Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for July 20, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
Daily Themed Crossword Hints, July 20, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 7/20/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Beach skin shade
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4A. Harmless lie (rhymes with "bib")
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7A. First three letters of the English language alphabet
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10A. Suffix with "lemon" for a summer drink
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11A. Card game where you have to yell the name of the game
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12A. Thick piece of concrete
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13A. ___ bunk (bunk closer to the ceiling)
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14A. Waiter's handout
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15A. ___ d'oeuvre (finger food that might be listed on a 14a)
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16A. Flag down, as a cab
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18A. "The ___ Is Dead," song by The Smiths with a title that could describe the loss of a valuable piece in a game of chess
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20A. Set of head feathers on a bird (rhymes with "wrest")
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22A. Naval vessel letters
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23A. "Only a ___ in Their Game," song by Bob Dylan with a title that could be used by a low-ranked chess piece lamenting its plight
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24A. Last month on the calendar, for short
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25A. Work like an archaeologist, perhaps
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28A. *"I ___ sorry!": 2 wds.
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29A. ___ Kat (wafer chocolate)
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30A. Tibetan monk
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31A. "___ Then There Were None" (Agatha Christie thriller)
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32A. Poles on ships
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33A. Baseball hitter's stat (anagram of "rib"): Abbr.
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34A. "The ___," song from the "Les Miserables" movie which could refer to the chess piece that moves diagonally
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35A. Former quarterback ___ Flutie
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36A. Prefix with "corn" to mean a mythical one-horned creature
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37A. Peek-___ (baby's playtime pastime): Hyph.
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39A. "Darling," for short
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41A. "___ of Pain," song by The Police which could describe the state of an important chess piece after a devastating checkmate
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45A. "___ & Mindy" ("Happy Days" spin-off)
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46A. Elephant's weight, maybe
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47A. Got together, say
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48A. Has bills to pay
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49A. James Bond, for one
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50A. "The Pit and the Pendulum" author Edgar Allan ___
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1D. Bit of body art, for short
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2D. This is ___-or-die situation!: 2 wds.
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3D. Nieces' counterparts
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4D. Gas tank filler
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5D. Hotel providing food and accommodation to travelers
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6D. Flower arrangement
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7D. ___ vera gel (soothing salve for sunburns)
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8D. Building for livestock
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9D. "Survivor" and "Ghosts" network: Abbr.
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12D. "___ a Woman," 1964 hit Beatles song
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14D. Iron Man's alma mater: Abbr.
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17D. "It came ___ surprise to me": 2 wds.
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19D. Los Angeles school: Abbr.
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20D. Tax advisor: Abbr.
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21D. "Butting" bighorn sheep
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24D. 'What ___ you expect?'
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25D. Punctuation that's in a hurry?
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26D. Are you saying ___ blame?: 2 wds.
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27D. Sound expressing the emotion behind "oh no!"
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29D. "___ of Cydonia," song by Muse which could describe the chess pieces that move in an L-shape
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30D. Vision-correcting surgical procedure: Abbr.
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31D. ___ Dhabi, capital of UAE
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32D. Lowest setting, for short
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33D. Song by Shearwater which could describe the chess pieces that can only move in a straight line
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34D. Bugs ___ of "Looney Tunes"
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35D. Notes before "mi": 2 wds.
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37D. "Te ___" (lover's confession in a telenovela, perhaps)
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38D. Final act, on Broadway
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40D. Alley-___ (NBA move)
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42D. Mischievous one, in fairy tales
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43D. New MacBook model which fittingly means "new"
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44D. Former telecom giant: Abbr.
Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.
The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.
The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.
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