Daily Themed Crossword August 13, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 13, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 13, 2021 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "The Twilight ___" (vampire franchise) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Relaxing hotel feature often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Amazon's subscription service | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | ___ management (hothead's process) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Grand-scale production | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | North Pole worker? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Hot flow from volcanoes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ Lebowitz from "Pretend It's a City" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Punching sound in comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Hit on the head | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "Half ___ Yellow Sun" novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that won the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "As ___ the instructions given..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Hal Foster's comic character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Above ___ (better than usual) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Pacific salmon also called "silver salmon" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Place to grab a mochaccino | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Live musical performance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Chops into bits | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Opera superstar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Actor Epps from "ER" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that won the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | "Umbrella" singer to her fans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "A" of E.T.A. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ Carmen who sang "All By Myself" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Postman's path | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | "___ me" (trash can words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___-Tac-Toe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Large deer family member | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | One enjoying a Chimamanda Adichie novel perhaps | Show answer | 6 | |
| #30 | Perform in a musical say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Everyone knows that!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Suffix with "Vietnam" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "S" in R.S.V.P. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "___! As if!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Purple ___" novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that was longlisted for the 2004 Booker Prize | Show answer | 8 | |
| #36 | Like slippery winter roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Pollen carrier? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "You ___ to calm down" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "The Thing Around Your ___" 2009 short stories collection by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ of Spades (deck member) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "___ Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Nancy Sinatra hit) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___ Night (party for men) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "Laughing" scavenger | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "Not in a billion years." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Wood-chopping tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Dozen minus two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Globetrotting wanderer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Semester test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Swiss ___ knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "Dharma & Greg" star ___ Kennedy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Bring home a pound puppy say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Show sympathy towards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "The ___ in Grandma's Garden" short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | TV's "The ___ Erwin Show" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "The ___" short story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Show answer | 9 | |
| #56 | Food warming shelf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Steamed state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Midday snooze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | UFC's Frank ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ up (shredded) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Modern boxing-like sport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Wolfed down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Lyft rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Puppy's little bark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Food or fabric coloring | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 13, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 13, 2021, a Friday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AMERICANAH at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 13, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 13, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 13, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 13, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 13, 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.