Daily Themed Crossword August 1, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 1, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 1, 2024 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Tenant's monthly payment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | How ___ this happen? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Mimicking primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Cookie in cookies and cream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Adam's partner in Eden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ a Wonderful Life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Born and ___ (raised) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Leak a secret say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Actor James from the Divergent series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Eastwood Unforgiven director who also composed Claudia's Theme for the movie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Pirate soundbite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | 13 Reasons Why actress Alisha ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Dough-raising ingredient | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Abrasive skin cleaner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | University website ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Wedding gown material perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | When doubled the yellow Teletubby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | The S in EST for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Zoolander director ___ Stiller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Carpenter Halloween director who also composed the music for the movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Results of brainstorming sessions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Audio effect in a cave | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Egyptian cobra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | There ___ goes ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Johnny ___ animated character | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | ___ Chaplin The Circus director who also composed the music for the movie | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | When repeated a Hawaiian fish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | That lady | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Right-angled pipe shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Siri's device that's not a phone? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Suffix with chlor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Green lights or approvals briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Mai ___ (rum based cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | To the point | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Stand the ___ of time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Rodriguez Spy Kids director who also composed the music for the movie | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Trial and ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Maiden name indicator (anagram of een) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Fox in The Fox and the Hound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Corner sandwich shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ Lendl of tennis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Outstanding amount | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Culinary school Le Cordon ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | That ship ___ sailed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Apple leftover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Hidden email add-on: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Answer one hopes for when down on one knee? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | NY summer clock setting letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Quattro automaker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ serif (type style) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Political alliance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | One may be taken in faith? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | That feels goooood! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | I'll take that as ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Eso ___ (Paul Anka hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Bit of sarcasm maybe (rhymes with cheer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ F. Sandberg Lights Out! director who also composed the music for the original short movie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Tool building | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Loser to a tortoise in a fable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Formula to measure body fat: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Jay-Z's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ moment (revelation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Vietnam's Ho ___ Minh | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Zodiac cat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Type or group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | The Big Easy golfer Ernie | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 1, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 1, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHARLIE at 7 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 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 1, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 1, 2024 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2024 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 1, 2024 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.