Daily Themed Crossword August 12, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 12, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 12, 2023 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The good ___ days (nostalgic times) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Shut with force as a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | The ___ Jones Industrial Average (Wall Street index) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | The Scooby-___ Show '70s animated series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Carbonated drink like Pepsi or Coke say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Suffix with infant or percent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Betty Crocker snack introduced in the '90s that had the tagline Ya just don't eat ya ___! | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Car floor covering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Consumed as a snack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Connecting or meeting point say (anagram of done) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Empty inside like a tree trunk say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Ambient music's Brian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Log-splitting tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Ad against smoking or bullying say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Gift of the ___ (ability to speak eloquently) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ there be light | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Tiger Woods' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Hill luxurious San Francisco neighborhood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Refusals or denials say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Famous boy king of Ancient Egypt for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | It's never ___ late to begin! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | How-___ (instructional books) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Fruit ___ Thing Betty Crocker fruit snack introduced in the '90s | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Milk-based '90s snack made specifically for children also called Yoplait Tubes: Hyph. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Fairy tale witch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Lawyer's palindromic organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Ruth baseball legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Female pigs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ with the program (accept new ideas) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Dr. Frankenstein's assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Gardening tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Sailor's yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Lipton beverages | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Happened upon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ one out (misfit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Rawls who sang You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Underworld boss say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Woodworker's threaded fasteners that are alternatives to nails | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | British bathroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Home ___ Christmas comedy starring Macaulay Culkin | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ jar (cookie holder) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | A ___ a dozen (not special) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Spanish wave | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Soaking or dripping say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___-El (Superman's real name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | At the summit of say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Man's best friend it's said | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Actor ___ Holbrook of All the President's Men | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Plow pullers on a farm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Jared ___ actor in Dallas Buyers Club and Morbius | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Appropriate for a situation say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___-dandruff shampoo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Godsend or blessing say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Fruit ___ Betty Crocker fruit snack introduced in the '90s that came in many flavors | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | ___ boy! (congratulatory expression) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Marshy area | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Nickname lying between the letters R and V | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sugarless chewing gum from the Wrigley company re-launched in 2001 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Theater platform | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Some NFL blockers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Lady ___ Bad Romance singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Follow instructions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Garden entrance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ constrictor (big snake) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Unit of resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Wednesday's child is full of ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Ready ___ go! | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 12, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 12, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DUNKAROOS at 9 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. 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 12, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 12, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 12, 2023 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 12, 2023 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 12, 2023 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.