Daily Themed Crossword Hints August 23 2026

Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for August 23, 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 23, 2026

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 8/23/26. 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. ___ and Jerry
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• 4A. Singer ___ King Cole of "Mona Lisa"
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• 7A. Coke or Pepsi container
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• 10A. New York's Madison, for short
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• 11A. Street-lining trees
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• 13A. "I ___ you my compass, didn't I?" (lent)
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• 14A. Coat-hanging pin
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• 15A. "___ for me!" (cry while running toward the school bus, perhaps)
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• 16A. Apple tablet?
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• 17A. Mistake fixer in your school supplies that saves you when you write "this" as "thiss"
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• 19A. Hockey legend Bobby ___
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• 21A. ___ wrestling (test of strength)
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• 22A. Measuring tool in your school supplies that keeps your lines perfectly straight during geometry
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• 25A. Farming prefix with "culture"
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• 28A. ___ wipe (baby product)
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• 29A. Mayo or salsa, e.g.
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• 31A. "I'm so ___ you came!" (words from a host)
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• 32A. iPhone platform
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• 33A. Condescending one
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• 34A. Yes, in French
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• 35A. Writing fluid in your school supplies that converts blank pages into notes and completed assignments
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• 36A. Opposite of "fail," on an exam
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• 37A. Singer ___ John of "Rocket Man"
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• 39A. Disco ___ (character from "The Simpsons")
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• 41A. Shoo-___ (guaranteed winners)
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• 42A. Friend whom you may have written to over the summer ... or a punny way to describe the words at 17a, 22a, 35a, 1d, and 26d: 2 wds.
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• 46A. ___ and conditions
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• 49A. "Aren't ___ fine pair?" (comment from a 42a, perhaps): 2 wds.
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• 50A. Sense of self that may be inflated
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• 51A. Actress ___ Larson of "Lessons in Chemistry"
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• 52A. Cured meat
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• 53A. Rapper with the album "It Was Written"
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• 54A. Shortens, as jeans
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• 55A. Surgery sites: Abbr.
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• 56A. Ones working in 55a, for short
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• 1D. Clear adhesive strip in your school supplies that patches things up
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• 2D. "Roger that, ___ and out" (bit of conversation on a walkie-talkie)
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• 3D. ___ Millions Lottery game
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• 4D. Like the PS5 in comparison to the PS4
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• 5D. What gets snoozed in the morning
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• 6D. "I didn't need to know all that," in textspeak: Abbr.
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• 7D. Baseball ___ (headgear)
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• 8D. Actress ___ Gardner of "55 Days at Peking"
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• 9D. ___ Flanders whose children are Rod and Todd
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• 12D. Strip mall units
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• 13D. Young lady
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• 18D. "She's the one who ___ that he snuck out!" (words from a tattletale)
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• 20D. Monotonous routine
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• 23D. Designer ___ Mode from "The Incredibles"
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• 24D. Spanish "rivers"
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• 25D. Not long ___ (recently)
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• 26D. ___ stick, adhesive in your school supplies that you might need for arts and crafts
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• 27D. Train track
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• 28D. Chinese frying vessel
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• 30D. "Curious George" network: Abbr.
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• 32D. Highway hotels
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• 33D. Hand-___ (like some wool)
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• 35D. Charged particles
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• 38D. "___ up!" (cry before exam papers are collected)
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• 39D. Long, pointed weapon
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• 40D. Microsoft's video conferencing software
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• 43D. Await judgment
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• 44D. When doubled, a jelly-like substance used as a thickener
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• 45D. "Your ___!" ("You're missing out!")
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• 46D. Letters that might precede a truth or an opinion
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• 47D. Before before
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• 48D. Edge of a glass
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• 49D. Word one might say before being called an owl, in a knock-knock joke
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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.