Daily Themed Crossword August 14, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 14, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 14, 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 | ___ Chaney silent movie star who acted in "The Phantom of the Opera" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Table or chair support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Broody music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Play hard to ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Throbbing pain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Nile reptile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Like a freshly waxed car | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Spaghetti or penne e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | ___ Gilbert silent movie star who acted in "The Big Parade" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Relaxed run in the morning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Cookie that's dunked in milk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Diamond or ruby e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Sign to a fortune teller | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Dark shade of blue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "___-ching!" (cash register sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Rock to refine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "___ chance!" ("No way!"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Majesty The King | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Bottom line in a skirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Rudolph ___ silent movie star who acted in "The Son of the Sheik" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | "King of New York" director Ferrara | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ___ Strauss jeans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Greek letter that's also a tiny amount | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | When repeated a Hawaiian fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Always Be My ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Levine or Lambert of music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Ming in the Basketball Hall of Fame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | TV display variety: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | British boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | One of the Gabors of old Hollywood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Fire" or "Honey" insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Pre-adult for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Detective novelist ___ Stanley Gardner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | First garden? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Bill ___ The Science Guy" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Charlie ___ silent movie star and comedian who acted in "Easy Street" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | Prefix with "scope" or "meter" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Green Marvel superhero | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Laurel and ___ silent movie duo who acted in "The Battle of the Century" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | American ten-cent coin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Fort Worth campus: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Paddled boats | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | "Life of Pi" director Ang ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Eggs on sushi? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Bicolored swimmer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Tree having black wood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "Men In Black" creature | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Sir ___ Newton | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | "___ Factor" (popular reality game show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Douglas ___ silent movie star who acted in "The Mark of Zorro" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #51 | Someone that's on your side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Unwanted facial spots | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | PC's "abort" key for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Freshwater shocker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Designer Chanel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Palindromic Swedish band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Lingerie item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Clara ___ silent movie star who acted in "The Daring Years" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Website's revenue source for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "Blueberries for ___" (classic children's book) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Actress Hathaway of "The Princess Diaries" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Baseballer who joined "Shark Tank": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Justin Timberlake's "___ Me a River" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Positive response | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Cries from a crow | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 14, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 14, 2021, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is VALENTINO at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 14, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 14, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 14, 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 9 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 14, 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 14, 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.