Daily Themed Crossword August 31, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 31, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
August 31, 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 | ___ jeans (trendy high-waisted jeans) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "___ the odds be ever in your favor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "___ Maria" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Sweet tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Distinctive aptitude | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Coniferous tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Lithium-___ battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Brazilian former football player who has scored 15 goals in FIFA world cup matches | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Maker of AirPods | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | '60s hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Escape a situation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Bank on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Common John Keats tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Eggs in a lab | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Historic card game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Made one's case in court | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Quick office message | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Capital with fjords | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Patchett author of "Bel Canto" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Brazilian former football legend who has scored 12 goals in FIFA world cup matches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Word with "bunny" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Obi-Wan ___ "Star Wars" character | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Way between buildings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Rent out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Considerable chunk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Gerd ___ West German former football player who has scored 14 goals in FIFA world cup matches | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Go back on a PC | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Word after "bucket" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Cooper English-American clothing and accessories brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Kind of suit or labor group | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Unpleasant noise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Banned pesticide: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Fawn bearers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Put on some makeup say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Polly to Tom Sawyer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Sports ___ (activewear) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Successors of LPs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Spaghetti aglio e ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Gary ___ English former football player who has scored 10 goals in FIFA world cup matches | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | French ___ (side dish with burgers) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Lou Gehrig's number | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | "Some Like it ___" Marylin Monroe movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Recyclables container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Banksy's creation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Boxing site | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Miroslav ___ German former football player who has scored 16 goals in FIFA world cup matches | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Kith and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Black ___ spider | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Cuff's location | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Moisturizing butter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Boat mast attachment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Prefix with "dynamic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Scrap ___ (waste metal material) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | A-list bunch | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Red carpet car for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Movie lead | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Diary of a Wimpy ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Attention ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Morita Japanese-American actor from "The Karate Kid" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Portuguese "year" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Grumble all day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "The Garden of ___" by Oscar Wilde | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Punk-rock subgenre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Best-in-class: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Use oars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ up (dress up) | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 31, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 31, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RONALDO at 7 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. 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 31, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 31, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 31, 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 7 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 31, 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 31, 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.