Daily Themed Crossword August 5, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 5, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
August 5, 2025 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tummy muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ the love of God (desperate plea) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | That's ___ folks! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Lavatory to the Brits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Muhammad ___ legendary boxer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Company VIP: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Time and ___ wait for none | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Prohibits legally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Negative responses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Sense and Sensibility director ___ Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Musical TV series starring Matthew Morrison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Like the book Little Women | Show answer | 7 | |
| #13 | This glowing morning star was shown rising over Shinshu mountains on the 1998 Olympic medal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Source of iron | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | This flame-bearing light source was shown in the hands of an athlete on the 2002 Olympic medal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | A cow may keep swishing it | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___-down (frisk) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Soup from Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Pixar's lost clownfish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | This long snow-travel gear was featured on the 1988 Olympic medal alongside skate blades | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Dent or ding | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Sandwich initials on a deli menu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Tolkien meanie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Adobe's file format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Thumbs up at NASA: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | King ___ vs. Godzilla (1962 movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Not online in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Graceful long-necked water bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | This Greek deity of lightning was featured on the 1896 Olympic medal holding the winged goddess of victory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Maiden name lead-in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Que follower in a song by Doris Day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Mythical snowman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | That's so disgusting! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Food scraps say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Internet connection initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Ctrl-___-Del | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Big ___ (Andre 3000's partner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Fizzy drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | The ___ Four Beatles nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Suffix with cray for a crayon brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | This symbol of 5 interlocking circles was etched on the 1992 Olympic medal made of glass | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Teenager's pimply problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Astrological lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Angeles California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Letter insert for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Narrow opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Day-___ (pigment brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Green prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Dadaist Jean ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Caribbean and Caspian e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | City bus stop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Dubai's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Logical matchstick game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Engine stat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___-ching! (sound a cashier hears) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Opposite of vertical for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Toss a ball in the air say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Boxing bout ender often: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Severely annoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Cowboy's rope | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Eiffel ___ a piece of which was used to embellish the 2024 Olympic medal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Warm and comfy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | This evergreen tree's branches and cones were etched on the 1980 Olympic medal of Lake Placid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Barrymore star of Charlie's Angels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Passed quickly as time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Mario ___ Nintendo racing game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Requirement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | No ___ no glory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Old Town Road hitmaker Lil ___ X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | S in RSVP | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 5, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 5, 2025, a Tuesday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CLASSIC at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 5, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 5, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 5, 2025 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 70 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 5, 2025 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 5, 2025 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.