Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for August 19, 2025 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, 2025
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 8/19/25. 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.
- 1A. New Year month, for short
- 4A. Heavenly sphere
- 7A. Letters on a sunblock bottle
- 10A. Poem to honor someone
- 11A. Revolutions ___ minute
- 12A. Kung ___ chicken (Chinese delicacy)
- 13A. Be on the razor's ___
- 15A. Former romantic partners
- 17A. Brew in a barrel
- 18A. Egg-frying utensil
- 20A. ___ Gretzky, NHL legend who traded slapshots for punchlines as a host on 49a
- 22A. ___ gun (used to send an SOS)
- 24A. Location for a luxurious massage
- 25A. Narcotics organization: Abbr.
- 26A. Bride's new title, maybe
- 28A. ___-Wan Kenobi, "Star Wars" character
- 31A. LeBron ___, NBA legend who traded slam dunks for punchlines as a host on 49a
- 33A. ___ Na Na, rock and roll doo-wop group
- 36A. Letters on a hoppy bottle
- 38A. Sunflower's stalk
- 39A. San Francisco's ___ Hill
- 40A. Vegas intro?
- 41A. Freezer cube
- 44A. "Best of both ___" (to enjoy two different opportunities at the same time)
- 46A. "Misery" actress ___ Bates
- 48A. "Ring" preceder to mean foot jewelry
- 49A. NBC's sketch comedy show that was hosted by the athletes mentioned in 20a, 31a, 1d, 29d, and 42d: Abbr.
- 50A. San ___, coastal city in Italy
- 52A. E, on a compass
- 56A. Fair-hiring letters
- 57A. Charged up atom
- 58A. Mount Vesuvius outflow
- 59A. ___ peeve (minor annoyance)
- 60A. Tucker ___-Cat (winter vehicle)
- 61A. Sing with closed lips
- 1D. ___ Montana, NFL quarterback who traded touchdowns for punchlines as a host on 49a
- 2D. Calculate the total
- 3D. Opposite of positive, for short
- 4D. Bottle ___ (kitchen gadget)
- 5D. T-___ ("Jurassic Park" dinosaur, informally)
- 6D. Prepares, as coffee
- 7D. Life ___ (life expectancy)
- 8D. White as a ghost
- 9D. Not a friend
- 14D. Pollution control group: Abbr.
- 16D. Sticky tree secretion
- 19D. "A Farewell to ___" (Ernest Hemingway novel)
- 21D. Ming of the Houston Rockets
- 22D. Heroic deed (anagram of "fate")
- 23D. Like a poor excuse
- 25D. CD spinners at EDM concerts: Abbr.
- 27D. Important nine-digit number in America: Abbr.
- 29D. ___ Russell, NBA legend who traded rebounds for punchlines as a host on 49a
- 30D. Tablet with Air, Mini and Pro versions
- 32D. Throw off, as radiation
- 34D. "___ Train Your Dragon" (2025 live-action remake): 2 wds.
- 35D. Peek-___ (hide and seek): Hyph.
- 37D. Load-carrying animal
- 42D. ___ Evert, tennis champion who traded backhands for punchlines as a host on 49a
- 43D. Keep an ___ (watch over): 2 wds.
- 45D. Instagram's video feature
- 46D. You may be down on one
- 47D. "Thanks ___!" 2 wds.
- 49D. August follower, for short
- 51D. Letters following "L"
- 53D. Relaxing massage sound
- 54D. "Law & Order: ___ " (spinoff show): Abbr.
- 55D. Bagpiper's hat
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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