Daily Themed Crossword August 9, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 9, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 9, 2023 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Just a ___ (little bit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Hack off as branches | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tai ___ (Chinese martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Pale ___ (bar order) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Days of ___ Lives popular soap opera | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Soda container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ of Brothers 2001 war drama miniseries created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Hog's haven | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Heads up! on a business envelope: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | At ___ soldier! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Army ___ military drama series starring Brian McNamara and Wendy Davis | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Smartphone action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | 500 sheets of paper say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Welcome to my humble ___... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | S in GPS | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Vowels that sound like I owe you | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Shape that can be found within architecture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Victorian or Renaissance for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Postman's delivery for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Programmer ___ Lovelace who worked alongside Charles Babbage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Desert's fertile spot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Sailor's Hello! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Netherlands language | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | 12 O'Clock ___ military drama series starring Frank Overton and Paul Burke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Capitol Hill VIP for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Marrow site in the body | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Salmon eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Fruity pastry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Santa's diminutive helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Kings & Queens singer Max | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Paulo world's 4th largest city by population | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Prefix with thermal for a type of energy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Gadot of Justice League | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Energize with up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Put it on my ___ (words heard at a bar maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Lion's lair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | At a ___ of words (dumbstruck) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Opposite of inner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Inquire nosily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ATM video surveillance equipment: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Antonym of love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Countryside retreats | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | The Walking ___ AMC zombie series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Objectives or aspirations say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Tailless primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | No ___! (Not happening!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ of Duty military drama series starring Tony Becker and Ramon Franco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Upper-left PC key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Feel unwell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Suffix with chat for a computer program you can talk to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ tube (chemistry lab essential) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Forman from That '70s Show | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | War comedy-drama starring Alan Alda and Mike Farrell that is based on Richard Hooker's eponymous novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | And now without further ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ of hope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Satisfied spa sigh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ to a Nightingale (John Keats creation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Mother's sister to you | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | What an archaeologist estimates for a relic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | What a donut has but muffin doesn't | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The I in FYI for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Flippered aquatic mammal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ borrow steal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ doll (homemade doll perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Zoology class eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Cute ___ button: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Ewe's love interest? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Spinning toy | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 9, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 9, 2023, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SYSTEM at 6 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 9, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 9, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 9, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 9, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 9, 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.