Daily Themed Crossword August 28, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 28, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
August 28, 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 | After-bath powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Hired vehicle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Rent-___ (airport service): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Prefix relating to "foreign" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Dublin natives | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Prefix with "plasm" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ and flow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Common smoothie fruit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Gets on the nerves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "___ Age" animated media franchise featuring Jack Black (birthday today) as an overactive smilodon in the Paleolithic era | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Snooker stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Nog ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Maker of Aspire laptops | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Modernist's prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Snug as a bug in a ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "Blue Hawaii" actor ___ Kai | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Needing moisturizer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Beer barrel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | 1996 sci-fi film featuring Jack Black about a college student who holds the key to another dimension | Show answer | 11 | |
| #21 | Heart and ___ (complete sincerity) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Internet cafe offering: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Beginning of the day and end of night | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ polloi (the masses) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Affirmative answer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Piece of tribute from a poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "Would you prefer a cup ___ cone?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Hi-___ monitor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Kanye West's "I ___ God": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Alien ship initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mel of Baseball | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Chaucer's "The ___ of Bath's Tale" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "If you ask me..." in text speak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "The ___" 1996 psychological thriller featuring Jack Black which is about an obsessed baseball follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Opposite of WSW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | 1993 sci-fi film featuring Jack Black which is about an evil crime lord and a risk taking police officer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Pained cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Poetic foot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | National gemstone of Australia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Genesis twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Stout spout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Popular boy band "___ Direction" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Video chat need for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "The Fox and the Grapes" storyteller | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Jazz vocalist Carmen ____ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Are you ___?" (insane) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Classroom fixtures paired with chairs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Well-kept and uncluttered | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | 1996 dark comedy film featuring Jack Black which is about an acquaintance who turns into a psycho stalker: 3 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | "May I ___ question to you?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | No pain no ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Wrist to elbow bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Burglar slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Colony crawler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Hawaiian tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Boo-___ (sound of of a loud cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Soon-to-be alums briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Buy one get one free" event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Head-bobbing gesture say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Wine barrel wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "___ Kong" 2005 epic monster adventure film starring Jack Black which is about a film crew that travels to Skull Island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Happy Meal extra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Small green legume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Unexpected obstacle | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 28, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 28, 2019, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DEMOLITIONMAN at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 28, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 28, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 28, 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 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 28, 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 28, 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, 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.