Daily Themed Crossword August 16, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 16, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 16, 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 | Acne-induced pit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | South Korean sensation who sang "Gentleman" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "If the ___ fits..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ Bear Boo-Boo's buddy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Japanese fish-on-rice roll | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Brother's sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Prefix with "net" or "national" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Thailand formerly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Type of bag or spider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Evil computer from "2001: A Space Odyssey" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Undisclosed author briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Cleaner's alkali | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "So you knew it all along" exclamation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Prefix with "verse" or "cycle" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Salad recipe verb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ Banks keyboard legend who played for the rock band Genesis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ in the wheel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Constellation component for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Fight against authority | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Wind ensemble instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Keyboard legend who played for the rock band The Nice: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Lake ___ Blue Nile source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Moscow's country | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Flat tire's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Public vehicle with a conductor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Country heads of Canada and India say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Prepare a surprise party say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ Reed singer and songwriter of The Velvet Underground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | A fractured one may be in a cast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Live and ___ live" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Victor Hugo's "___ Miserables" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Hammer keyboard legend who played for the jazz band Mahavishnu Orchestra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Lord keyboard legend who played for the rock band Deep Purple | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Dear Yoko" dedicatee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Parasite's egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actress Erin of "Happy Days" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | "What's in a ___?...." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "Big Easy" Ernie of golf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Folk rock's ___ DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Total in math | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Properly chosen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Balloon inflating device | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | "___ now then when?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "Just so it's known..." in textspeak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Henna artist's canvas? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Dallas school that's home to the Mustangs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Siesta sound? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "___ You Won't Let Go" song by James Arthur | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "___ Me Up Before You Go-Go" song by Wham! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Rick ___ keyboard legend who played for the rock band Yes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #51 | Bard of ___ (Shakespeare's nickname) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Riyadh resident maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Gossip page couple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Wedding cake layer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Blade's sharp side | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Frame of mind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ Manzarek keyboard legend who played for the rock band The Doors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sitar maestro ___ Shankar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Actor's stage support | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Peeve" preceder? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Veiled oath: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Smack That" artist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "You ___ here" (map phrase) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Freudian "I" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Nara currency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Bookie's booking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "Paint the town" color | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 16, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 16, 2021, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KEITHEMERSON at 12 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 3 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 16, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 16, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 16, 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 12 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 16, 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 16, 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.