Daily Themed Crossword August 3, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 3, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
August 3, 2026 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fitting as a reply (anagram of tap) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Gave food say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Santa's helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cow's hello | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Pub drinks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Actor Epps of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | How are ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Granny affectionately | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Calf-covering skirt length (rhymes with giddy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ door (UPS drop-off site usually) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Togetherness | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Seeded bakery loaf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Court divider in pickleball or tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___/Encore 2004 genre-crossing mashup by Linkin Park and Jay-Z that fuses alternative rock with hip-hop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___-been (no longer significant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | EMT training subject: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Big bird from Australia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | NNW reversal: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Arabia (Middle Eastern country) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Friendly dog's tail movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Sorry am ___ your way?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Genre-crossing horrorcore single by Eminem featuring vocals sampled from Dido that blends hip-hop with pop ballad vocals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Film studio with a roaring mascot: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Shaggy Himalayan ox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Tender beef cut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Nightstand place | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Ventilates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Crimson Tide football team to fans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Word repeated thrice in the title of an '80s genre-crossing hit by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson that mixes pop and funk | SAY | 3 | |
| #30 | Kid's dad? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Can ___ honest with you?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Absorbed as a cost | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | If ___ genre-crossing duet by Andrea Bocelli and Dua Lipa that fuses opera with pop and helped Si top both charts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Ob-___ (doctor for women for short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Well that ___ unexpected | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Valerie singer Winehouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Sound accompanying a cloud of smoke (rhymes with goof) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Rock group's trip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ packs waist bags popular in the '90s | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Make extremely happy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Bear's abode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Radiate as light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Oscar-winning pop star ___ Gaga | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Day after Thursday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Steam-filled room | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Leave out as a detail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Fortune teller's crystal ball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Loch ___ monster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | The N in NYC | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Actress Thurman of Gattaca | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Kind of shot used for police pictures | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Rooster's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Director's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Kissing in a crowded place say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Old TV's The Adventures of ___-Tin-Tin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Give an autograph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ card (chip on your phone): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Poses a question | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___-eyed (teary-eyed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Asian country where Chandler ran to in Friends | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Tooth-fixer's group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Simba biologically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ exam (verbal test) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | One for My ___ genre-crossing saloon song with Tony Bennett's jazz tones and John Mayer's blues-rock from Duets II | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (popular Christmas song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Fodder for a computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | LASIK targets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Give it ___!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Netflix's animated sitcom ___ Mouth | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 3, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 3, 2026, a Monday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BEDSIDE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 3, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 3, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 3, 2026 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 69 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 3, 2026 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 3, 2026 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.