Daily Themed Crossword August 5, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 5, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 5, 2026 — 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 | Mother's Day month | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Not many | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Part of a coat rack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ out a living (scrape by) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ de Janeiro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Tic-tac-toe winning row perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Brew-dispensing fixtures at a pub | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Written promises to pay informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Genetic letters (anagram of ran) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Opposite of post as a prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | You have seen the varied dishes in the credits of CBS's Everybody ___ Raymond but did you know the finale also reveals the entire check? | LOVES | 5 | |
| #12 | Intellectual organ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Everyone knows that! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Peep from a sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Adobe file type: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | You might have caught a pineapple hiding in this USA Network series but did you know one sneaks into nearly every episode as a running gag? | PSYCH | 5 | |
| #17 | Organization with a Most Wanted list: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Use a park bench | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Cock-a-doodle-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | You might have noticed the cryptograms in the credits of Disney's Gravity ___ but did you know these clues foreshadow later reveals? | FALLS | 5 | |
| #21 | Last ___ not the least ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Scatter like a farmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Special-___ (super secret military missions for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Cartoon cat who never caught his prey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ mignon (steak cut) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | ___ and foremost ... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Bed for a camper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | You might have noticed a Beetlejuice cameo in this NBC sitcom but did you know the gag pays off after the name is said thrice? | COMMUNITY | 9 | |
| #29 | Sound asleep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Potting need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Do you want ___ of tea?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Tissue paper thickness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Chocolate dog breed lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Like some reviews or parties | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | You might have noticed the numbers in How I ___ Your Mother episode Bad News but did you know they count down to the titular reveal? | MET | 3 | |
| #36 | Alias indicator: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Not a nope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | You might have caught the Magna Doodle on Chandler and Joey's door in this NBC sitcom but did you know its contents change each episode? | FRIENDS | 7 | |
| #39 | Old MacDonald ending vowels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | How much wood ___ a woodchuck chuck ... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Skin opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Years and years and years | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Could you ___ little faster?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Place for a seaweed body wrap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Chicken ___ for the Soul (self-help series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Tear a piece of cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Old tape format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Train set component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Permanent pal in texts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Little white lie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Football field units for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Pigeon's psst | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ have you been? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Steve Martin's King ___ (song named after an Egyptian pharaoh) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Chuckle in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Project details briefly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Soybean product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Seat for a stand-up comic perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Tower found in India | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Umpire's call | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___-bitty (very small) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Costa ___ (Central American country) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Letters before W | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Compose an Instagram DM perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Paper Planes rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Organization for Yankees and Dodgers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 5, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 5, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is COMMUNITY 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, 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 5, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 5, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 5, 2026 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 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 5, 2026 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 5, 2026 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.