Daily Themed Crossword August 17, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 17, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 17, 2021 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sphere to a dramatist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ out of (withdraws) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Mountain climber's goal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Like some NBA players or supermodels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Insomniac's yearn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Walked into a room | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | End of a professor's email address often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Rotary telephone feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Wrist-to-elbow bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | First-aid set | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Chloe ___ American snowboarder who won a gold in the Winter X Games 2021 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Magazine with an "Entrepreneur of the Year" award | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Not impressed" sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Authentic or genuine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Null on a soccer scoreboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Tupperware tops | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Pickup ___ (flirting technique) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Barnyard hay bundle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Summer vacation shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Scratcher's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Marcus ___ Norwegian snowboarder who won a gold in the Winter X Games 2021 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #22 | Canine curer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Nintendo's Super ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "P" in WPM | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Longform exam element | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Box with a trainer say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "We ___ to please!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "I'm not ready ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Totsuka Japanese snowboarder who won a gold in the Winter X Games 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Sweet vegetable that's sometimes mashed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Love" in a Spanish ballad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Tom Clancy's "Every ___ Tiger": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "___ and conditions apply" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Christ the Redeemer's city familiarly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Gremaud Swiss skier who won a gold in the Winter X Games 2021 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #36 | Bake sale dessert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Actress Thurman of "Final Analysis" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "Day" in the Dominican Republic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Number on a receipt for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ and I "Dance Monkey" hitmaker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Early anesthetic | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Recognize visually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Playful aquatic mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Put to bed snugly with "in" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Cartoonish shriek | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Deliver a formal speech | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Color or shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Dusty ___ American snowboarder who won a gold in the Winter X Games 2021 | Show answer | 10 | |
| #49 | Manhattan or Brooklyn cops: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Lion's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Instruction to a spaniel? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Actress Stone of "Cruella" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Goepper American skier who won a gold in the Winter X Games 2021 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "I should've brought a jacket" sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Phone storage-related unit with "giga" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Concurring vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Gentle knock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sunny bit of an egg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "You've said more than you need to" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___-view mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Athlete's knee protector | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Onetime Jeep manufacturer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Kind of sheet or music | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Dr. who won several Grammys | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Shaggy Tibetan beast | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 17, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 17, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HENRICKSEN at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. 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 August 17, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 17, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 17, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 August 17, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 17, 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.