Daily Themed Crossword August 13, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 13, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 13, 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 | Love ___ neighbor (biblical directive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Wise nocturnal birds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Use a straw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | XXX counterpart in a paper-and-pencil game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Crack from dryness as lips | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Twinkling light in the night sky | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Flightless bird from Down Under | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ meeny miney moe ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Square of glass in a window | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Minor task to run | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Sleep like a ___ (sleep soundly) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ and outs (all the little details) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Prefix with natal for a hospital unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Looks through a keyhole say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | The ___ 1980 horror film starring Jack Nicholson as an alcoholic isolated at the haunted Overlook Hotel with his family | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Country 14a comes from for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | The Producers director Brooks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Burnt ___ crisp: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Put on one's Sunday best: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Dalmatian features | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | It may have come before the chicken | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ sells seashells by the seashore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Shopping icon on Amazon's site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ Woman 1990 romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts as an escort who gets swept up in a whirlwind romance at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel | PRETTY | 6 | |
| #25 | Something you might strike for the cameras? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Length times width for a rectangle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Kanga's baby in Winnie the Pooh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Wick 2014 action film starring Keanu Reeves as a retired assassin operating from the underworld safehouse that is Continental Hotel | JOHN | 4 | |
| #29 | Actor James ___ of Rebel Without a Cause | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Castor ___ Olive's older brother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Arcade game with Ball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Uncool sort slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | General with a namesake dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Tic-tac-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 holiday sequel starring Macaulay Culkin as a kid outwitting crooks at the famous Plaza Hotel | HOME | 4 | |
| #36 | How I Met ___ Mother (popular sitcom) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Eleven 2001 heist film starring George Clooney as a thief who assembles an elite crew to rob the Bellagio and two other Vegas hotels | OCEANS | 6 | |
| #38 | They might go with whys whats and hows | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Touch down like an airplane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | James Bond for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Go ___ (what someone without a prom date might do) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Sir ___ McKellen actor who played Gandalf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___-school (school for tots) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Fork's partner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Tombstone letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Hawaiian welcome garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Stanley Cup organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | When used with lily a resting spot for frogs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | France's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | WNW's opposite on a compass: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | August follower briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | How was ___ know?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | To be or ___ to be (Hamlet's dilemma) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Driver's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Hot chocolate holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Blissfully calm | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Corporal's superior briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Got smaller in the dryer say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | Sound of the letter before Q say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Pointy weapon used by early hunters | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Boil fry or saute | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Wimbledon champion Arthur ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Turkey ___ (Thanksgiving footrace) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | McDonald's Happy Meal freebies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Modern carpe diem in Internet slang: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Slumber party attire for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Throw into the mix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Take It on the Run band ___ Speedwagon | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 13, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 13, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHINING at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 13, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 13, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 13, 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 13, 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 13, 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.