Daily Themed Crossword August 8, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 8, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 8, 2023 — 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 | Solar system's fireball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | To ___ is human to forgive divine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Lah-di-___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | So far ___ can tell...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Stocking's tip | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___-Wan Kenobi who called himself Ben to hide from the Empire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Baseball play when a batter is awarded first base after receiving four balls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ the dots simple puzzle type with numbered dots | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | What can ___ for you?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | The ___ of Pooh Benjamin Hoff book about an Eastern belief system | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Target or Bloomingdale's e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Purple-hued smoothie berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Baseball's lumber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | On ___ Majesty's Secret Service (1969 James Bond film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Unofficial baseball statistic that measures the effectiveness of a relief pitcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Nigeria's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | NHL great Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ de Janeiro Brazilian city founded in 1565 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Flower of one's eye? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Quaker's healthy breakfast offering | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | ___ of appreciation (small act of kindness) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | All ___! (courtroom instruction) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Opposite of enter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Distress call from a sinking ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ rap (angsty genre for Lil Peep and Juice Wrld) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Lake ___ fourth largest Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ run baseball score also called a four-bagger or a big fly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ and what army? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___-de-four (hemisphere-shaped vault) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Small battery type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tonsillitis-treating doctor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cartoon shriek | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Decompose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Toothed carpenter's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Minneapolis' country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Zero in a soccer match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | And so on so forth for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Plant anchor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Actress Sofer of The Bold and the Beautiful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Stag's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | First three letters in a kindergarten tune | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Baseball statistic for when a batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into the field | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Model airplane purchase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Biblical ark skipper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Play-___ (tot's clay toy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Cookie-themed name for a black-and-white cat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Baseball batter swings and misses three pitches say | Show answer | 9 | |
| #48 | Margin of ___ (possibility for mistakes) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Earth's hottest part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Inter ___ (among other things) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Celebrated or aspirational figure say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Worm on a hook e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Jimi Hendrix hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Bring up as a child | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | HBO's ___ and the City | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | General ___ (chicken dish on a Chinese menu) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Mosquito net material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Nephew's sister | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | T on a certain type of test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Organ with a lash and a lid? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Dreaded work week-starting day for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Of the same ___ (of the same type) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Gondolier's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | China's ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Finish as a salad | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 8, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 8, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STRIKEOUT 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 2 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 8, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 8, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 8, 2023 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 8, 2023 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 8, 2023 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.