Daily Themed Crossword Hints August 21 2026

Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for August 21, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

Daily Themed Crossword Hints, August 21, 2026

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 8/21/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

• 1A. ___ Valuable Player (NBA award)
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• 5A. Clawed crustacean that represents the zodiac sign Cancer
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• 9A. "___-ching!"
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• 12A. Disney's "___ & Stitch":
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• 13A. Singer ___ Del Rey of "A&W"
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• 14A. "You've Got Mail" company: Abbr.
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• 15A. Put out candles on a cake, say
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• 16A. "May the ___ be ever in your favor" (quote from the "Hunger Games")
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• 17A. ___ Angeles Angels (baseball team)
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• 18A. Ambulance squad member: Abbr.
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• 20A. ___ Bridge, iconic Venice landmark spanning the Grand Canal that featured in "Spider-Man: Far From Home"
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• 22A. Celebratory cry
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• 25A. 12th letter, phonetically
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• 26A. Entertainment group, for the troops: Abbr.
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• 27A. ___ B ("scary" one of the Spice Girls)
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• 29A. ___-Wan Kenobi, mentor of Anakin Skywalker
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• 32A. Like a toy on a store shelf
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• 33A. "___ matter of fact..." 2 wds.
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• 34A. Golden ___ Bridge, iconic California bridge that links San Francisco and Marin County
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• 36A. What U can follow
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• 38A. Spice measure in a recipe, for short
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• 41A. Network with "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful": Abbr.
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• 42A. SFPD alert: Abbr.
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• 45A. Player from the New York baseball team
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• 47A. ___ Bridge, Lucerne tourist attraction that is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe
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• 50A. Like deadpan humor
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• 51A. Busy California airport code
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• 52A. Mickey Mouse or SpongeBob SquarePants, e.g.
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• 54A. Green growth on rocks that's easy to slip on
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• 58A. What's mined in "Minecraft"
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• 59A. Contest that the tortoise won against the hare
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• 60A. ___ du Gard, iconic Roman aqueduct bridge in France that was built in the first century AD
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• 61A. "C'mon, be a ___!"
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• 62A. ___-bitty (extremely small)
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• 63A. "___ moly!"
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• 1D. Red Sox and White Sox organization: Abbr.
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• 2D. Deep-frying necessity
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• 3D. ___-mo (video type)
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• 4D. Eiffel ___, Paris landmark
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• 5D. Wardrobe fillers
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• 6D. Cool, in the '80s
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• 7D. Tennis legend ___ Agassi
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• 8D. Pesto herb
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• 9D. Ring on the phone
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• 10D. Owl's "hello"
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• 11D. The "A" of AKA
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• 19D. ___ bear (mother bear)
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• 21D. As easy as falling off ___ (very easy): 2 wds.
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• 22D. Attila the ___ (character in "Night at the Museum")
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• 23D. ___-friendly (easy to operate)
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• 24D. Columns' counterpart, in a datasheet
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• 28D. Muscle worked out during a pull-up, for short
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• 30D. Stab in the ___ (betray)
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• 31D. "Let ___" (The Beatles song): 2 wds.
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• 35D. Ending for Japan or Vietnam
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• 37D. Faucet in a pub, maybe
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• 39D. ___ Harbour Bridge, Australia's iconic bridge that is nicknamed "Coathanger" due to its arch-based design
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• 40D. Nice round number
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• 43D. ___ dish (lab item)
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• 44D. Swell up
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• 46D. Immature dragonfly (rhymes with "lymph")
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• 47D. Clip-___ (sound of hooves)
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• 48D. Catherine O'___ of "Schitt's Creek"
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• 49D. Type of jump in Alysa Liu's routine
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• 53D. When jack-o'-lanterns appear, briefly
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• 55D. "I'm on vacation!" letters in a workplace email
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• 56D. Sketch show with the recurring character Domingo: Abbr.
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• 57D. Messy pig house
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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.

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.

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.

If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.