Daily Themed Crossword August 1, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 1, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 1, 2021 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Like sashimi say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Wine glass edge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "___ Believer" song by the Monkees: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Hitched so to speak | Show answer | 7 | |
| #5 | Lady's address | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Apple computer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Volcanic residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | John ___ prosthetic make-up artist who worked on "Planet of the Apes" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #9 | Unit of energy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Blasco prosthetic makeup artist from the movie "Garden of Eden" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Belonging to you and me | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Bard's "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Doctor's group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Sneakers and moccasins e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Beauty queen's band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Barbecue rod | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Like a lemon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "All's fair in love and ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "That's funny!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Without any contamination | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Bed" or "bath" follower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Chooses say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Puts in the letter box | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Lend a hand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Tanning lotion letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Credit card or Tinder action | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | "Wednesday's child is full of ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Mosquito's attack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Yeats and Keats e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Duster cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Color of Rudolph's nose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Certain investigators for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Elephants and wild boars | Show answer | 7 | |
| #34 | Cigarette stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Old Italian bills | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | To-be attorney's exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | One with a carrot nose sometimes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Summer room coolers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "___ Secret Life of Pets" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | To prevent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Creepy crawlies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | TV screen-measuring unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Terrifying | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Bubbly beverages | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Skateboarding trick | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ Smith prosthetic make-up artist who won an Oscar for his work in "Amadeus" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "The Bachelor" flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Sound of glass after a toast | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "Veni vidi ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Mountaintop or a balcony offering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Word that means "type" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Casual shirt informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Poolroom powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Like villains in fairytales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "On the Street Where You Live" singer Damone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ Men" (popular period drama) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Singer Winehouse known for her track "Valerie" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Give credit where it's ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | NBA's Spoelstra | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ Baker multiple Oscar-winning make-up artist who worked on "Maleficent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Asian river ___ Darya | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Small hole in a needle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Word with "fi" to mean a movie genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Ben ___ prosthetic make-up artist who worked on "Gone with the Wind" | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 1, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 1, 2021, a Sunday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHAMBERS at 8 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 1 clue carries 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 1, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 1, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 1, 2021 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 1, 2021 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 1, 2021 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.