Daily Themed Crossword August 3, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 3, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 3, 2024 — 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 | Round music holders: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ skip and jump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Made for ___ other | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | The Lion King lioness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | New York's Madison or Fifth for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Reed instrument in an orchestra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | NFL's Manning and inventor Whitney for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Zip ___ zoom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Tall ___ (exaggerated story) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Let's play a ___ record! Find the first step at 43a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ Zeppelin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | T preceder phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Black ___ (secret missions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Swiss peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Prolonged pain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Salt-N-___ hip-hop group behind R U Ready | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Approximate landing time: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Just ___ water (common instruction) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Banana discard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ gratia artis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Scheduled business appointment for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Doctors' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Step 1: Take the record out of its ___ (protective cover)! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Glide around an ice rink | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Stir-fry necessity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Tavern owner in The Simpsons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Step 2: Place the record on the ___ (revolving plate)! | Show answer | 9 | |
| #29 | Pencil holder? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Glass of This American Life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Alley- ___ (basketball play) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | There are two dozen in a day for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sin's trigonometric counterpart for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Body part with it's own instincts? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Person at the apex of the corporate ladder: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Apply carefully as foundation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Get off ___-free (without consequences) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Young lady | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Martini garnish or a shade of green | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Welcome sight in a desert | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Weather forecast for a bit of smog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Presidential office shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Kind of talk or rally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Get better | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Step 3: Carefully place the ___ (sharp implement that reads the music) on the record to start playing! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Grazing ground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Intelligence agency with a cryptography department: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Synonym of antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___-wee's Big Adventure 1985 comedy directed by Tim Burton | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Step 4: Adjust the volume of your ___ (sound-producing devices) and enjoy the music! | Show answer | 8 | |
| #51 | School group that includes parents: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Maisie Williams starrer Then ___ You | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Great quality flat-screen set : Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Where a risk-loving person might choose to live | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ mater (one's old school) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Fire-lighting crime | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Cut skirt feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Space under the roof | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Portuguese she | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Take to the air | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Continental currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Expression of disinterest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ al Ghul (DC Comics character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Swampy place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Baseballer Gehrig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Capable jokingly | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 3, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 3, 2024, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TURNTABLE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 3, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 3, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 3, 2024 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 3, 2024 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 3, 2024 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.