Daily Themed Crossword August 4, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 4, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
August 4, 2025 — 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 | What you rent at a hotel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | College term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Steal from | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Enveloping glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ my way (I'll be there soon): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ Maria (hymn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Musicians' jobs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Horror film feature that rhymes with more | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | No longer in service for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Summer shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | 1993 song by the rock band Tool that features stop-motion animation of a humanoid in the official music video | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Col. Sanders' specialty: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Mother or father | Show answer | 6 | |
| #14 | ___-turn (road sign): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | She in Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ speed (common science fiction movie term) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Ice hockey legend Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ pal (female bestie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Ornamental pond fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Gets hitched | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ dos tres ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Break the ___ 2008 song by Britney Spears that features anime-inspired animation in the official music video | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Statue or sculpture e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Where bread bakes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ for Nothing 1985 hit by Dire Straits which was one of the first music videos to feature computer-animated human figures | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | ___ student (future doctor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | The ___ is mightier than the sword | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Actor Idris of Thor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Slightly wet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Invoice term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Good Inc. 2005 song by Gorillaz whose official music video features animation inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's work | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | You're it! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Opposite of paleo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Donovan starring Liev Schreiber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway's The Princess Diaries character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Wiping cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | French for yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | URL ending commonly used by business groups | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Sail's support on a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Traffic light | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Punk variant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ code (code with dots and dashes) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Not common or usual | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Roger that ___ and out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Place chips on a poker table say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Gas in bar signs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Jungle swinger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Before I forget ... in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Do I Wanna ___? 2013 track by Arctic Monkeys which features animated sound waves in the official music video | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Word before father or head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Coagulated milk product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Meat-based pasta sauce | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Similar in nature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Bird in The Arabian Nights | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Word with cutie or sweetie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Deviation from the standard | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Fell in ___ With a Girl 2002 song by the White Stripes whose official video features a LEGO-style animation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ Francisco California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Coral's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Aerosmith lead singer Steven | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Ed ___ n Eddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Viral funny image | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Hold ___ your hat!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Am old American airline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Who Wants to ___ Millionaire?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Rich machine?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Rum-based cocktail ___ Tai | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Ryder Cup organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 4, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 4, 2025, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANOMALY at 7 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, and 4 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 4, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 4, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 4, 2025 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 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 4, 2025 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 4, 2025 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.