Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for August 19, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
Daily Themed Crossword Hints, August 19, 2026
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 8/19/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. "___ audible?" ("Can you hear me?"): 2 wds.
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4A. "Young fellow," in Scotland
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7A. "Who Wants to ___ Millionaire?": 2 wds.
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10A. Ignited, as a fire
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11A. Singer and former Disney star Lovato
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12A. Tailor's line (rhymes with "team")
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13A. "Bravo!" at a bullfight
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14A. ___ -peasy
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15A. Online market for crafts
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16A. "I'm sorry that I lost my ___" (got angry)
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18A. "Stand the ___ of time"
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19A. Richly decorated
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22A. Many tic-tac-toe results
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25A. "___ Feet Under," drama series about a family-run funeral home, where the titular number equals the count of faces on a standard die
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26A. Santa ___, California
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29A. 100-___ light bulb
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30A. "Something ___ wrong. Please try again!" (error message on an app)
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31A. Lie ___ (stay hidden)
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32A. Add-___ (optional extra features)
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33A. Snap, briefly
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34A. "Hawaii ___-O," police procedural set in Honolulu, where the titular number equals the count of fingers on a hand
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35A. Letter on Superman's chest, phonetically
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36A. What an attorney practices
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38A. Words of comparison before "a fiddle": 2 wds.
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41A. "It's an ___ but a goodie"
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44A. Snail without a home?
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45A. Number repeated twice after "Brooklyn" in the title of a police comedy starring Andy Samberg, that equals a cat's fabled count of lives
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47A. Thumbs down vote
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49A. ___ pit (area at a rock concert)
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50A. Maker of Aspire laptops
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51A. Uno, due, ___ (numbers in Italian)
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52A. "And as they say, the ___ is history..."
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53A. "Boogie Nights" actor Reynolds
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54A. "___ Tree Hill," teen drama set in a small North Carolina town, where the titular number equals the count of wheels on a unicycle
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1D. "It's beginning to look ___ like Christmas ...": 2 wds.
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2D. Highway distance unit
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3D. Single entry in a list
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4D. Pick up, as a new language
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5D. Morning hours: Abbr.
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6D. Like most Ikea furniture: Abbr.
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7D. Casino actions
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8D. Where the sun rises
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9D. Actress Poehler of "Parks and Recreation"
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11D. Bambi, for one
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12D. ___-Saw (playground fixture)
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17D. Upload to Instagram, say
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18D. Smartphone message
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20D. "Hang on ___ ..." ("Wait ..."): 2 wds.
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21D. ___ foil (food wrap)
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22D. "___ and a Half Men," sitcom starring Charlie Sheen, where the titular number equals the count of halves that make up a whole
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23D. Actor Somerhalder who's "Lost"?
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24D. Visitors from afar, in sci-fi: Abbr.
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26D. Legendary boxer known as "The Greatest"
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27D. Thanksgiving month, for short
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28D. Flabbergasted feeling
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30D. Milwaukee's state, briefly
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33D. Los Angeles clock setting: Abbr.
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34D. Letters in the subject line of a chain email, perhaps
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35D. "___ Is Enough," family sitcom starring Dick Van Patten, where the titular number equals the count of legs an octopus has
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36D. Solitary one
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37D. Red ___ (state of emergency)
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38D. Whispery, relaxing videos on the internet: Abbr.
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39D. ___ gin fizz (cocktail)
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40D. "What's all the ___ about?"
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42D. Burst ___ tears
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43D. Bring home the bacon
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45D. Apt rhyme for grab
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46D. Critical hospital ward: Abbr.
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48D. ___-haw! (cowboy's yell)
Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.
The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.
The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.
If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.
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