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SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword August 16 2026 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the August 16, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

68 of 68 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A "Yabba dabba ___!" DOO 3 4A Corn eater's leftover COB 3 7A Tit for ___ TAT 3 10A Green gemstone (rhymes with "fade") JADE 4 12A "Happy Gilmore" actor Sandler ADAM 4 14A "I could ___ a hand here!" ("Help!") USE 3 15A Staircase part STEP 4 16A Be on a razor's ___ EDGE 4 17A Respectful address that is a counterpart to "madam" SIR 3 18A Tax-collecting group: Abbr. IRS 3 20A ___ cracker, classic s'mores ingredient named after a 19th-century American minister who strictly championed whole wheat GRAHAM 6 22A Singer Keys known for "If I Ain't Got You" ALICIA 6 25A Japanese dough YEN 3 26A "___ the season to be jolly" TIS 3 27A Post : after :: ___ : before PRE 3 29A ___ of chocolate (solid bar) SLAB 4 33A Peach ___, ice cream dessert with raspberry sauce, named after a 19th-century Australian opera singer and invented by a French chef MELBA 5 35A Pen name letters AKA 3 38A Fire AXE 3 39A Anti-smuggling agency in "Breaking Bad": Abbr. DEA 3 40A Disapproving syllable, often uttered twice TUT 3 41A Formal neckwear TIE 3 42A Expert who helps with 18a paperwork: Abbr. CPA 3 45A Student's observations in class, usually NOTES 5 47A Cheesy tortilla chip platter named after Ignacio Anaya Garcia, Mexican chef who invented the dish in 1943 near the Texas-Mexico border NACHOS 6 50A Expression to mean surprise or enthusiasm GEE 3 51A "I'm ___ loss for words": 2 wds. ATA 3 52A Leak out slowly SEEP 4 54A ___ cookie (snacked): 2 wds. ATEA 4 58A ___ favor (Spanish "please") POR 3 59A Denali National Park state, for short ALA 3 60A ___ salad, classic American dish with bacon, blue cheese, and eggs, named after the 1930s owner of the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant COBB 4 61A Imitate someone APE 3 62A Boxing bout ender, often: Abbr. TKO 3 63A British financial organization founded in Hong Kong: Abbr. HSBC 4
Down
1D CD spinners at a club: Abbr. DJS 3 2D Granola grain OAT 3 3D Poetic tribute ODE 3 4D ___ salad, legendary green dish named after chef Cardini who invented it in 1924, rather than the Roman dictator many assume it honors CAESAR 6 5D Out of the ordinary ODD 3 6D Loose, like oversized pants BAGGY 5 7D Expression of disdain (rhymes with "push") TUSH 4 8D Largest continent in the world with the shortest name ASIA 4 9D School semester TERM 4 11D ___ fail (grand disaster) EPIC 4 13D "A ___ coincidence!" (insignificant) MERE 4 19D Daytime Emmy-winning actress and talk show host Kelly ___ RIPA 4 21D Response to a question, for short ANS 3 22D Source of bills: Abbr. ATM 3 23D Told tall tales LIED 4 24D Frank Sinatra's "___ of Capri" ISLE 4 28D "Munch" kin EAT 3 30D "Better ___ than never!" LATE 4 31D X or Y, on a graph AXIS 4 32D Busy as a ___ BEE 3 34D German composer Johann Sebastian ___ BACH 4 36D ___ chicken, spicy Chinese restaurant staple named after a 19th-century Qing dynasty official whose title inspired the dish: 2 wds. KUNGPAO 7 37D Dip ___ in (test the waters): 2 wds. ATOE 4 43D Opposite of "negative," for short POS 3 44D "Save me ___" (latecomer's request): 2 wds. ASEAT 5 46D Do a tutor's job TEACH 5 47D California wine valley NAPA 4 48D At the peak of ATOP 4 49D Handle with ___ (words on a box with fragile items) CARE 4 53D Moose's cousin ELK 3 55D Lean-___ (simple structures) TOS 3 56D Flow back, as the tide EBB 3 57D Alphabet-opening trio ABC 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 127 letters
1D
2O
3O
4C
5O
6B
7T
8A
9T
10J
A
D
11E
12A
D
A
13M
14U
S
E
15S
T
E
P
16E
D
G
E
17S
I
R
18I
19R
S
20G
R
21A
H
A
M
22A
23L
24I
C
I
A
25Y
E
N
26T
I
S
27P
R
28E
29S
30L
31A
32B
33M
E
L
34B
A
35A
36K
37A
38A
X
E
39D
E
A
40T
U
T
41T
I
E
42C
43P
44A
45N
O
46T
E
S
47N
48A
49C
H
O
S
50G
E
E
51A
T
A
52S
E
53E
P
54A
55T
56E
57A
58P
O
R
59A
L
A
60C
O
B
B
61A
P
E
62T
K
O
63H
S
B
C

The completed 13 x 13 grid for August 16, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the August 16, 2026 puzzle

The August 16, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

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