Daily Themed Crossword August 9, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 9, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 9, 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 | Thanksgiving desserts with a crust | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Groan's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Pacino and Capone for two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ No Sunshine (Bill Withers song) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Do ___ others as you would ... (Golden Rule) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ Fighters Times Like These band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Keep your eyes ___ open (stay alert) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Enjoy the library | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___-com (50 First Dates genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Psychic's mind-reading skill: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | TV ___ handheld clicker that vanishes under couch cushions right when you need to change the channel to catch your next show | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Actress ___ Michelle Gellar from Cruel Intentions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Your Body ___ Wonderland (John Mayer song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Jim's partner on The Office | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Ending for anto or syno | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | One half of a matched foot-warming pair that mysteriously goes missing from the laundry just when folding finally begins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Historically significant portion of time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The Twilight ___ (film series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Well boo-___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Clear ___ adhesive roll that disappears exactly when you need to wrap a gift or a package | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Inc. alternative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Refusals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Big t-shirt sizes for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | The Tortoise and the Hare author | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Ferguson A Chorus Line character | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Last four digits ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | President honored at the Lincoln Memorial lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | House ___ door openers that stop jingling right when you reach your front door leaving you rifling through your coat to find them | KEYS | 4 | |
| #29 | Points a dart at a dartboard say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Red or Dead body of water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Charlotte Bronte's Jane ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Court proposition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___ bark no bite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Impertinent talk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Shipped off as a parcel or a letter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | What a dog may offer for a shake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Three in Roman numerals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Conclusion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Take control of the wheel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ Law adage that states Anything that can go wrong will go wrong ... and a reason for the situations at 20a 28a 37a 51a and 34d | MURPHYS | 7 | |
| #41 | Result when a number is divided by itself | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Big name in arcade games | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Lymph ___ (they swell up when sick) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Jimi Hendrix's hairstyle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Stolen goods (rhymes with boot) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | A few but not all | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ Francisco home to the Golden State Warriors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Live ___ (Taco Bell slogan) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Actress ___ Gilbert of The Big Bang Theory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ would help us navigate through the forest: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Garfield to Jon Arbuckle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Negative prefix with nourished | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ not again!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Chicken's pen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Boxing stats: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Reading ___ everyday vision helpers that stay missing despite a thorough hunt only to finally turn up on your head | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Perfect serves in tennis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ & Oh's song by Elle King | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Shows support on Facebook | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Until next time slangily: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Breaks into two like a twig | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Spaniard's home? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Cain's biblical brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Navy commando | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Wine bottle figures for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Suffix with project | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Three ___ and a Baby 1987 comedy film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | S in SNL for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 9, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 9, 2026, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MURPHYS 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 4 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 9, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 9, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 9, 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 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 9, 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 9, 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.