Daily Themed Crossword August 20, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 20, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 20, 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 | Parking place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Capricorn animal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Mexican money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Mike and ___ (fruity candy brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Wedding gown fabric perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Junk email in your inbox | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Key lime ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Southern veggie that's often deep-fried or used in gumbo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Yang Twins (2000s rap duo from Atlanta) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Mister in Mexico | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Actor Bana of Hulk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Archer's skill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | JPMorgan ___ (big name in banking) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | 2009 James Cameron sci-fi blockbuster featuring blue aliens famous for its pioneering 3D and motion-capture breakthroughs | AVATAR | 6 | |
| #15 | The Y in YMCA | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Serling of The Twilight Zone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Like father like ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Used a shovel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Elementary particles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | 1958 Alfred Hitchcock thriller about an obsessed detective famous for pioneering the dizzying dolly zoom camera effect | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Launched as a project | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Fits to ___ (perfectly): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ Story 1995 Pixar animated classic about living playthings famous for being the first feature film made entirely with CGI | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Actor Alan of M*A*S*H and his father Robert | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ cool (lit in millennial lingo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | There is ___ (theist's affirmation): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | From ___ B (initial step): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Cartoon submarine feature with scope | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Citizen ___ 1941 Orson Welles drama about a media tycoon famous for its deep-focus shots that keep everything on screen sharp at once | KANE | 4 | |
| #30 | Liquor not provided letters on a party invite: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Chips-in-a-can brand from Lay's | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Box with a trainer say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Didn't lose in musical chairs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ChapStick targets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ dokie! (Alright!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Nirvana classic Smells Like ___ Spirit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Grammy-winning singer ___ Estefan | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Type of wood used to make whiskey barrels that's hidden in soak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Farmer's measuring unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ up (get misty-eyed) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror film about a creepy motel famous for pioneering rapid-cut editing during its iconic shower scene | PSYCHO | 6 | |
| #42 | Prefix with logue to mean a concluding section in a novel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Diego California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Expression of surprise in a chatroom: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Muesli cereal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Cold and frosty | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Angelina Jolie starrer Mr. & ___ Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Autobahn auto with a four-ring logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Tightly tucked in | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Frozen waffles with a protein-packed Fully Loaded variant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Many a Mideast native | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Suffragette's demand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Work like ___ (work very hard): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Eggs to a biologist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Goalpost attachment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | The ___ 1999 sci-fi blockbuster by the Wachowskis famous for its bullet time effect that made action look frozen | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | ___-Caps (chocolate candy with white sprinkles) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | One enjoying a Jane Austen novel perhaps | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | Number on a business card for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Shaggy Himalayan animals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Pats gently with a towel say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Right Back ___ (Spice Girls song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Wood stove buildup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | FedEx competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | You ___! (Sure thing!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Time piece? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ year (pre-college period for some) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ scale of one to ten how good was the movie?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 20, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 20, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is VERTIGO 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 6 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 20, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 20, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 20, 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 20, 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 20, 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.