Daily Beast Crossword August 16 2026 Answers (8/16/26)

Our Daily Beast Crossword August 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue.

Daily Beast Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Beast Crossword on 8/16/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	With 34-Across: tennis star who turns 25 today
7A	Dot on dice
10A	Take to the sky, as in a 2004 Scorsese/DiCaprio movie
11A	Grannie, to Germans
12A	Give an earful to
13A	87-year-old McKellen
14A	Room in the board game Clue
16A	#1 hit for Seal in 1991
20A	Suffix with mob or hip
21A	Cracker that looks like a Ritz
22A	Thompson who starred in 2025's "Hedda"
23A	12 months old
25A	Neither here ___ there (irrelevant)
26A	Risk board features
31A	Miracle-___
32A	Madonna's "Into the ___"
33A	Suffix with lion
34A	See 1-Across
1D	Change holder
2D	Reese Witherspoon's daughter
3D	Trent Reznor's band, briefly
4D	"The Fault in Our Stars" actor Wolff
5D	Team that, shockingly, didn't make it to the World Cup this year for the third time in a row
6D	Strict diet
7D	Many Steph Curry shots are worth three
8D	Google service
9D	Server of Ciabatta Cheesesteak sandwiches
15D	"___ the Force, Luke"
16D	Justin Bieber's "___ Me"
17D	Trials and tribulations
18D	Receive ___ welcome
19D	Central Park ___ (where "Madagascar" starts)
22D	Environmentalist Irwin
24D	Keeps asking (about)
27D	First workday, for most (abbr.)
28D	Charged particle
29D	Plumb who played Jan
30D	To be, to Bolivians