Daily Themed Crossword August 26, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 26, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 26, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Go from ___ to worse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Do business with a bookie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Mouth bone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | I promise you'll ___ the day you met me! (threatening words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ hygiene (dentist's concern) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Kimono accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Do you want an apple ___ banana? (question at breakfast maybe): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Met ___ Anna Wintour's annual event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Farmer's crop-eating annoyance say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Spicy nacho dip | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Isaac's eldest son in the Bible | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | URL ender for a charity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ Gable and Carole Lombard yesteryear Hollywood couple who co-starred in 1932's No Man of Her Own | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Princess's royal residence | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Unrestrained retail therapy say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Mail world's largest email provider once | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Clumsy graceless sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | English cathedral city in Cambridgeshire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Spencer ___ and Katharine Hepburn yesteryear Hollywood couple who co-starred in Desk Set | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Fast food chain that sells footlong sandwiches | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | Concert hall or arena e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Stay ___ to yourself! (Always believe in you!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Apt animal for a farmer who's an Aries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Update the decor of as a bedroom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ Newman and Joanne Woodward yesteryear Hollywood couple who co-starred in The Long Hot Summer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Heaps and heaps: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Music genre with a melancholic vibe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | High-strung or jittery say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Food truck food in a shell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Mend as ripped jeans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Homer Simpson's annoyed cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Rockies unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Bar bed and breakfast place? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Nintendo's Super Mario ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Spiritual glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Distribute as cards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Humphrey ___ and Lauren Bacall yesteryear Hollywood couple who co-starred in Key Largo | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | It's the end of an ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The Handmaid's ___ (Margaret Atwood novel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Jonas brother of Nick and Kevin Jonas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Crunchy stomach muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Wisdom's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Fear and Loathing in ___ Vegas 1998 film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Orange juice bits say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Sailor's Help me! plea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Heat-beating appliances: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Day-___ Color Corp. (paint brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Geometric or geographic topic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ on (count on) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Lock opener | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Heart of an apple? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Actor Rickman who played Hans Gruber | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Middle ___ (region with the Arabian peninsula) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Dune-rider's off-road transport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Cat feature that's brushed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ fries (spiral-shaped fries) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Supportive response from a Senator? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Richard ___ and Elizabeth Taylor yesteryear Hollywood couple who co-starred in Cleopatra | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | ___ hours (night hours that sound small?) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Pilates class need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ Arnaz and Lucille Ball yesteryear Hollywood couple who co-starred in I Love Lucy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Foreboding sign say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___-Xing (street sign) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Fuss or bother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Cry similar to Ick! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | On the ___ (skipping town) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Month for all things Halloween for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | I'm my ___ worst enemy | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 26, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 26, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CASTLE 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 26, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 26, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 26, 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 68 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 26, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 26, 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.