Daily Themed Crossword August 21, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 21, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 21, 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 | Mary Had a Little ___ (nursery rhyme) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Get all lovey-dovey at the mall say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ and far between | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Iridescent October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Nickname for Henry perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Pop singer Grande fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Letter after Alpha in the Greek alphabet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Lead singer of U2 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Take the gold medal in a race | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Snake in The Jungle Book | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ the Rapper No Problem rapper and coach on NBC's The Voice | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Prefix that means half | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Organ used to listen to music | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Corporate engineering bigwig: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Man Winter (personification of Winter) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Jonas Jealous singer and former coach on NBC's The Voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love singer and former coach on NBC's The Voice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Salt site on a cocktail glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Edgar Allan ___ To Helen poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Saw or screwdriver e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Hmmm what ___ missing? (detective's musing maybe): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ updates for me? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | McDonald's I'm Lovin' It e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Take ___ the show's about to start! (Sit down!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Gloomy ___ (pessimistic person) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Tokyo's former name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Aguilera Genie in a Bottle singer and former coach on NBC's The Voice | Show answer | 9 | |
| #29 | Sack or fire? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Excellent as eyesight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Trainspotting actor McGregor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Texter's For real?!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | GPS recommendation for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | The P of PO box | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Arcing tennis shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Jungle primate with no tail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Wipe your shoes surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Shelton God's Country singer and coach on NBC's The Voice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Soup served in the streets of Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Prom or ballroom activity | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Hawaiian Hello! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Young deer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | The ___ Andre Show (sketch comedy show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Mulled ___ (drink served during Christmas perhaps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Temporary-release-from-jail money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Love to a Spanish singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Prince Valiant's boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Upscale neighborhood in Lower Manhattan informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___-throat competition (intense) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | General ___ (Chinese-American dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | RuPaul's ___ Race reality show | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Tablet that can connect to the Apple Pencil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ of shame (protective device for a cat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Alicia ___ Girl on Fire singer and former coach on NBC's The Voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Something ___ (not this) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___ Dragons band with the hits Thunder and Radioactive | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Opposite of plus in math | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Not for a ___ of trying | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | You should see the ___ guy! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Levine Maroon 5's lead singer and former coach on NBC's The Voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | The Voice performance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Ladder rung | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Prefix with system to mean one's natural environment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | No longer seeking employment for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Oscar-nominated film Sands of ___ Jima | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Lil ___ X Montero rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Six-footed soldier? | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 21, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 21, 2023, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHRISTINA at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 21, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 21, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 21, 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 21, 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 21, 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.