Daily Themed Crossword August 30, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 30, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 30, 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 | Brain-scan letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | First key on a computer keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Old PC monitor type: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Yo te ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Alphabet opening trio | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Goatee for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Lake ride | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Mountain top | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Vietnamese soup dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "I'm Going ___" 1969 song by Elton John covered by Simon Dupree & The Big Sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "I'm working ___!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Receive a salary | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | It could be proper or collective | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "Give ___ break!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Geologist's unit of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ person (reliable one): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | 30-second Instagram videos | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Reddish-brown horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "___ audible?" (words on Clubhouse): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Expend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Jane Fonda to Peter for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "___ Man" 1972 song by Elton John covered by Kate Bush | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Ensemble ___ (theater group) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Telephone sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "___ and the Jets" 1973 song by Elton John covered by the Beastie Boys feat Biz Markie | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Genesis twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Benchmark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Narcotics watchdog: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Paul Anka's "___ Beso" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | On the ___ (secretively) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Ramble on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Steal the show according to millennials | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Animal hideout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Depositor's holding for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "Can ___ Feel the Love Tonight" 1994 song by Elton John covered by S Club 7 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Gene Chandler's "Duke of ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Say a few good words (about) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "___ what?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Expression of elation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Tex-Mex snack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Forever Faster" brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Settle a bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Bow wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Post-operation hospital area: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | PC connection port: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Touch or smell e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Pigtail for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "Don't Go Breaking My ___" 1976 song by Elton John covered by Q-Tip feat Demi Lovato | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Japanese cartoon genre | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | ___ necessity (basic need) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "___ Song" 1970 song by Elton John covered by Aretha Franklin | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | ___-B (toothbrush brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Figure skater's area | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "To each his ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "The Beat With ___ Melber" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Defense acronym | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Do a judge's work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "___ facto" (Latin for "by the very fact") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Inter" suffix for an international organization | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Palindromic band name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ serious note...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Operated a program | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Paul McCartney's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "Bad Side of the ___" 1970 Elton John song covered by Bo Diddley | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Yellowstone herd member | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Ice-cream eponym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Actress Martinelli from "Blood and Roses" | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 30, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 30, 2021, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROCKET at 6 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 4 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 30, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 30, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 30, 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 6 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 30, 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 30, 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.