Daily Themed Crossword August 30, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 30, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 30, 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 | ChapStick target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___-school (tot's learning place) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ mower (grass cutter) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ not remember (amnesiac's words perhaps): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | I want to ___ some watermelon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Spooky sounding Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Slithery fishes that resemble snakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | My country ___ of thee ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Short humorous sketch (rhymes with slit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch cat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Bill ___ History of the United States | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Automobile ... or when combined with 60a a travel arrangement for a group to commute together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | From head ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Doctor with a lot of patients after Halloween perhaps | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Scissor sounds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___-mo (video mode for sports replays for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | X-___ small (like some tees) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Give credit where credit's ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Bile-producing organ ... or when combined with 60a a well-known soccer sports club in England | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Magazine editions | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | ___ and don'ts (rules) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ she been around lately? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Like sea-dwelling life | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Big-eared elephant who believed he could fly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | How could ___ you down?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Business letters? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Corner piece on a chessboard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Tax in Britain ... or when combined with 60a an underground waste reservoir | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Mamma ___! (Italian exclamation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Draining the ___ end-of-summer chore ... or what's been done to the words at 22a 37a 58a 5d and 25d | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Call routing number for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cash source: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Decryption organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | False statements | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Creative spark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Exit ___ (election-time survey) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Teacher's ___ (favorite) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Drops from the sky ... or when combined with 60a a puddle or pond that's formed in the monsoon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Website for all things handmade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | I hope you've learned your ___! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Noah's construction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Nintendo's movement-sensing game console | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Trapeze artist's precaution | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Religious offshoot (rhymes with elect) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___ Tai (Blue Hawaii liquor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Space invaders: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Q-U link letterwise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | What rises and falls in the ocean ... or when combined with 60a water left behind by the ocean's movements | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Magnum ___ (masterpiece) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Form of address for a Spanish man | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | High-speed Internet connection letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Manning former New York Giants quarterback | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Turkey Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Prefix with ceratops for the name of a dinosaur | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Cigar remains | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Changes formatting and grammar say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | ___ Howard Rush director | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Like Eeyore almost always | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Seize power | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Diamond of Night Court | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Maze runners? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The A of A-Rod | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | I ___ my case (I conclude my argument) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Knight (Marvel hero played by Oscar Isaac) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Hecklers' shouts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | The Sooner State for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Awesome in modern slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Device you say Cheese! to for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 30, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 30, 2026, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DENTIST 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 30, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 30, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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.