Daily Themed Crossword August 13, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 13, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 13, 2023 — 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 | Sum up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Weep loudly (rhymes with crawl) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Deliberately stay away from say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Entry charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Italian port on the Adriatic sea (anagram of rabi) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ Del Rey Summertime Sadness singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | On-field NFL official for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Nabisco chocolate chip cookie brand with a nautical-themed name and a candy-blast variety: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #9 | Nabisco sandwich cookie brand with a Double Stuf and Big Stuf variety | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Ripped or shredded say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Indian currency (anagram of puree) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ an accident! (I didn't mean for this to happen!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Bind as with rope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | The E of NYE | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Pepperidge Farm cookie brand that's marketed as Monaco in Canada | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Little ___ McKee Foods' cookie and cake dessert snack brand that also sponsors NASCAR | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | French for soul | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Shoe bottom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Bombards with unwanted e-mails say (anagram of spasm) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___ and the Masters of the Universe popular animated cartoon series: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | State with Greater Cincinnati and Greater Cleveland | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | 100-meter race say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ Cookies ConAgra Foods' cookie brand with soft and chewy frosted cookies | Show answer | 9 | |
| #24 | Hoppy brewery offering: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ poll (election result-predicting activity) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Eminem's The Real ___ Shady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ Diesel The Fast and the Furious actor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Greek lamb sandwich | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Genetic code carrier: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Big Ben's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Big bushy hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Doe or stag e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Postpone or hold off as a payment (anagram of freed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | News network from London: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Say ___ (dentist's request) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Use a pen or a pencil say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Plastic surgeon's fat-removing procedure for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Lean like the tower in Pisa (rhymes with plant) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___! As if! (disbelieving expression) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | One in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Old-fashioned way of saying no | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Lanka Asian country whose capital is Colombo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | I'm sure they'll figure ___ way (They'll come up with a plan!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Rolling ___ (dough-flattening tool) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Spider's trap that's spun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Prefix that means bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | View or observe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Live ___ (Taco Bell slogan) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Little trickster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Actress Thompson of the Back to the Future trilogy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Anonymous Jane or John ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | A Nightmare on ___ Street | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Necklace piece (rhymes with mead) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | How ___ I know?! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | In God We Trust for the United States | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Librarian's Be quiet! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Gullible or easily fooled say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Platform for Apple devices | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ the bottle (party game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ in there! (It's going to be okay!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Juicy turkey piece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Big name in acne medication | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Coniferous tree with cones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Lust or greed e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | MTV ___ alternative to the VMAs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 13, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 13, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHIPSAHOY 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, and 3 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 13, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 13, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 13, 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 66 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 13, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 13, 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.