Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for August 21, 2025 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, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 8/21/25. 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. Baseball hat
- 4A. Balloon-bursting sound
- 7A. Fail's opposite, in an exam
- 11A. Doctors' organization: Abbr.
- 12A. Tummy muscles, for short
- 13A. Below-the-ground plant part
- 14A. Weekday starter, for short
- 15A. "Ready, ___, go!"
- 16A. Woe is me!
- 17A. "___ Woman," 1990 romance comedy that has an iconic makeover scene featuring Julia Roberts
- 19A. Cookies ___ cream, ice cream flavor
- 21A. ___ Al Ghul, Batman's adversary
- 22A. When doubled, the yellow Teletubby
- 23A. ___ Bell (fast-food chain)
- 26A. Portuguese word found in the middle of "delay"
- 27A. Navigator's sheet
- 30A. Skincare brand that sounds like a bullfighting cheer
- 31A. "The ___ Diaries," 2001 movie that has an iconic makeover scene featuring Anne Hathaway
- 33A. Pup's squeak
- 34A. Plumber's charge
- 35A. Friend in battle
- 36A. Bring home, as an income
- 38A. "Kapow!" in comics
- 40A. 2015 live-action remake of a Disney classic that has an iconic makeover scene featuring Lily James
- 45A. Use a telephone
- 48A. Counterpart of yin
- 49A. Dinghy propeller
- 50A. Word after "visual" or "hearing"
- 51A. Specialized hospital area: Abbr.
- 52A. Insect that has a hill for a home
- 53A. "___ Doubtfire," 1993 family comdey that has an iconic makeover scene featuring Robin Williams
- 54A. "There ___ goes ..."
- 55A. "Look at Me, I'm Sandra ___"
- 1D. Stay overnight in a tent, say
- 2D. "Love," in Madrid
- 3D. Glass sheet in a window
- 4D. Macaroni or linguine, e.g.
- 5D. Follows instructions, say
- 6D. Seattle clock setting in winter: Abbr.
- 7D. "The Devil Wears ___," 2006 comedy drama that has an iconic makeover scene featuring Anne Hathaway again
- 8D. Internet pioneer letters
- 9D. "___ man walks into the bar..." 2 wds.
- 10D. Town roads, for short
- 18D. Helen of ___ (Greek mythology figure)
- 19D. "It's ___ ever wanted!": 2 wds.
- 20D. Indian flatbread
- 23D. "___ Story 2," Pixar animated movie that has an iconic makeover scene featuring Woody voiced by Tom Hanks
- 24D. "Prince ___" ("Aladdin" song)
- 25D. ___ Canaveral, Florida
- 26D. "Before," in a poetic verse
- 27D. Australian city in Victoria, for short
- 28D. Communication that uses no words: Abbr.
- 29D. Therapist's major, for short
- 31D. "A ___ saved is a ___ earned"
- 32D. "Along ___ Polly" (Ben Stiller starrer)
- 34D. "F" in TGIF, for short
- 37D. ___ tear (knee injury): Abbr.
- 38D. Park seat
- 39D. Have a debate, say
- 41D. Orator's platform
- 42D. Basketful of laundry
- 43D. Division of a highway
- 44D. ___ Johnson, comedian on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"
- 45D. Photographer's need, for short
- 46D. Nike ___ Max (popular shoe)
- 47D. Mormon Church initials
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.
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