Daily Themed Crossword August 19, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 19, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 19, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gallery display | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Head of the company say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Volleyball court divider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Welcome garland in Hawaii | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | College reunion attendee for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Teacher's helper say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Rustic roadside retreat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Formal way to address a king | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Flower-holding vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Fruit-filled pastry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Majesty the Queen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Popular skin cream brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Feathered flying friends | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | 2000s' CBS crime drama series that starred Rob Morrow and David Krumholtz | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Sound of censorship (rhymes with sleep) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Chest-beating primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Ginger ___ (carbonated soft drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Scotsman's denial | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | What's Love ___ Do With It best-selling 1984 song: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | The ___ 2000s' FX crime drama series that starred Michael Chiklis and Walton Goggins | Show answer | 6 | |
| #21 | ___ a soul (Not even one) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Gravy container | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Red Muppet from Sesame Street | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | 2000s' USA Network comedy-crime drama series starring James Roday Rodriguez and Dule Hill | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Jessica ___ actress from Sin City | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Scissor sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Norwegian band who sang Take On Me: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ someone halfway (compromise) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Richard ___ actor in Pretty Woman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Good friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Pirate's wooden leg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Chuck Schumer or Mitch McConnell for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Take a chair say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ Baba and the Forty Thieves | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tenant's payment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll ___ Turner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | 2000s' ABC crime drama series starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | ___ Lilly and Co. (pharma giant) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Yours and mine say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ Long actress from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Op-___ (newspaper columns) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Summer top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Indifferent response | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ Lavigne Complicated Canadian singer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Actor ___ McElhenney of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ and flow (tidal motion) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | The Altar constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | French luxury fashion brand: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Actress Russo of Nightcrawler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Business agreement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Drove too fast say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Pester continously | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Second word in many fairy tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Instagram's parent company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | That in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Trick or ___? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Popeye's gal Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Come to pass | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | ___ a date! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | 2000s' crime drama series starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | M in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Chatters incessantly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Indian spiced tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Policeman's Stop right there! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Sound-boosting equipment for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Cooper denim brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | I ___ to differ! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Intense anger | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 19, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 19, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NUMBERS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 19, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 19, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 19, 2023 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 19, 2023 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 19, 2023 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 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.