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

Here are all of the answers to today's Daily Themed Crossword puzzle for August 16 2026 to help you finish it up!

Our Daily Themed Crossword August 16, 2026 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. It has become a popular crossword app due to its regular crossword offerings and difficulty level (not too easy, not too difficult, generally). They release a new crossword each day, every day of the year, and each crossword has a theme and allows for hints in case an answer involves a more obscure word.

Daily Themed Crossword August 16, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Themed 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 "Yabba dabba ___!"
4A Corn eater's leftover
7A Tit for ___
10A Green gemstone (rhymes with "fade")
12A "Happy Gilmore" actor Sandler
14A "I could ___ a hand here!" ("Help!")
15A Staircase part
16A Be on a razor's ___
17A Respectful address that is a counterpart to "madam"
18A Tax-collecting group: Abbr.
20A ___ cracker, classic s'mores ingredient named after a 19th-century American minister who strictly championed whole wheat
22A Singer Keys known for "If I Ain't Got You"
25A Kyoto cash
26A "___ the season to be jolly"
27A Post : after :: ___ : before
29A ___ of chocolate (solid bar)
33A Peach ___, ice cream dessert with raspberry sauce, named after a 19th-century Australian opera singer and invented by a French chef
35A Pen name letters
38A Woodcutter's tool
39A Anti-smuggling agency in "Breaking Bad": Abbr.
40A Disapproving syllable, often uttered twice
41A Formal neckwear
42A Expert who helps with 18a paperwork: Abbr.
45A Student's observations in class, usually
47A Cheesy tortilla chip platter named after Ignacio Anaya Garcia, Mexican chef who invented the dish in 1943 near the Texas-Mexico border
50A "Golly ___ whiz!"
51A "I'm ___ loss for words": 2 wds.
52A Leak out slowly
54A ___ cookie (snacked): 2 wds.
58A ___ favor (Spanish "please")
59A Pie ___ mode: 2 wds.
60A ___ salad, classic American dish with bacon, blue cheese, and eggs, named after the 1930s owner of the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant
61A Imitate someone
62A Boxing bout ender, often: Abbr.
63A British financial organization founded in Hong Kong: Abbr.
1D CD spinners at a club: Abbr.
2D Granola grain
3D Poetic tribute
4D ___ salad, legendary green dish named after chef Cardini who invented it in 1924, rather than the Roman dictator many assume it honors
5D Out of the ordinary
6D Loose, like oversized pants
7D Expression of disdain (rhymes with "push")
8D Largest continent in the world with the shortest name
9D School semester
11D ___ fail (grand disaster)
13D "A ___ coincidence!" (insignificant)
19D Daytime Emmy-winning actress and talk show host Kelly ___
21D Response to a question, for short
22D Source of bills: Abbr.
23D Told tall tales
24D Frank Sinatra's "___ of Capri"
28D What you would do with 20a, 33a, 47a, 60a, 4d, or 36d
30D "Better ___ than never!"
31D X or Y, on a graph
32D Busy as a ___
34D German composer Johann Sebastian ___
36D ___ chicken, spicy Chinese restaurant staple named after a 19th-century Qing dynasty official whose title inspired the dish: 2 wds.
37D Dip ___ in (test the waters): 2 wds.
43D Opposite of "negative," for short
44D "Save me ___" (latecomer's request): 2 wds.
46D Do a tutor's job
47D California wine valley
48D At the peak of
49D Handle with ___ (words on a box with fragile items)
53D Moose's cousin
55D Lean-___ (simple structures)
56D Flow back, as the tide
57D Alphabet-opening trio

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Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.

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The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.

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Daily Themed Crossword

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.

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Daily Themed Crosswords

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