Daily Themed Crossword August 10, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 10, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 10, 2023 — 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 | Swiss mountain say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | 1963 Paul Newman film (anagram of duh) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Airport ride | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Title for Elton John | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Headey who portrayed Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Prepare to be photographed as a model | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Go downhill on a snowy slope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | The Phantom of the Opera's name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Thorny Valentine's Day flower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Number starting a countdown on New Year's Eve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | My Neighbor ___ 1988 Studio Ghibli movie about two sisters and a magical forest | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Sin ___ and tan (trigonometry terms) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Pilot's touchdown approximation say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Length x breadth for a rectangle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Auto (former Volkswagen slogan) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Home to starfish and squid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Easter eggs holder | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | ___ Moving Castle 2004 Studio Ghibli movie about a milliner cursed by a witch | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Visitors from space perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Roth ___ (savings plan): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Hell ___! (teen's excited affirmation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Did a 10K say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Podded legume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ of the Fireflies 1988 Studio Ghibli movie that portrayed the struggle of two siblings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Place for an exfoliation treatment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Texter's Didn't need to know that!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Folk tales and old stories | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Spirited ___ 2001 Studio Ghibli movie that follows a young girl's attempt to save her parents | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Organ with wax | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Actor Epps who played Eric Foreman on House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Hair goo in a salon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Reuben bread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Dracula actor ___ Lugosi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Mineral source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Far from cloud nine? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | CEO's helper for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Facebook's thumbs-up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Mononoke 1997 Studio Ghibli movie that explores the conflict between humans and nature | Show answer | 8 | |
| #39 | One who saves the day in a comic book | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | The U in U.S.A. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | North ___ U.S. state whose capital is Bismarck | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Dove's sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Braying animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Spelling contest insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ get ready to rumble! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Quid ___ quo (Favor for a favor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Itchy skin outbreak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Acorn-bearing tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Honest president Lincoln fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | One who blabs to the cops in mafia lingo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Knitted winter garments | Show answer | 8 | |
| #52 | She in Portuguese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Ketchum Pokemon protagonist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ireland to the Irish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | The ___ La La Song (song by The Banana Splits) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Santana's ___ Como Va | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | The A in Q&A | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | ___ attention class! (teacher's plea) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Rounded semi-liquid lump say (rhymes with blob) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Colosseum's city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Asia's disappearing ___ Sea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Actress ___ Farmiga of The Conjuring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Lacking color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings author | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Enraged (anagram of dire) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Give it ___ (attempt): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 10, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 10, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PRINCESS at 8 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 1 clue carries 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 10, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 10, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 10, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 10, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 10, 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.