoria: UGANDA
- 39. Gave for a while: LENTTO
- 40. Certain Kentucky racer: DERBYHORSE
- 44. Small-arms runner of years past?: TREX
- 45. Poetic preposition: ERE
- 46. Land bridge between Africa and Asia: SINAI
- 47. Welling up: TEARY
- 48. Recovers from a bender, with "up": SOBERS
- 49. Key that works to exit but not enter: ESC
- 50. Habitually: OFTEN
- 53. Touchdown figs.: ETAS
- 55. Smidge: TAD
- 58. There's a bridge near the top of it: NOSE
- 59. Pulling a rabbit out of a hat, e.g. … which happens three times in this puzzle: MAGICTRICK
- 62. Something stored in an upright position on a plane: TRAY
- 63. Person with talent: AGENT
- 64. 50-50: EVEN
- 65. Gumbo ingredient: OKRA
- 66. Many indoor tennis facilities have them: DOMES
- 67. Super: VERY
down
- 1. Much of sparring: JABS
- 2. Best four-of-a-kind: ACES
- 3. "Seems likely …": CHANCESARE
- 4. Knowledge: KEN
- 5. ___ Rabbit: BRER
- 6. New beginning: REBIRTH
- 7. Plains people: ARAPAHO
- 8. Be a chatterbox: GAB
- 9. Whichever: ANY
- 10. "Gosh dang it!": AWMAN
- 11. Den: LAIR
- 12. Typesetting unit: PICA
- 13. Unlikely Christmas present in Hawaii: SLED
- 18. Editorial slant?: Abbr.: ITAL
- 22. Vessel that may be portaged: CANOE
- 24. Next-best option: PLANB
- 26. Certain evergreen: YEW
- 27. Singer Michael known as the "King of Christmas": BUBLE
- 28. Fuddy-duddy: PRUDE
- 29. ___ Rabbit: ROGER
- 31. Tempting, as an offer: ATTRACTIVE
- 32. ___ Rabbit: PETER
- 33. Kind of vote: PROXY
- 35. Term of address in colonial India: SAHIB
- 36. Pot seeds?: ANTES
- 38. Hoover rival: DYSON
- 41. The Chiffons' "___ Fine Day": ONE
- 42. It's a beauty in its setting: RAREGEM
- 43. ___ Chapel: SISTINE
- 47. What drivers do to cars at Car and Driver: TEST
- 48. "Buh-bye!": SEEYA
- 50. Not sucked in by: ONTO
- 51. Go off in two directions: FORK
- 52. Leader overthrown by a revolution: TSAR
- 54. Takes steps: ACTS
- 56. Big name in PCs: ACER
- 57. Fashion inits.: DKNY
- 59. Hopping ___: MAD
- 60. What "syne" means in "Auld Lang Syne": AGO
- 61. Increase the speed of: REV
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
How the week is built
- Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
- Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
- Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Crossword-solving habits worth building
- Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
- Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
- Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
- Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
The Crossword FAQ
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.