Daily Themed Crossword August 30, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 30, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 30, 2024 — 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 | Possesses as a house | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Scientist's workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Online yay! (rhymes with hoot) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Type the wrong spelling say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Do ___ disturb! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Brain section | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Waiter's carrying platter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ cleaning (laundry option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Camera's burst of light ... or an action that may catch your attention | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Organ that can be pierced | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ Enchanted 2004 musical film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Beatles' hit Twist and ___ ... or an action that may catch your attention | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Recruit for a job say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___-wed (recently married person) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Kin of Inc. in London for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | How ___ it go? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Honolulu's island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ Jordans (popular Nike sneakers) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Mix with a spoon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Synonym for photograph ... or a figure that may catch your attention | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Dispatched as a mail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Ocean feature ... or a hand action that may catch your attention | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Flying mammal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Roman wrap? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Neanderthal's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Under the weather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Rhino's headpiece ... or traffic sound action that may catch your attention | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___-high socks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Insect with a queen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cambridge can informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Bristol's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Wise hooter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Canine greeting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Barnes & ___ (American bookseller) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Shoplift say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | ___ Weapon (1987 film) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | A of ETA for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Lingerie item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | iOS alternative | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Neither's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Pig's dwelling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Affirmative reply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Kill as a dragon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Satisfied spa sigh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Spoon bender ___ Geller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Mosby of How I Met Your Mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | That's a real pity! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Dissenting votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Break fast say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Referee's instrument ... or an action that may catch your attention | Show answer | 7 | |
| #53 | Entice into a trap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Metal container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Make a sketch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Howling group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Utmost degree in math | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Screwdriver e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Windmill blade (rhymes with bane) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ Stevens (2000 sitcom) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Baby's apron | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Blond enjoyed at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Miracle-___ (gardener's purchase) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | It's ___-brainer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Brain scan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 30, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 30, 2024, a Friday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANDROID at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 30, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 30, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 30, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 30, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 30, 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.