WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword August 5 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the August 5, 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
Mother's Day month
MAY
3
4A
Not many
FEW
3
7A
Part of a coat rack
PEG
3
10A
___ out a living (scrape by)
EKE
3
11A
___ de Janeiro
RIO
3
12A
Tic-tac-toe winning row, perhaps
OOO
3
13A
Brew-dispensing fixtures, at a pub
TAPS
4
15A
Written promises to pay, informally
IOUS
4
17A
Genetic letters (anagram of "ran")
RNA
3
18A
Opposite of "post," as a prefix
PRE
3
20A
You have seen the varied dishes in the credits of CBS's "Everybody ___ Raymond," but did you know the finale also reveals the entire check?
LOVES
5
22A
Processing center?
BRAIN
5
24A
"Everyone knows that!"
DUH
3
25A
Peep from a sheep
BAA
3
26A
Adobe file type: Abbr.
PDF
3
28A
You might have caught a pineapple hiding in this USA Network series, but did you know one sneaks into nearly every episode as a running gag?
PSYCH
5
32A
Organization of government agents: Abbr.
FBI
3
33A
Use a park bench
SIT
3
35A
Cock-a-doodle-___
DOO
3
36A
You might have noticed the cryptograms in the credits of Disney's "Gravity ___," but did you know these clues foreshadow later reveals?
FALLS
5
39A
"Last ___ not the least ..."
BUT
3
41A
Scatter, like a farmer
SOW
3
42A
Special-___ (super secret military missions, for short)
OPS
3
44A
Cartoon cat who never caught his prey
TOM
3
46A
___ mignon (steak cut)
FILET
5
48A
"___ and foremost ..."
FIRST
5
52A
Bed for a camper
COT
3
53A
You might have noticed a Beetlejuice cameo in this NBC sitcom, but did you know the gag pays off after the name is said thrice?
COMMUNITY
9
56A
Sound asleep
OUT
3
57A
Potting need
SOIL
4
58A
"Do you want ___ of tea?": 2 wds.
ACUP
4
59A
Carry on as a trade
PLY
3
60A
"Chocolate" dog breed, lovingly
LAB
3
61A
Like some reviews or parties
RAVE
4
1D
You might have noticed the numbers in "How I ___ Your Mother" episode "Bad News," but did you know they count down to the titular reveal?
MET
3
2D
Alias indicator: Abbr.
AKA
3
3D
Not a "nope"
YEP
3
4D
You might have caught the Magna Doodle on Chandler and Joey's door in this NBC sitcom, but did you know its contents change each episode?
FRIENDS
7
5D
"Old MacDonald" ending vowels
EIO
3
6D
"How much wood ___ a woodchuck chuck ..."
WOULD
5
7D
Skin opening
PORE
4
8D
Years and years and years
EONS
4
9D
"Could you ___ little faster?": 2 wds.
GOA
3
14D
Place for a seaweed body wrap
SPA
3
16D
"Chicken ___ for the Soul" (self-help series)
SOUP
4
19D
Tear a piece of cloth
RIP
3
21D
Old tape format: Abbr.
VHS
3
22D
"Ali ___ and the Forty Thieves"
BABA
4
23D
Skate park fixture
RAIL
4
25D
Permanent pal, in texts: Abbr.
BFF
3
27D
Little white lie
FIB
3
29D
Football field units, for short
YDS
3
30D
Pigeon's "psst"
COO
3
31D
"___ have you been?"
HOW
3
34D
Steve Martin's "King ___" (song named after an Egyptian pharaoh)
TUT
3
37D
Chuckle, in textspeak: Abbr.
LOL
3
38D
Project details, briefly
SPECS
5
40D
Soybean product
TOFU
4
43D
Seat for a stand-up comic, perhaps
STOOL
5
45D
Tower found in India
MINAR
5
46D
Umpire's call
FOUL
4
47D
___-bitty (very small)
ITTY
4
49D
Costa ___ (Central American country)
RICA
4
50D
Letters before "W"
STUV
4
51D
Compose an Instagram DM, perhaps
TYPE
4
52D
"Blue Bloods" extra
COP
3
54D
"Paper Planes" rapper
MIA
3
55D
Organization for Yankees and Dodgers: Abbr.
MLB
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1M
2A
3Y
4F
5E
6W
7P
8E
9G
10E
K
E
11R
I
O
12O
O
O
13T
A
P
14S
15I
O
U
16S
17R
N
A
18P
19R
E
20L
O
21V
E
S
22B
23R
A
I
N
24D
U
H
25B
A
A
26P
D
27F
28P
S
29Y
30C
31H
32F
B
I
33S
I
34T
35D
O
O
36F
A
L
37L
38S
39B
U
40T
41S
O
W
42O
P
43S
44T
O
45M
46F
47I
L
E
T
48F
I
49R
50S
51T
52C
O
T
53C
O
54M
55M
U
N
I
T
Y
56O
U
T
57S
O
I
L
58A
C
U
P
59P
L
Y
60L
A
B
61R
A
V
E
The completed 13 x 13 grid for August 5, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the August 5, 2026 puzzle
The August 5, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 34 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Wednesday 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 5 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.