Daily Themed Crossword August 10, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 10, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 10, 2021 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Loud collision sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Tampa Bay player for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Card game with "Draw 2" cards | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Anderson Cooper's channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Foreman professional boxer who held the word heavyweight title twice between 1973 and 1995 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Wrapped box under a Christmas tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "...This girl ___ fire..." (Alicia Keys lyric): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Ceiling spinner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Archaic version of "it's" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Hit ___ the belt | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ camp (starting point for mountaineers) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ Baldwin actor from "30 Rock" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Immerse in liquid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Professor Higgins to Eliza in "My Fair Lady" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "NYPD Blue" actor Morales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Entrepreneur ___ Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Rainy seasons in Asia | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Source of natural light | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Shakespearean king | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Ornamental vase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "___ Donovan" starring Liev Schreiber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Marciano professional boxer who held the world heavyweight title between 1952 and 1956 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Physicians' group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "I knew it all ___!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Printer setting: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ the counter (like some meds) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Hunter's garb for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Raven's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Channel that hosts the VMAs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Creative writing assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Bath bar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | TV's "___ of Anarchy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Artist Salvador ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Demand and supply subject for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Creator of "Sonic the Hedgehog" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "___ you happy now?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___-pah band (brass band) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Ideal tennis serve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Dynasty that lasted for 300 years | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Short story writer Cynthia | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Prefix with "lead" or "place" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Klitschko professional boxer who held the world heavyweight title multiple times between 1999 and 2013 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Cabin component | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Fastens a fly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Actress Menzel of "Frozen" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Used a shovel say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "The Avengers" supervillain played by Tom Hiddleston | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Lennox ___ professional boxer who held the world heavyweight title several times between 1989 and 2003 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Heroic saga | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Pink Floyd hit "Wish You ___ Here" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Tennis legend ___ Smith | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Disco ___ from "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Crude oil group?: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Nat ___ Wild (cable channel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "Pull it together!": 3 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #58 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | To steal something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "Did ___ something wrong?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Bench at a church | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Actor ___ Douglas from "Spartacus" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Israeli airline: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Song of praise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Skating surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Prefix with "present" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Arrow launcher | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 10, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 10, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MONSOONS 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 4 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 10, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 10, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 10, 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 67 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 10, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 10, 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.