Daily Themed Crossword August 19, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 19, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
August 19, 2024 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ and hers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ sells seashells by the seashore | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Square ___ in a round hole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Upper limb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Prepare a dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Chicken ___ King: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | 2012 song by Last Dinosaurs ... or photography feature for closeups | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Excitement-building publicity (rhymes with type) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Sty dweller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Don't ___ in any arguments (partake) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Mani-pedi site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | One-on-one fight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Frustrated exclamation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Esteemed Cambridge engineering school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | LAX screening group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Croft: Tomb Raider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Mike and ___ (fruit-flavored candy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Make a typo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Buddhist principle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ the deal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Use a shovel say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Last letter in England | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Song by REM from their album Reckoning ... or device used for photography | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Not credit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Dapper dan (rhymes with mop) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Keebler mascot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ of You hit song by The Cure ... or images captured while photographing | Show answer | 8 | |
| #28 | Like footwear with no heel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Commotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Neck accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Before now | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Achieved in a way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Antlered animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | First B in BnB | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Hendrix hit Purple ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Maiden rock band behind The Trooper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Urban pollution sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Sushi sauce | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Bunny's jump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Squeezes out as a living | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Hit song by Lady Gaga ... or photographers who chase celebrities | Show answer | 9 | |
| #42 | ___ Lilly & Co. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Practical joke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Big ___ song by Nirvana from their album Bleach ... or word said by a photographer for a big smile | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Angry or furious | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ feeling (instinct) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Pen ___ (distant friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Animal fat used as an ingredient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Meet and ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Part with fingers and a thumb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Other category for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Popular furniture place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Lakers or Warriors for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Amusement park attractions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | You need to turn ___ to turn right (line from Cars) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Hairstyle goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Paperboy's path | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Month after March | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Mates for life: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Cat's offering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Altar promise: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ artist (swindler) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Reply to a squeak perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Place for chemical reactions for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Act your ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Fox in The Fox and the Hound | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 19, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 19, 2024, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PAPARAZZI at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 19, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 19, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 19, 2024 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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, 2024 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 19, 2024 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.