Daily Themed Crossword August 23, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 23, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 23, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Santa's little helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Right on a map | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Battery initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Quoting as read on the internet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Uno plus due? (Italian) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rara ___ (rare bird) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "___ of Empires" video game series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Birthday presents | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Have a burrito bowl say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | 1993 song by Alice in Chains from their second studio album "Dirt" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Engine's din | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Dinner's ___": 2 wds. (My treat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Skin breakout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Polo player's strap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Animal hideout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Interconnecting flight word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ and for all (final) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | 1990 album by Alice in Chains whose lead singer was August-born Layne Staley | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | ___ Zeppelin rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Prefix with "science" or "present" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Superlative suffix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "You ain't ___ nothin' yet!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Break ___ (good luck): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Hydrochloric or sulphuric e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ATM output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "Drop it like ___ hot!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Religious group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | International gas brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Pick out | Show answer | 6 | |
| #30 | Cold-weather ailment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Off-pitch musically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Common female pronoun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "___ Learned" song by Alice in Chains from their 2009 album "Black Gives Way to Blue" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #34 | Santana's "___ Como Va" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Old ___ "Game of Thrones" character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Sea of ___" song by Alice in Chains that was also included on the compilation album "The Essential Alice in Chains" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Burgle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Load from a lode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "The ___ of Art" book by Steven Pressfield | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Gross!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Google competitor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "___ Beside You" 1995 song by Alice in Chains from their self-titled album | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | "...man ___ mouse?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | 1995 song by Alice in Chains from their self-titled album | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Heredity unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Solemn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Desert haven | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Reciprocal of cosecant in trigonometry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Knight's address | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Tehran's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Geometry class calculation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Whitewater vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Wail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | iPhone's smart assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Lovelace computing genius | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Sweet but Psycho" singer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Samples a drink say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Altar affirmation: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Wasabi-coated veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Tree fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "___ average...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Absolutely in text | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Entrepreneur's spark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "___ It Like Beckham" 2002 movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Insect of the Carpenter variety | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Foamy bar | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 23, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 23, 2021, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FACELIFT at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues carry 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 23, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 23, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 23, 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 66 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 August 23, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 23, 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.