Daily Themed Crossword August 9, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 9, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
August 9, 2025 — 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 | ___ code (part of a phone number) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Treasure hunter's aid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Light switch position | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Kind of leaves in a mojito | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Liquid for frying | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Chocolate drink ___-hoo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Swimming location | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Leonardo da Vinci's Mona ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Chair or table support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Chicken ___ King: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Soap-making chemical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | (1/6) It's a day in the '90s ... You pop this tiny rectangular device in your tape recorder and start recording your favorite song! | CASSETTE | 8 | |
| #13 | Hi-___ (digitally modern) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | The way I see it over text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Informal shirt which may be collarless | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | (2/6) Once you're done you press the ___ button that has a tiny square on it to finish recording. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Gmail predecessor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Lil' Kim's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Surgeons' workplaces: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Salesperson for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | (3/6) Next you press the ___ button with double arrows pointing left to listen to your performance. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Vertical measures for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Robert Frost's The Road ___ Taken | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | (4/6) You watch in awe as the tape starts whirring and spinning backward behind this tiny glass panel ... | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | ___ Blaster (toy gun) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Yoko ___ wife of John Lennon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Magritte Belgian surrealist artist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Knitter's ball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Scale readings for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Tome and Principe (country in Central Africa) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Long sandwich for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ sauce (sushi dip) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Celestial sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Private investigator informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Electric guitarist's need for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Christ the Redeemer city colloquially | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Brian ___ singer of By This River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Geography class reference book | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Me in Paris | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Bridal path | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | (5/6) Once you've hit the start you press the ___ button represented by a single triangle and you hear your voice loud and clear ... | PLAY | 4 | |
| #42 | Popeye's gal Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Hardly a friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Misty morning phenomenon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | See you ___ alligator! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ there be light | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Aliens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Homeland organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Love in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Shoe bottom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Drop from the eye | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Prince Harry's alma mater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Spinal ___ (nervous system component) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Apple or Dell alternatives: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Cylindrical pasta variety | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | College professor's degree maybe: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Misfortune or distress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ to do my best but it's never enough!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Mid-section of a human body | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Pinky ___ (child's promise) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Greatly impresses | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | What's gotten ___ you? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Too inquisitive say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | (6/6) To hear the song at 2x you press the ___-forward button! The funny squeaky voice and the giggles end your perfect joyful day. | FAST | 4 | |
| #65 | Head slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Bitterly regret | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Blindspot and Superstore channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 9, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 9, 2025, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CASSETTE at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 9, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 9, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 9, 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 67 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 9, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 9, 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.
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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.