WaPo Mini Crossword Answers - Aug 19
Wednesday’s Daily
By Pete Muller & Frank Longo
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. Camera type that often has a "D" prepended to its initials — Answer: SLR. Hint: This camera uses a single lens and a reflex mirror 📷
- 4. Singer whose last name means "sparrow" in French — Answer: PIAF. Hint: This iconic French chanteuse was famous for her powerful voice 🎤
- 6. Morticia and Gomez dance one on "Wednesday" — Answer: TANGO. Hint: A dramatic and passionate partner dance 💃
- 7. Stowaway, say — Answer: HIDER. Hint: Someone secretly concealed aboard a vehicle or vessel 🚢
- 8. Wax-scraping docs, at times — Answer: ENTS. Hint: Ear specialists may remove troublesome buildup 👂
Down
- 1. Setting of Netflix's "Berlin," curiously — Answer: SPAIN. Hint: The stylish heist spinoff unfolds largely in this European country 🇪🇸
- 2. It competes with Godiva and Ferrero — Answer: LINDT. Hint: This Swiss chocolatier is famous for its smooth truffles and gold foil wrappers 🍫
- 3. Blind ones can be scary — Answer: RAGES. Hint: These furious outbursts become especially frightening when reason is absent 😡
- 5. Part of FTW — Answer: FOR. Hint: This preposition begins the celebratory phrase represented by the abbreviation 🏆
- 6. Part of FTW — Answer: THE. Hint: This definite article sits between the opening preposition and the word for victory 🏆
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Washington Post Mini answers for August 19, 2026
The full solution for the August 19 Washington Post Mini is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Wednesday, August 19.
Full WaPo Mini Crossword answer list for August 19, 2026
Every clue from the August 19 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Setting of Netflix's "Berlin," curiously | SPAIN |
| 2 | It competes with Godiva and Ferrero | LINDT |
| 3 | Blind ones can be scary | RAGES |
| 5 | Part of FTW | FOR |
| 6 | Part of FTW | THE |
Hints for the August 19 puzzle
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