Daily Themed Crossword August 7, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 7, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 7, 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 | Cleaning cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Viper found in the Nile | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Space between two teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (popular Christmas song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Female deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Mendes of Hitch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Domesticate an animal say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Popular three-ingredient sandwich order: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | * Don't go! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Copied or mimicked as a primate would | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ beef (Sunday dinner perhaps) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Monkey ___ monkey do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | *Adjusted as the strings on a guitar | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Mafia big shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Baseball headgear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Not a minor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Sally Field's Norma ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Gave the green light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Emcee's prop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Male deer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | * ___ there soon! (On our way): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | ___ showtime! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | XV divided by V | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | *Opposite of left | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Pace of a musical piece | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | TV show host Sajak who may say the phrase found in the starred clues of this puzzle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Piece of cake! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | *Spine spot (see 4d) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Night before a special occasion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Disco ___ of The Simpsons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Prefix meaning bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Diamond or emerald | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Night in poetry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Weight unit on a bridge sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Let You Love Me singer ___ Ora | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | With no further delay: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Chutes and Ladders or charades e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Program interruption that follows the words at 16a 22a 38a 45a and 53a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Lone performance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Animal-saving organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Let's ___ down to business. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Selma director DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Settle a bill say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Ties the knot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Small earring style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Train stop for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Environmental prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Comfortably ___ 1979 song by Pink Floyd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Saab red carpet designer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | The app you're currently using: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Surgeons and psychiatrists for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Cereal grain that's usually rolled | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Biggest teachers' group in the US: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Chapel bench (rhymes with new) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Object of worship | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Rock band's booking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Fabricated statement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | How low can you go? contest | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | One of ___ days ... (soon) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Country part that might have a capital? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Rant's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Grocery list component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Lives (Greta Lee starrer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Twice of tetra? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Pin for a coat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Giant heater in the sky | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Actor ___ Jeong from The Hangover | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 7, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 7, 2024, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ADBREAK at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 7, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 7, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 7, 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for August 7, 2024 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 7, 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.