Daily Themed Crossword August 3, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 3, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 3, 2021 — 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 | Athlete in the big league for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Positive sign like in blood types | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Brit's bathroom for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "I could ___ a hand here" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Woody plant | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Intense anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Big Blue" company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Pear varieties | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | ___-Goldwyn-Mayer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Retreats like a tide | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | It may be hard-boiled or fried | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Snatch suddenly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Like slasher films | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Reaction to poison ivy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Fish delicacy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Male sibling slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "Head ___ heels" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Played with | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | ___ tube (lab item) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Place to get a cocktail? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Martian's ride perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Some NFL ball carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Sidney ___ ice hockey prodigy who now plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Organization that deals with oil: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Nocturnal cave dwellers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Fischer chess prodigy who was an American chess grandmaster and a world champion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Absorb with "up" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Prefix with "thermal" or "political" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Space between two teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Do some needlework | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Like some humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Singer James known for her track "At Last" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Pad ___ (flat noodle dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ Lipinski skating prodigy who became the youngest figure skater to win an Olympic gold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "Just fine" in NASA lingo: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Announcements at an airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Slippery bar in the bathroom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Basketball's Erving to fans: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Kind of shrimp or jet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Elaine ___ former Secretary of Transportation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Norway's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Compliment to the chef? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | 5th month on a calendar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Noah's biblical boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Sound booster at a live gig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Franklin swimming prodigy who is five-time Olympic gold medalist | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Hiking trails | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Dangerous underworld group | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "I'm so ___ with her antics": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Protective ditch around a castle usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Nearsightedness | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | The sun in a sunny side up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | State to Columbus | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "Toodles!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ and aah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Houston athlete for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Family member for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Moore or Lovato | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Suffix for citizens of Bhutan or Lebanon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Hacksaw Ridge" director Gibson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Chemical ending with "chlor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Muhammad ___ boxing prodigy considered to be one of the greatest athletes of the century | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "There ___ Goes" song by the La's | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ car (second-hand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | End of some boxing matches: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | L'Homme product initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Football prodigy from Brazil who won FIFA World Player of the Century along with Maradona | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 3, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 3, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CROSBY at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 3, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 3, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 3, 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 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 3, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 3, 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.
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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.