Tuesday · August 20, 2019 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword August 20, 2019 Answers

All 62 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the August 20, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

62Clues
11Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

August 20, 2019 — All 62 Clues

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

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#1 ___ Night (party for men) Show answer 4
#2 American citizen's ID: Abbr. Show answer 3
#3 Farm facility for storing grains Show answer 4
#4 ___ Patrick Harris from "How I Met Your Mother" Show answer 4
#5 Prepare a potion Show answer 7
#6 One who issues a speeding ticket informally Show answer 3
#7 Solemn promise Show answer 4
#8 Senior year dance Show answer 4
#9 Dark shape that follows you Show answer 6
#10 The ugly duckling transforms into one Show answer 4
#11 Irish pop band behind the hit "If I Let You Go" Show answer 8
#12 Morning hours: Abbr. Show answer 3
#13 "Stop ___-picking" (picking at small issues) Show answer 3
#14 Make a knot Show answer 3
#15 Japanese rice roll Show answer 5
#16 Rise like an eagle say Show answer 4
#17 Prefix with "sphere" to mean half of a sphere Show answer 4
#18 "Moonlight" star Mahershala ___ Show answer 3
#19 "Do ___ others..." (Golden Rule) Show answer 4
#20 One who helps the Manager for short Show answer 4
#21 Paul ___ baseball first baseman who has won four Silver Slugger Awards Show answer 11
#22 High-speed Internet initials: Abbr. Show answer 3
#23 Extra money given by the bank for short Show answer 3
#24 "Shameless" network for short Show answer 3
#25 ___ Arenado baseball third baseman who has won four Silver Slugger Awards Show answer 5
#26 A computer company (rhymes with "racer") Show answer 4
#27 As good as ___ (in great condition) Show answer 3
#28 Sign of sleepiness or boredom Show answer 4
#29 Christian ___ baseball outfielder who has won two Silver Slugger Awards Show answer 6
#30 Democratic process of picking the government Show answer 8
#31 Pilgrimage to Mecca Show answer 3
#32 More than once Show answer 5
#33 Nittany Lion's institution: Abbr. Show answer 3
#34 Pen ___ (friend who corresponds through letters/emails) Show answer 3
#35 What a sunscreen might prevent Show answer 3
#36 Tell a story to a crowd say Show answer 7
#37 Only a handful Show answer 3
#38 Use an expletive say Show answer 5
#39 ___ borealis natural light display in the sky Show answer 6
#40 GPS offering for short Show answer 3
#41 ___ Baez baseball utility player who won the National League Second Baseman Silver Slugger in 2018 Show answer 6
#42 Sleeveless inner garments Show answer 5
#43 Cousin ___ of "The Addams Family" Show answer 3
#44 Not edited for TV Show answer 5
#45 One earning pension for short Show answer 3
#46 American baseball shortstop who won the National League Shortstop Silver Slugger Award in 2018: 2 wds. Show answer 11
#47 Devices that preceded DVD players: Abbr. Show answer 4
#48 "Oops!": Hyph. Show answer 4
#49 "Ye ___ Shoppe" Show answer 4
#50 Fishing rod attachment Show answer 4
#51 Pull a door or an arm suddenly Show answer 4
#52 Poetic tribute Show answer 3
#53 U.S. state that starts and ends with O Show answer 4
#54 Scorching Show answer 3
#55 Online communication Show answer 4
#56 Actress ___ Michele of "Glee" Show answer 3
#57 Room feature that gets knocked? Show answer 4
#58 Goes bad like food Show answer 4
#59 Movie room at home informally Show answer 3
#60 Italy's active volcano Show answer 4
#61 "He said ___ said?" Show answer 3
#62 Antlered animal in Yellowstone Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the August 20, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 20, 2019, a Tuesday. It contains 62 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GOLDSCHMIDT at 11 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 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 20, 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 20, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for August 20, 2019?
The August 20, 2019 grid has 62 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 62 clues. The longest answer is GOLDSCHMIDT at 11 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for August 20, 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 19, 2019 and August 21, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the August 20, 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 62 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 20, 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 62 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 20, 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
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

62clues on this board
11longest 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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