SUNDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword August 2 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the August 2, 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.
1A
Portable beds
COTS
4
5A
Letters on a beach-time lotion
SPF
3
8A
___ control (exterminator's service)
PEST
4
12A
Double-reed woodwind instrument
OBOE
4
13A
Iced beverage garnished with a lemon wedge
TEA
3
14A
___ vera, burn-soothing succulent
ALOE
4
15A
Slipped ___ (back injury)
DISC
4
16A
Pamela ___, "Baywatch" actress
ANDERSON
8
18A
Car cleaning cloth, maybe
RAG
3
20A
Artery implant (rhymes with "spent")
STENT
5
21A
Family reunion time! (1/6) The day doesn't truly begin until someone shouts, "Say ___!" to commemorate the first photo of the reunion.
CHEESE
6
24A
Someone with intelligence?
SPY
3
25A
Stops marching, say
HALTS
5
26A
Low and marshy wetland (rhymes with "den")
FEN
3
27A
Data predecessor
BIO
3
30A
You may wrestle with it
ARM
3
31A
"You're the ___ to my yang"
YIN
3
32A
(2/6) Once the photos are done, there's always a cousin lending a helping ___, ready to set up tables and pass around snacks.
HAND
4
33A
Kung ___ tofu (vegan Chinese delicacy)
PAO
3
34A
What you do with your eyes
SEE
3
35A
Wells ___, American financial services company
FARGO
5
36A
Tennis serve that gets a do-over
LET
3
37A
(3/6) With games set out and food on the table, it's not long before the adorable toddler (or excitable pup) becomes the ___ of attention.
CENTER
6
38A
___ the Riveter, icon associated with WWII
ROSIE
5
41A
Chicken or turkey drumstick
LEG
3
42A
"Smile, you're ___" (surveillance sticker line): 2 wds.
ONCAMERA
8
45A
Dress that ends above the knee
MINI
4
49A
(4/6) Next up: the uncle who hasn't seen you in years swoops in with a ___ hug, that's almost too big to handle.
BEAR
4
50A
Twist targets, informally
ABS
3
51A
"The tourists watched ___ of dolphins leap through the water": 2 wds.
APOD
4
52A
Army rank, for short
SGT
3
53A
"Whether ___ nobler in the mind ..." ("Hamlet" line)
TIS
3
54A
Artemis program agency: Abbr.
NASA
4
1D
___ liver oil
COD
3
2D
___-Wan Kenobi ("Star Wars" character)
OBI
3
3D
How-___ (instructional guides)
TOS
3
4D
(5/6) At the dinner table, there's always an aunt boasting about her ___ ingredient, daring everyone to guess what sets her dish apart.
SECRET
6
5D
Performer's place
STAGE
5
6D
Letter-writing tool
PEN
3
7D
Passing craze
FAD
3
8D
(6/6) And as the evening winds down, there's the life of the ___ who leaves everyone counting down to the next reunion.
PARTY
5
9D
Metallica song "Nothing ___ Matters"
ELSE
4
10D
The "S" in ASAP
SOON
4
11D
Circus enclosure
TENT
4
17D
"Baseball Tonight" airer: Abbr.
ESPN
4
19D
Braying domesticated animal
ASS
3
21D
Become dry, as lips
CHAP
4
22D
Scarlett O'___ of "Gone with the Wind"
HARA
4
23D
"Tickle Me" Muppet
ELMO
4
24D
Title for some politicians for short
SEN
3
26D
Old-fashioned word of disapproval (anagram of "ife")
FIE
3
27D
Son on "The Simpsons"
BART
4
28D
Playwright William who wrote "Picnic"
INGE
4
29D
Skunk's defense
ODOR
4
31D
"So near, ___ so far"
YET
3
32D
Popular word game where you draw a stick figure on the gallows
HANGMAN
7
34D
Come off as
SEEM
4
35D
Broker's charge
FEE
3
36D
One who may be on Santa's naughty list
LIAR
4
37D
First-___ (top-notch)
CLASS
5
38D
Works with a dacoit
ROBS
4
39D
Universal donor's type, briefly
ONEG
4
40D
Jazz improvisational style
SCAT
4
43D
Lead-in to "drink and be merry"
EAT
3
44D
Slugger's stat: Abbr.
RBI
3
46D
Craft beer letters
IPA
3
47D
Dissenting votes
NOS
3
48D
Actress ___ Lupino of "High Sierra"
IDA
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for August 2, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the August 2, 2026 puzzle
The August 2, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Sunday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the August 2 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.