| SEPTA | Following Aug 31, starter of Adriatic seafood (5) |
| DIANA | She died Aug. 31, 1997 |
| LISSA | (Old name of) Adriatic island giving its name to two naval battles fought in 1811 and 1866 (5) |
| SEPTI | After Aug. 31 |
| SALESFORCE | Software company added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Aug. 31 |
| HONEYWELLAMGEN | Aerospace conglomerate + pharmaceutical company added to the Dow on Aug. 31 |
| PFIZERRAYTHEON | Pharmaceutical company + aerospace conglomerate removed from the Dow on Aug. 31 |
| EXXONMOBIL | Energy company removed from the Dow on Aug. 31 |
| HERBARIA | Plant collections woman's located near area south of Adriatic port (8) |
| ILLYRIA | Ancient region of Adriatic coast, setting for Twelfth Night |
| ABYSSINIA | Pit in the core of Adriatic country, as it was (9) |
| RECRUITS | Takes on board cruiser cruising around middle of Adriatic Sea (8) |
| TRIESTE | Italian port at head of Adriatic Sea (7) |
| CANAL | Angling. Trust's Div 1 National Champs venue Aug 2021 (5,5,5) |
| UNION | Angling. Trust's Div 1 National Champs venue Aug 2021 (5,5,5) |
| GRAND | Angling. Trust's Div 1 National Champs venue Aug 2021 (5,5,5) |
| LOAMY | This M-W list word's searches surged 4.5 million percent (!) when it was an Aug. 29 answer on Quordle, a popular Wordle variant: "[consisting of] a soil...made of clay, silt, and sand" |
| ALDAN | Saint associated with Lindisfarne, feast 31 Aug (5) |
| GUANO | Dung of sea-fowl; on Aug (anag.) (5) |
| TERRY | London-born World Flyweight boxing champion from Apr-Aug 1950 (5,5) |
