Daily Themed Crossword August 20, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 20, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
August 20, 2025 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Father lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Droop like an old sofa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Without further ___ ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Croft: Tomb Raider (2001 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Took part in a relay race | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Lee of Marvel Comics | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Prefix with biotic and virus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Prepare to pray say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | List of items at a restaurant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Bear Grylls' ___ vs. Wild | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ New World sci-fi TV series that was adapted from Aldous Huxley's banned novel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Carrier to take to the farmer's market maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Lawyer's workload | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Thurman Hysterical Blindness actress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Bone in the chest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Bench presser's target muscle for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Pen ___ (letter buddy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ People psychological drama TV series that was adapted from Sally Rooney's banned novel | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Delicate French pancake | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | First aid ___ (boxes with medical supplies) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Military rank for KFC's Sanders for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ charger (engine booster) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | They hang upside down in caves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___! I didn't see you there!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Alley-___ (basketball play) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Pacino and Gore for two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Gossip ___ teen drama TV series that was adapted from Cecily von Ziegesar's banned novel series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Beats by ___ (headphones brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Old Pontiac muscle car: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Organization that might have you remove your shoes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | All good things come to an ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | His ___ Materials fantasy TV series that was adapted from Philip Pullman's banned trilogy of novels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Actor ___ Rickman of Sense and Sensibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Native of Denmark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Day before Sunday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Actor ___ Sandler of Hustle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ with the Wind (1939 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Sunbather's shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Museum display often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Mai ___ (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Actress ___ Dern from Big Little Lies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Strip of wood in a fence (rhymes with flat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Moody music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Network with a peacock logo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Roman emperor who played the fiddle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Egyptian viper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Victory sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Keyboard's exit key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | The Handmaid's ___ dystopian TV series that was adapted from Margaret Atwood's banned novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Barcodes on store items: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Damage the surface of as a car | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | To irritate someone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Weight-to-height calculation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___-noir (film genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ the Hun (King of the Huns) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Baton Rouge school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | HP or Dell products: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Ship captain's record | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Used a bicycle say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | A Star Is ___ (2018 film starring Lady Gaga) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Opinion piece in a newspaper: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Word with punching or sleeping | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Ctrl-___-Del (computer command) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | General ___ (Chinese statesman who was the inspiration of a chicken dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Big success | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | 60-minute periods for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 20, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 20, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NORMAL at 6 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, 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 20, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 20, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 20, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 20, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 20, 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.