Daily Themed Crossword August 20, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 20, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 20, 2021 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "I can't believe that!" in texts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Omega unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Shoe part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Bachelor party attendee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Bitterly pungent | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | YouTube video interrupters for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Donald Duck's girlfriend | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Lip ___ Battle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Baseball or cricket e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Double agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Mexican currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Raise one's voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Cry ___ river!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Low island or a reef | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | What you might do through the keyhole | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Krakow's nation for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Hair-holding goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Orange peel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Spreadsheet info | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Nobel Peace Prize city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | English literary nonsense writer who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #22 | Console succeeded by Nintendo Switch: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Household rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Charley Weaver's "Things Are Fine in Mount ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Bit of body art for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Airport scanning organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Muay ___ (martial art form) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Affectionate squeeze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Letters before an alias: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Make a mistake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Dig in!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Laura E. ___ American literary nonsense writer who wrote "Eletelephony" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #33 | Shoplift or steal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "La-la" preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Male sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Ray Bengali literary nonsense writer who wrote "HaJaBaRaLa" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | ___-Dick (famous literary whale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Kangaroo land for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Arnaz of "I Love Lucy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Eponymous designer Christian ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Turkish title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "It can be ___ little secret" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Canyon rebound? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Tenant's fee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Handoff recipients in the NFL: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Belt setting | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Clean something dirty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "I've got ___ on my plate right now": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Horror movie violence often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Edward ___ American literary nonsense writer who wrote "The Doubtful Guest" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Mortgage adjustment for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Shakespeare's "Shall I compare ___ to a summer's day?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Actress Shire of "The Godfather" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | "I'm an ___ book" (easily understood) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Legally possess | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Columbus' state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Umbrella or barbecue bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Get under one's skin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "C'mon ___ sport.: 2 wds." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Inflatable water transport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Towards the setting sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Dr. of rap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ Manning NFL quarterback | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Volleyball court divider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Calypso-inspired music | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 20, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 20, 2021, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LEWISCARROLL at 12 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 20, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 20, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 20, 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 66 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 20, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 20, 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.