Daily Themed Crossword August 14, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 14, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 14, 2023 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gave a meal to say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Attack like a snake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___-Wan Kenobi Star Wars character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Large Australian bird that's flightless | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Clapton singer of Tears in Heaven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Day after Sunday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Shoplifting slangily (rhymes with roosting) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | ___-governmental organization (full form for NGO) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Time gone by | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Wooden ___ David Crosby song from his first album with Crosby Stills & Nash | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Channel for The Sopranos and The Wire: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Take to court | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Auditioner's goal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Captivate or charm with love say (anagram of monera) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Boxer Muhammad ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Ponzi or phishing scheme e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Eminem ___ Marshall Mathers III (alias letters) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Crosby Stills Nash & Young song from their album 1988 American Dream | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | ___ On 1970 Crosby Stills & Nash song from their album Deja Vu | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Radar screen dot (rhymes with clip) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Black-and-white oceanic predator that hunts in packs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Large antlered herbivore in Alaska | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Straight Outta Compton rap group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | France's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ as a mule (set in one's ways) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | Singer ___ Garfunkel who has won eight Grammy Awards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ list items to tick off while completing errands: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ Carangi supermodel of the '70s and '80s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Predator's food say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Droop or slump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Shortest month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Angsty rock sub-genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Ike & Tina Turner or Sonny & Cher e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Alpha ___ Gamma... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Pupil's place in the eye | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Shade of color (rhymes with mint) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Heart test: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Prefix with present or potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Betty ___ cartoon character of the 1930s | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Adventurer's resting places | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Dalmatian mark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Great ball of fire in the sky | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Isn't ___ bit like you and me? (Beatles lyrics): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Ring over an angel's head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Filled to the ___ (maximum capacity) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | College term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___-Man classic arcade game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | I Need to Know singer Anthony | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Stew-thickening veggie also known as ladies' finger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Beam of light | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Event with marked-down merchandise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___: Miami (procedural drama series): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Egyptian cobra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Barney & Friends network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ Movie 1971 David Crosby song from his debut solo album If I Could Only Remember My Name | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | The A in U.A.E. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Give ___ break!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ House 1970 Crosby Stills Nash & Young song that reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Uneaten morsel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Unclothed as an art class model | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Motor oil brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Ontario's capital for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Old-school icons slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Narrow river inlet (anagram of air) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Incessantly annoy | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 14, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 14, 2023, a Monday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BOOSTING at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 14, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 14, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 14, 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 65 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 14, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 14, 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.