Daily Themed Crossword August 17, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 17, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
August 17, 2019 — 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 | "Dawn of the Planet of the ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Left partially open like a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Martial art that rhymes with a board game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "So be it" at a chapel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "At Close ___" crime drama film featuring Sean Penn as Bradford Whitewood Jr. which is based on a real life crime family | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Flash ___ (spontaneous gathering of people) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Navigation aids | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Grows up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Backup strategy: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Mister in Mexico | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Lip ___ (soothing ointment) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Trash can | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Imaginative concept | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Time when the sun is at the highest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Adidas or Nike's competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Look at lewdly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Major commotion over nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Garden where the forbidden fruit grew | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Mr. ___ (Rowan Atkinson's famous screen name) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Titanic's Jack to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Items listed in a movie soundtrack | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ and sound (out of danger) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "The Falcon and the ___" spy drama film based on a true story that features Sean Penn as Andrew Daulton Lee | Show answer | 7 | |
| #24 | Use soap and rinse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | One of the listening pair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Liquor in some cakes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Part of a swimsuit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Before to poets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Desperate Housewives" star ___ Longoria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Passing through a place in a journey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Billboard displays for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Have ___ while it lasts." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "To be or ___ to be" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ shop (closed down) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Old what's-___-name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Yuck!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Love ___ neighbor" (Your) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "Fast Times at ___" coming-of-age comedy film featuring Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli which was adapted from a novel: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #39 | Disease-causing microbe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Capture a wanted criminal say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | More than a duo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Absence of difficulty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Road crew supply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "Once bitten twice ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Hit head-on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Main artery | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Bewail | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Life story for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "Casualties ___" drama film based on real events during Vietnam War which features Sean Penn as Sgt. Tony Meserve: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Airplane seat attachment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Racing With ___" drama film featuring Sean Penn as Henry Nash whose title is also a Vaughn Monroe song: 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #52 | Roll call reply | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | On an ___ keel (working normally) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Las Vegas gas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Amount proposed during a negotiation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Let go | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Designer of superhero suits in "The Incredibles" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Stalk by the river? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Income for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Regretted | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Tie-___ (fabric coloring technique) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Off the mark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "___ you for real?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Priam's kingdom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | "Rule Britannia!" composer Thomas ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Feel a longing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "Alarm" singer ___-Marie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Understand another person's thoughts | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 17, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 17, 2019, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RIDGEMONTHIGH at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 17, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 17, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 17, 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 68 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.
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 17, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 17, 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.