Daily Themed Crossword April 8, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 8, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
April 8, 2021 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | King Kong for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | United ___ Emirates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Tyrannosaurus ___ (dinosaur) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "We ___ the World" (song by USA For Africa) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Jessie ___ actress who played the young woman in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Mowed areas | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Problem for a gamer with slow Wifi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Hawaiian tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Gadot of "Triple 9" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Cartographer's compilation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Seeks permission | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Prison weapon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Former diplomat Annan of the UN | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Sought damages in court | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Home to Machu Picchu | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___-BHA (skincare initials) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "O Brother Where Art ___?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | The "E" in CEO for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ conservation (Jane Goodall's field) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | WWII turning point: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Kith and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Texter's "According to me": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Thewlis actor who played the father in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Actor Sandler or Driver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Charity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Like some toothpaste or ink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Argon or Xenon commonly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "The Hunt for ___ October" (1990 spy-thriller film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Cowboy show | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Kimono sash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Border on a piece of clothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "You over there!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Scottish hillside | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | "___ the Builder" (children's TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Mare's breakfast | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | 8 bits commonly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | 24/7 auction site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Milk source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Cartoon animation unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Jesse ___ actor who played Jake in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | "Eat ___ Love" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Like a badly lit room say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Walking support for the elderly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | End of many a URL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Beta Kappa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Oliver ___ actor behind the "voice" in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ Minifie actress who played Yvonne in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Crow of a crow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ brulee | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Mozzarella for one | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Wile E. Coyote's preferred supplier | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Fiery crime | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | "A ___ with a View" (1985 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Shut forcefully as a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "Pacific ___" (2013 science fiction film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Toni ___ actress who played the mother in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #57 | Classic horror film director Browning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Wednesday follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Milky-white birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Type of switch: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Brokeback Mountain" director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Grazing spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Biblical Mideast kingdom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Unit of resistance that sounds like a meditative chant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ of the above | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Oscar's TV counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | "With all ___ respect..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Dreamcast maker | Show answer | 4 |
How the April 8, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 8, 2021, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILDLIFE at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 8, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 8, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 8, 2021 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 68 clues with answers from 3 to 8 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 8, 2021 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 8, 2021 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.