Daily Themed Crossword August 18, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 18, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 18, 2024 — 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 | Yellowfin tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Floor cleaner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ or miss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Australian hopper informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Bobby ___ ice hockey legend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rowing tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___-leaf clover rare leaf that is believed to bring good luck and is used by Alfa Romeo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Comedian's offering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Single-stranded genetic letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | I got it! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Positive answer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Diamond heart club and ___ (card suits) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Pet doctors for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Tortoiseshell ___ feline with a colorful coat that is believed to bring good luck and money | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Talks (popular lecture series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | World's largest continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Metal source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Harrison Ford's Star Wars role | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Happy ___ (McDonald's offering) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Chinese philosophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | California's Fort ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Giant plant consumed by pandas that is believed to bring good luck according to Feng Shui | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | South ___ (Seoul's country) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Sit-up targets for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Come down a slope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | What opposites do? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #28 | Rabbit's ___ amulet believed to bring good luck that was once gifted to President Theodore Roosevelt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Haha! in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | China's ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Garage grease job | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Onetime electricity and gas regulator: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Painter's creation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Great Lake near Niagara Falls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Puppy sound in comic strips | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Well boo-___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Vowel enders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Cow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Mork & Mindy planet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Zebra to a lion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | U-shaped stable equipment that is believed to bring good luck | Show answer | 9 | |
| #42 | ___ Fleming writer of James Bond | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___-la-la | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Eminem's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Green gemstone that is believed to bring good luck | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Cowboy's headgear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Actress Green of Casino Royale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Vapor from a kettle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Make changes to text | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Jeweled crown for a lady | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Desert makeup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Hair untangler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Region or zone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Acorn-producing trees | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Cozy corner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Letter-shaped bendy beam: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Michelle ___ author of Becoming | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Academy Award familiarly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Search quickly with through | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Melmac alien in a sitcom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Word before secret or notch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Here Comes Honey Boo Boo channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Young one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Days of ___ Lives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Kimono sash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Golf prop | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 18, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 18, 2024, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HORSESHOE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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. There is also a mini crossword for August 18, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 18, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 18, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 18, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 18, 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.