Daily Themed Crossword August 17, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 17, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
August 17, 2025 — 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 | My country ___ of thee ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___: Miami (procedural TV show): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Judge's gown | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ Lanka Asian island | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | English washroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Bath item used for drying | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Writer's instrument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Bowling lane | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | I am shocked! in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ man (main groomsman) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Legumes like pinto and lima ... or 25a in slang | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Brooklyn Baby singer Lana ___ Rey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ of Man island in the Irish Sea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Non-edible currency that might also go by the edible names at 19a 43a 50a 4d 22d and 37d | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Valley California's wine region | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Not in say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Charlotte Bronte's Jane ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Cast support for a fracture | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Fabric-weaving machine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Opposite of yeah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | A Quiet Place actress Emily ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Agreement of peace (rhymes with fact) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Italian for three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Secret stockpile that sounds like cash | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Popular yellow cracker cheese ... or 25a in slang | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Intense devotion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | ___ good sport! (Don't be a sore loser!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | The Altar constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Crispy breakfast strip ... or 25a in slang | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Grassy lawn patch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Word with Ben or Dipper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Tiny cooking measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Seething rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Envy or pride e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Chowder mollusks ... or 25a in slang | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Apple Music upload | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Lithium-___ battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Acting part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Hooting birds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Red root veggie that is often pickled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Cathedral city near Cambridge (anagram of lye) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Dining room centerpiece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | NBA legend Shaquille ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Use Me container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Spanish for that | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Swiss skiing spots | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Pizza base ... or 25a in slang | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Suffix with depend or persist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ Lisa (painting at the Louvre) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Gave a shout | Show answer | 6 | |
| #52 | Who Uncle Sam wants | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Director Howard of A Beautiful Mind | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ambulance crew member: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Temp trainee hired in summer perhaps | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | What one might slice and toast ... or 25a in slang | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Prefix with chute or graph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Highway to Hell rock band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Jimmy ___ (high-end shoe brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Actor ___ James of Divergent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Vehicle for hire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Survivor network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Makeup artist's pat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Director Aster of Hereditary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Dustcloth e.g. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 17, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 17, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHEDDAR at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 17, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 17, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 17, 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 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 17, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 17, 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.