Daily Themed Crossword August 23, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 23, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 23, 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 | ___ and Jerry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Singer ___ King Cole of Mona Lisa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Coke or Pepsi container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | New York's Madison for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Street-lining trees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | I ___ you my compass didn't I? (lent) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Coat hanging pin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ for me! (cry while running toward the school bus perhaps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Apple tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Mistake fixer in your school supplies that saves you when you write this as thiss | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Hockey legend Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ wrestling (test of strength) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Measuring tool in your school supplies that keeps your lines perfectly straight during geometry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Farming prefix with culture | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ wipe (baby product) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Mayo or salsa e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | I'm so ___ you came! (words from a host) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | iPhone platform | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Condescending one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Yes in French | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Writing fluid in your school supplies that converts blank pages into notes and completed assignments | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Opposite of fail on an exam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Singer ___ John of Rocket Man | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Disco ___ (character from The Simpsons) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Shoo-___ (guaranteed winners) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Friend whom you may have written to over the summer ... or a punny way to describe the words at 17a 22a 35a 1d and 26d: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | ___ and conditions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Aren't ___ fine pair? (comment from a 42a perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sense of self that may be inflated | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Actress ___ Larson of Lessons in Chemistry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Cured meat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Rapper with the album It Was Written | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Shortens as jeans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Surgery sites: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Ones working in 55a for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Clear adhesive strip in your school supplies that patches things up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Roger that ___ and out (bit of conversation on a walkie-talkie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Millions (lottery game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Like the PS5 in comparison to the PS4 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | What gets snoozed in the morning | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | I didn't need to know all that! in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Baseball ___ (headgear) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Actress ___ Gardner of 55 Days at Peking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Flanders whose children are Rod and Todd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Strip mall units | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Young lady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | She's the one who ___ that he snuck out! (words from a tattletale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Monotonous routine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Designer ___ Mode from The Incredibles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Spanish rivers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Not long ___ (recently) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ stick adhesive in your school supplies that you might need for arts and crafts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Train track | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Chinese frying vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Curious George network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Highway hotels | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Hand-___ (like some wool) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Charged particles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ up! (cry before exam papers are collected) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Long pointed weapon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Microsoft's video conferencing software | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Await judgment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | When doubled a jelly-like substance used as a thickener | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Your ___! (You're missing out!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Letters that might precede a truth or an opinion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Before before | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Edge of a glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Word one might say before being called an owl in a knock-knock joke | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 23, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 23, 2026, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ERASER at 6 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 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 23, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 23, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 23, 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 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 23, 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 23, 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.