Daily Themed Crossword August 8, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 8, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 8, 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 | ___ girl! (encouraging expression) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Toy building block brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Code-cracking government organization (anagram of san): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | And a partridge in a ___ tree ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | White House office shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Under the weather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Hired ride | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | American fashion model ___ Hadid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | The ___ in the Hat 2003 film with a feline pet as the main character which can be found in the movies at 33a 43a 46a 4d and 8d | CAT | 3 | |
| #10 | Eyelid ailment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Point of ___ (perspective) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Mediterranean bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Prefix with maid to refer to Disney's Ariel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Fortune teller's cards | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Nickelodeon's ___ the Explorer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Bigger than big | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Head honcho of a corporate: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ chi (martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Astronaut's organization featured in Armageddon: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | The ___ Movie 2024 animated film based on a comic strip about an orange tabby voiced by Chris Pratt | Show answer | 8 | |
| #21 | One of the two main characters in The Parent Trap | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Kolkata's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | ___: Miami (American TV series): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Golf ball support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Blue on a map | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Lives 2016 comedy film starring Jennifer Garner whose husband is trapped in a feline's body | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ in Boots 2011 animated animated spin-off of Shrek starring Antonio Banderas as the titular character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ gratia artis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | All square | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Like non-fiction perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | This is so frustrating! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | The best is ___ to come | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | N in NJ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Fitting like a name or a phrase | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Drink often served with scones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Paycheck deduction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | The ___ 1970 Disney film starring Eva Gabor as Duchess a Turkish Angora | Show answer | 10 | |
| #38 | School subject suffix with bio or psycho | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Nickname for Evelyn sometimes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Running ___ (joke that's often called back to) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ & Company 1988 film starring Joey Lawrence as an orange tabby who becomes friends with a mongrel named Dodger | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Have a ___ day! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Cold cabbage side dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Ctrl-___-Del (PC reboot combo) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Famed radio host ___ Glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Mama's storybook counterpart? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Colored eye part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Marshy lands (rhymes with lure) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | October's calendar page number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | College faculty head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Special effects letters in the movies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | 2012 Mark Wahlberg movie with a lively bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Boxer Muhammad ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Director Lupino | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Old-fashioned word of disapproval | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Not qualified for a task | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | It may be red or white | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ATM output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Mountaineer's shelter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Droop down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | It's the end of an ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Cornell or Yale's league | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Formerly known as | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Large catering vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Go after in court | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Apply applique | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 8, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 8, 2024, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ARISTOCATS at 10 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. 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 8, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 8, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 8, 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 10 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 8, 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 8, 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.