Daily Themed Crossword August 21, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 21, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
August 21, 2019 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Plop down on the couch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Message from a sinking ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "___ on a Grecian Urn" (Keats poem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Junior to dad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Spanish and English language crime series about Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | Short rest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | French farewell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Parliamentary figure briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Inexperienced player in gaming lingo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Australian state with Sydney as its capital: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Rabbi's house of worship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Fabric weave or texture (anagram of "weal") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "What can ___ for you?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Keanu Reeves starrer "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Fancy necktie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Hawaiian greeting | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Autumn faller | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Ringlet of hair | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Author Roald of "The Witches" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | K-pop capital | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Tennis shot that's hard to return | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "___ Girls" Spanish language period drama series about the lives of four young women working in telecommunications in the 1920s | CABLE | 5 | |
| #23 | ___ far (up until now) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "___ Flowers" Spanish language comedy-drama series about a dysfunctional Mexican family that owns a flower shop: 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #25 | Subtle help | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | The Boring Company founder Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Apple's Wozniak | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | One billion years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "The Real Housewives of Beverly ___" (American TV series) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Diaper wearer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | South American palm tree with purple berries | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Towards the tail of an aircraft | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Needless bustle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Try it out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Start of Spanish count | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hot cross ___ (Easter pastry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___Stiller director of "Zoolander" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ ball (snooker ball) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Place with a platform for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Antarctic pole | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Lexus GX or Toyota Highlander for one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Restaurant bills | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Business ___ (seating option on a flight) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | ___ Walesa Polish president from 1990 to 1995 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Opposite of "least" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Spanish language series about a criminal mastermind known as "The Professor": 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #47 | Talks loudly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Adhesive that comes in a roll | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "Here's ___!" (toaster's phrase): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Muffin-rising site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Scotland ___ (British law enforcement group) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | 1957 Treaty of Rome creation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "Halt" to Jack Sparrow | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Mopey music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Spanish language crime series about the Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Tapped-off cigar remnant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Small round vegetable in a pod | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Bran type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Capital of Western Australia | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Day (federal holiday in January): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Mass of salt water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Bring to an ___ (conclude) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | CIA predecessor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "The Cat in the ___" (Dr. Seuss classic) | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 21, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 21, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEHOUSEOF at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 21, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 21, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 21, 2019 Crossword
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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 10 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for August 21, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 21, 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.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
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.
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.
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.