Daily Themed Crossword August 4, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 4, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 4, 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 | Orator's "gift" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "___ of a person" (one way to describe someone) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Big bird from Australia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | International Space Station predecessor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Teapot cover in London | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Steven ___ Nobelist who served as the Energy Secretary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ polloi (masses) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Not just | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Software programs that perform tasks for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | "Snug as a ___ in a rug" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Reverse command | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Inhale in shock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Who ___ to judge?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ Cuban shark on "Shark Tank" since 2011 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Silver orb in the night sky | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "___ scale of one to ten...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Dubai's ___ Khalifa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Rockstar Hendrix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "___ I care!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | NFL scores: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Humble response to a compliment: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Shipping weight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "The Tortoise and the Hare" writer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | ___ and flow (tidal movements) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Madison and Fifth for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Run ___ (go wild) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Lamb's dad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Bone in a cage? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Diary of a Wimpy ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ O'Leary shark on "Shark Tank" since 2009 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Squeeze out a living | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Make a purchase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Corcoran shark on "Shark Tank" since 2009 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #34 | Money dispensers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Tree anchor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Fool's Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Mike and ___ (fruity candy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Prince to a king | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Tom Clancy's "The ___ of All Fears" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ secret (confidential) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Multiple-BAFTA winning series "I May ___ You" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | First double-digit number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Herjavec shark on "Shark Tank" since 2009 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | Elbow's site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Shiny knight wear? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Money in Moscow | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Astronomical time span | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Can metal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Have faith in | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Jumpy stick? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Fallback option: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Financial claim from a bank | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Additionally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | A Latvian in the old days | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Go out on a ___ (take a risk) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Liquid in a spa or a kitchen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Like 2 4 and 12 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Delivery truck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Newton's trio | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Take part in a play | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Sci-fi's Doctor ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Word that goes with "sauce" or "milk" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Some kitchen appliances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Kind of race | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Canyon sound effect | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Yoko who married a Beatle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Miner's blaster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Lego blocks or barbie doll e.g. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 4, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 4, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BARBARA at 7 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 5 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 4, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 4, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 4, 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 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 4, 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 4, 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.