Daily Themed Crossword August 28, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 28, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 28, 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 | ___ judicata (legal phrase) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Dust remover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Farrah Fowler from "The Big Bang Theory" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Water ___ (water spouter) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Button on a youtube video | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Hard throw in baseball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Nightmarish" tree? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "The ___" short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in 1866 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Canada's most famous leaf? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "That's all right ___" (lyric from Elvis's song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Fundamental unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Emulates a cow say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | World Health Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Flightless birds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ diving (diver's acronym) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ vapeur (steamed food): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | On the summit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Lip ___ (match lip movements) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Well..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "___ Folk" first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky written between 1844 and 1845 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ and downs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Tissue layer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Soothing substances | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | ___ Rand author of "We the Living" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Cartoon duo Chip 'n' ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "The ___" novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky first published in 1846 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | "Twist lick dunk" cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "I ___ you to..." (pressing plea) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Caustic chemical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Ordered arrangement | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Carpe ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | TV room | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Aries' symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Basketball net holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "___ had it up to here!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ of the match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Shake a ___ (dance) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Beats by ___ (earphones brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Film set VIP for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Director DuVernay of "A Wrinkle in Time" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Suffix with "brom" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Dublin's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Wednesday (holy day) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "___ to that" ("I agree!") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky first published between 1871-72 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | "It didn't ___ to me" ("I didn't think of it") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "___ From Underground" novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in 1864 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Dressed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "___ and Punishment" novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in twelve installments in 1866 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | ___ of thumb (general rule) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Poetic meter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "You ___ be kidding!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Leonard ___ singer of "Hallelujah" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Mideast airline: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Word after "last" or "file" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Beach bash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Swingers' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Alliance agreement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Actress MacGraw of "Love Story" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Video conferencing annoyance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Figure on a transcript: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Charitable giveaways | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Adhesive commonly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Stage box for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Sum owed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Broadcasts on TV | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | ___ & Perrins (steak sauce brand) | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 28, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 28, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GAMBLER at 7 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, and 2 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 28, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 28, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 28, 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 7 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 28, 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 August 28, 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.
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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.