Daily Themed Crossword August 11, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 11, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 11, 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 | Magician's vanishing sound effect (rhymes with goof) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Genetic messenger molecule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Crust formed on a wound say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ Kendrick Up in the Air actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Cured burger meat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Ancient Roman attire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Biting insect that targets prey by sensing their body heat | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Rise of the Planet of the ___ 2011 science fiction film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | African antelope with a beard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | The Cincinnati ___ (MLB team) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Wrestling name for Dwayne Johnson: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Frozen queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___-friendly (good for the environment) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Cloud's place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Fish commonly served smoked which has the ability to see infrared light | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Computer expert slangily | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | ___ Winehouse singer of Rehab | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Fishing stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Damage on a car as from a minor collision | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Loud reactions at a haunted house maybe | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Obi-___ Kenobi who mentors Luke Skywalker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Flight connection word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Met ___ (major fashion event) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Freshwater fish commonly kept as a pet which has the ability to see infrared and ultraviolet light | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | Cow product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Second day of the work week for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Driver who starred in House of Gucci | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Eyelid swelling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Suffix for drunk to mean a person that drinks a lot of alcohol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Faucets or spigots | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Actress Anderson of Baywatch fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Yoko ___ John Lennon's love | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Carry-___ (like luggage you can bring into the airplane) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Website help section: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Falls popular Swiss waterfall | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Planet Earth or Our Planet subject | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Te ___ (I love you in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Tony ___ Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man role | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Deal with something difficult (rhymes with hope) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Like fine wine or cheese | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Freshwater or seawater fish with a striped variety which has dichromatic vision | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Cry of disgust | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Tim ___ (Australian cookie brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Month after September for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Private college in Cedar Rapids (anagram of eco): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | That in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | On the ___ (fleeing) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Crafty as a fox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ Will Be Loved (Maroon 5 song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Next of ___ (relatives) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Have you met him ___? (question from an eager friend maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | J.R.R. Tolkien monster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Neither here ___ there | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | You could insert them into Walkmans: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Consume eagerly as food | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Limbless slithering reptile some groups of which can sense infrared thermal radiation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Had the flu say (word hidden in jailed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | ___ Hatter Alice in Wonderland character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Time and tide ___ for none | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Comrade in battle say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Baseball executives: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___: San Andreas (best-selling Rockstar video game): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Low-___ dairy products | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Boise's state for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Liquid from a tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Queen Elizabeth (Royal Navy Ship): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 11, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 11, 2023, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MOSQUITO at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 11, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 11, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 11, 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 11, 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 11, 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.
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.