Daily Themed Crossword August 27, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 27, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 27, 2024 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Norway's capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Dr. of hip-hop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Flavor enhancer used in Chinese food: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Santa Monica ___ (popular beachside attraction) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Marina del ___ California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Steam engine feed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ makes perfect ... or a word that means repetitive training | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Intense impulse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Cobbler's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Thick like fog | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Sample some soup say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Green or black pizza topping | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Digits that make up eleven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Meeting as with a therapist ... or a word that means repetitive training | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Hendrix hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Bullfight interjection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Prefix with present or potent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Gymnast's performance ... or a word that means repetitive training | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Frankly my dear I don't give a ___ (line from Gone with the Wind) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Not a liability say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Bee follower? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Solar power source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Old Town Road singer Lil ___ X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Rug measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Hit the gym ... or a word that means repetitive training | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | ___ up (provoke) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | College term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Vanish ___ thin air | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Rank above Major for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | React to spilled milk? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mother Teresa for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Arthur Conan Doyle's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Grazing grassland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Black-and-white predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Boot camp activity ... or a word that means repetitive training | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Cassette player button for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Storm center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Part of the day after dawn poetically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Droops down like skin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ club (musical group) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Billiards stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Duet's number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Glide like an eagle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Help desk offering for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Lima's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Small lands in the ocean | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Peace sign shape phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Perpetual boozer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Greenskeeper's supply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Apple's desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | You can count ___: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Number of lives a cat has | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Slip-___ (comfy shoes) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | X-Men actor McKellen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Joker to Batman | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Black paving goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Fly off the shelves say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Middle East initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___-fi (literary genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Circle segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Exit full screen PC key | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Gen ___ (millennial's parent perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Motel alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | The Simpsons disco devotee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Vast geological time period | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 27, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 27, 2024, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PRACTICE at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 27, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 27, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 27, 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 68 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 27, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 27, 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.