Daily Themed Crossword August 23, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 23, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 23, 2024 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Writing device | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Nat ___ Wild (wildlife channel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Bottle topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Gaming cube with dots | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Rower's blade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Hockey great Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | *Shoe filler ... or a unit of measurement in 31a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Tiny skin opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Sci-fi vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Sport-___ (all-purpose vehicle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Bathing bar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | *Song section ... or unit in 31a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Happy as a ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Sushi tuna used for sashimi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Off-roading transport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Aviation-related prefix with plane | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Victor Hugo's ___ Miserables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | William Wordsworth's work ... or a hint to solve 13a 21a 37a 50a 7d and 32d | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Shopping list part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Yoga class essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Hot off the press | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | *Synonym of 21a ... or unit in 31a | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | American Pie actress ___ Reid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Kid's probable answer to Do you want ice cream? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Cupid's Greek counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Cleaner with bristles | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | *Synonym of queue ... or unit in 31a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Fair hiring letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Finding ___ Tin Tin (2007 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Fix typos say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Apocalypse ___ 1979 film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | FBI operative for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | She in Portuguese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Adobe file format: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Vowels that come between a and u | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Prefix with classic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Sticky stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | I'm all ___ (attentive) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Nabisco treat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | *Rhyming sentences ... or a unit in 31a | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Dog's bark in comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Not an amateur for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Monday follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Basil-based sauce | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Mouse catcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Antioxidant-packed berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Hasta la ___ baby | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Not odd as a number | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Roses ___ red ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Mother affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Charitable offerings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Warm something in the oven with up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | *Taxi fare calculator ... or unit in 31a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Avengers: Infinity ___ (2018 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Campus in the Big Apple: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Striped herbivore | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Equally large: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Acting part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | All jokes ___ ... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | DC bigwig for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Corporate bigwig: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sudoku segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Suffix with differ or resist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Zero in a soccer match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Seventh Greek letter | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 23, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 23, 2024, a Friday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SCRUBBER at 8 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 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 23, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 23, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 23, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 23, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 23, 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.