Friday · August 2, 2019 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword August 2, 2019 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the August 2, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
13Longest
3Shortest
6Abbreviations
Answers

August 2, 2019 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Post-bath powder Show answer 4
#2 Tetley product Show answer 3
#3 Fencing sword Show answer 4
#4 Riyadh resident Show answer 4
#5 Yours ____ (letter sign-off) Show answer 5
#6 Tiny branch Show answer 4
#7 Most awful Show answer 5
#8 "Out of Africa" author's pen name ___ Dinesen Show answer 4
#9 ___ Galilei Italian astronomer Show answer 7
#10 Professor's audience? Show answer 5
#11 Jackie ___ of "Rush Hour" Show answer 4
#12 Boss of fashion Show answer 4
#13 "It's impossible for ___ to write without any ink.": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#14 Homer's neighbor in "The Simpsons" Show answer 3
#15 Month before May for short Show answer 3
#16 Activist ___ Parks who is known as "the first lady of civil rights" Show answer 4
#17 Rapper ___ Fiasco Show answer 4
#18 "Glee" actress ___ Michele Show answer 3
#19 Eurasia's ___ (mountain range) Show answer 4
#20 Like fine cheese or wine Show answer 4
#21 C.B. ___ American writer who succeeded Axel Alsonso as the Editor-in-chief for Marvel Comics Show answer 8
#22 Textbook module or army group Show answer 4
#23 "Like father like ____" Show answer 3
#24 Manhattan-based paper: Abbr. Show answer 3
#25 Sue Grafton's "___ for Lawless": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#26 U.N. worker protection group: Abbr. Show answer 3
#27 Concert blaster for short Show answer 3
#28 ____-aging cream Show answer 4
#29 Singer ____ King Cole of "Wild Is Love" Show answer 3
#30 ___-la-la Show answer 3
#31 Breakfast staple Show answer 3
#32 Shocking swimmer Show answer 3
#33 "Yummy" Show answer 3
#34 C.F.O.'s degree perhaps: Abbr. Show answer 3
#35 Impact sound Show answer 3
#36 "... have you ____ wool?" Show answer 3
#37 American publisher of comic books who founded Timely Publications which later evolved into Marvel Comics: 2 wds. Show answer 13
#38 "___ not understand this.": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#39 "The Lego ___ Movie" 2017 animated martial arts movie Show answer 7
#40 "Sorry Not Sorry" singer Lovato Show answer 4
#41 School fund-raising organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#42 Use a shovel say Show answer 3
#43 Television award equivalent of an Oscar Show answer 4
#44 ___ of the situation (dramatic twist) Show answer 5
#45 Lithium-____ battery Show answer 3
#46 Kevin ___ president of Marvel Studios Show answer 5
#47 Relatives slangily Show answer 3
#48 Taiwanese or Thai Show answer 5
#49 Start all over Show answer 4
#50 Hot-____ balloon Show answer 3
#51 What a light bulb may represent in comics Show answer 4
#52 First editor of Timely Comics who co-created Marvel's Captain America with Jack Kirby: 2 wds. Show answer 8
#53 Name of several Norwegian kings Show answer 4
#54 "M" in YMCA Show answer 4
#55 Has a mortgage say Show answer 4
#56 Gas in commercial signs Show answer 4
#57 Country with a bald eagle on its Great Seal: Abbr. Show answer 3
#58 Control+Z command Show answer 4
#59 Et ____ ("and others" in Latin) Show answer 4
#60 Female with a sheepish expression? Show answer 3
#61 Word indicating a read text in texting platforms Show answer 4
#62 "Poker Face" Lady Show answer 4
#63 Prefix with "natal" or "classical" Show answer 3
#64 Not at home Show answer 4
#65 Spot for a roast Show answer 4
#66 Nine-digit ID: Abbr. Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the August 2, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 2, 2019, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MARTINGOODMAN at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.

Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 2, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

August 2, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for August 2, 2019?
The August 2, 2019 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is MARTINGOODMAN at 13 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 6 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for August 2, 2019 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including August 1, 2019 and August 3, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the August 2, 2019 Crossword

01

The theme is a clue in itself

Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 66 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

Short fills are where the crossings come from

Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for August 2, 2019 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 2, 2019 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 8, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
13longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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