Daily Themed Crossword August 19, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 19, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 19, 2020 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Suffix with "handy" or "web" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Prepare a meal say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | French consent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "The Lord of the Rings" creature | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Mexican feminist artist Frida ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Tibet's ___ Lama | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | River barrier | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Communication system with hand gestures: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Novelist Rita ___ Brown who wrote "Rubyfruit Jungle" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Coagulate as blood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Alaskan king ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___-a-dope (boxing technique) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Length times width | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Kristen ___ actress from "The Good Place" who made a special appearance in "Parks and Recreation" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Surrounding radiance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Busy ___ bee: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Handed-down stories | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Obama former first lady of the United States who cameoed in an episode of "Parks and Recreation" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Slithery swimmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | German automobile manufacturer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Grazing grassland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Pink Floyd's Barrett | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Take without permission | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Jon ___ actor of "Mad Men" who made a special appearance in "Parks and Recreation" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Mr. Bean's ___" film starring Rowan Atkinson | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | New ___ (India's capital) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Big commotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Geo (cable channel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Stephen Curry's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Life story for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cartoon show "Ed ___ n Eddy" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Feng ___ (Chinese aesthetic system) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Initials on a sunscreen tube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "No ___ no gain" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Alarm that detects danger: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Point at a target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Crossword cookie? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Norwegian capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Andy ___ actor from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" who cameoed in an episode of "Parks and Recreation" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | "I've ___ enough of this!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ Hiddleston actor who played Loki in "Thor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Cheering sound made at a stadium | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Baton Rouge School: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Jazz legend ___ Armstrong | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Sydney ___ House Australia | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Crime ___ (site) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Prefix meaning "half" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ the bottle (party game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ McCain former senator from Arizona who cameoed in an episode of "Parks and Recreation" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Black character portrayed by Taylor Lautner in the "Twilight" series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | ___ Baldwin actor from "The Boss Baby" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Rubik's ___ (puzzle toy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Billiards stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | US Navy rank: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ slaw (side dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Ostrich's cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "The Simpsons" bartender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Grain used in risotto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "Hometown Proud" supermarket chain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Mean mutt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Organ lent for a rant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ life gives you lemons..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Kardashian Kim's brother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "Water" in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ in a blue moon (rarely) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | "Golly ___ whiz!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Opposite of departure for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 19, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 19, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MICHELLE at 8 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 19, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 19, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 19, 2020 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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, 2020 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 19, 2020 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.