Complete answers for the Daily Beast crossword puzzle from August 24, 2025.
Daily Beast Crossword August 24, 2025 Answers
This Daily Beast puzzle from August 24, 2025 contains 34 total clues—16 across and 18 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Daily Beast crossword archive.
Across Clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | "___ Valor" (2012 war film) | ACTOF |
| 6A | Phil of the Grateful Dead | LESH |
| 10A | Purple-pink color | MAUVE |
| 11A | Org. for serve-and-volleyers | USTA |
| 12A | Elgort in "Tokyo Vice" | ANSEL |
| 13A | Call ___ early night (go to sleep) | ITAN |
| 14A | Singer whose 2025 tour kicked off yesterday in Highland Park, Illinois | JOHNLEGEND |
| 16A | "___ that day!" ("The Princess Bride" line) | IDIED |
| 17A | Téa who co-starred with Adam Sandler in "Spanglish" | LEONI |
| 20A | Title of 14-Across's debut album in 2004, also used as part of the name of his current tour | GETLIFTED |
| 24A | Linda Ronstadt's "Seven Year ___" | ACHE |
| 25A | Hawkeye | IOWAN |
| 27A | Bob Marley's "I ___ the Sheriff" | SHOT |
| 28A | Delete | REMOVE |
| 29A | "___ Rebel" (1963 hit for the Crystals) | HESA |
| 30A | Hawaiian singer who appeared on an episode of "The Brady Bunch" | DONHO |
Down Clues
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | Certain key (abbr.) | AMAJ |
| 2D | Eight-time All-Star second baseman Robinson ___ | CANO |
| 3D | Rear end | RUMP |
| 4D | "Wearin' next to nothing 'cause it's hot as an ___" (B-52's lyric from "Love Shack") | OVEN |
| 5D | Italian director nominated for 17 Oscars | FELLINI |
| 6D | Mario's video game brother | LUIGI |
| 7D | Lauder of cosmetics | ESTEE |
| 8D | 1988 R.E.M. hit | STAND |
| 9D | Luke Bryan's "But I Got a Beer in My ___" | HAND |
| 15D | Taught a thing or two to | EDIFIED |
| 17D | Café con ___ | LECHE |
| 18D | Bottled water brand | EVIAN |
| 19D | Adams who sings "Get Here" | OLETA |
| 20D | Big cut | GASH |
| 21D | Benicio del ___ | TORO |
| 22D | McGregor of the "Long Way Home" series | EWAN |
| 23D | Word after Door or mad | DASH |
| 26D | Film character with the lines "What is real?" and "There is no spoon" | NEO |
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