& 19D Actress who played Lily MacBeth in 1955 crime film Joe MacBeth (4,5)

Archive answer — August 21, 2026

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“RUTH” is the published 4-letter fill for 2 Down. Use the crossing letters in the grid below to verify how it fits.

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This clue’s Friday, August 21, 2026 appearance

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Across

14 clues
  1. 1Young British Artist whose works include 1997 sculpture Pauline Bunny (5,5)
  2. 8Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology; subject of a play by Euripides (7)
  3. 92012 novella by Susan Hill subtitled A Ghost Story (5)
  4. 10& 25A 2013 novel by David Baldacci (4,3,7)
  5. 11Tobias —, German golfer; 2002 TNT Dutch Open tournament winner (4)
  6. 12see 4 Down (3)
  7. 14Hard silvery-white metal; symbol Os (6)
  8. 15Jacques —, prime minister of France from 1986-88 (6)
  9. 18Large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs dating back to the Bronze Age (3)
  10. 20Graeme —, 2006 World Snooker Championship winner (4)
  11. 21Denis —, Belgium-born Ghana full-back at Fulham FC from 2016-22 (4)
  12. 23New town in Drenthe, northeast Netherlands, developed since World War II (5)
  13. 24City in Virginia, US, housing the man-made Mill Mountain Star (7)
  14. 25see 10 Across (3,7)

Down

12 clues
  1. 1Long flat vertical bone in man also called the breastbone (7)
  2. 2& 19D Actress who played Lily MacBeth in 1955 crime film Joe MacBeth (4,5)RUTH
  3. 3Goddess of the hearth and its fire in Greek mythology (6)
  4. 4& 12A 1954 novel by Iris Murdoch (5,3,3)
  5. 5& 22D Co-founder, with brothers Richard and John, of Penguin Books in 1935 (5,4)
  6. 61970s ITV musical comedy-drama series starring Julie Covington, Rula Lenska and Charlotte Cornwell (4,7)
  7. 72003 crime drama film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (6,5)
  8. 13First part of the small intestine (8)
  9. 16Small finch such as the Arctic — or lesser — (7)
  10. 17Genus of trees from which gum resin benzoin is obtained (6)
  11. 19see 2 Down (5)
  12. 22see 5 Down (4)

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Across

  1. 1. Young British Artist whose works include 1997 sculpture Pauline Bunny (5,5)

    Answer: SARAHLUCAS

  2. 8. Son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology; subject of a play by Euripides (7)

    Answer: ORESTES

  3. 9. 2012 novella by Susan Hill subtitled A Ghost Story (5)

    Answer: DOLLY

  4. 10. & 25A 2013 novel by David Baldacci (4,3,7)

    Answer: KING

  5. 11. Tobias —, German golfer; 2002 TNT Dutch Open tournament winner (4)

    Answer: DIER

  6. 12. see 4 Down (3)

    Answer: NET

  7. 14. Hard silvery-white metal; symbol Os (6)

    Answer: OSMIUM

  8. 15. Jacques —, prime minister of France from 1986-88 (6)

    Answer: CHIRAC

  9. 18. Large bronze musical horn found in Danish peat bogs dating back to the Bronze Age (3)

    Answer: LUR

  10. 20. Graeme —, 2006 World Snooker Championship winner (4)

    Answer: DOTT

  11. 21. Denis —, Belgium-born Ghana full-back at Fulham FC from 2016-22 (4)

    Answer: ODOI

  12. 23. New town in Drenthe, northeast Netherlands, developed since World War II (5)

    Answer: EMMEN

  13. 24. City in Virginia, US, housing the man-made Mill Mountain Star (7)

    Answer: ROANOKE

  14. 25. see 10 Across (3,7)

    Answer: ANDMAXWELL

Down

  1. 1. Long flat vertical bone in man also called the breastbone (7)

    Answer: STERNUM

  2. 2. & 19D Actress who played Lily MacBeth in 1955 crime film Joe MacBeth (4,5)

    Answer: RUTH

  3. 3. Goddess of the hearth and its fire in Greek mythology (6)

    Answer: HESTIA

  4. 4. & 12A 1954 novel by Iris Murdoch (5,3,3)

    Answer: UNDERTHE

  5. 5. & 22D Co-founder, with brothers Richard and John, of Penguin Books in 1935 (5,4)

    Answer: ALLEN

  6. 6. 1970s ITV musical comedy-drama series starring Julie Covington, Rula Lenska and Charlotte Cornwell (4,7)

    Answer: ROCKFOLLIES

  7. 7. 2003 crime drama film starring Sean Penn and Tim Robbins (6,5)

    Answer: MYSTICRIVER

  8. 13. First part of the small intestine (8)

    Answer: DUODENUM

  9. 16. Small finch such as the Arctic — or lesser — (7)

    Answer: REDPOLL

  10. 17. Genus of trees from which gum resin benzoin is obtained (6)

    Answer: STYRAX

  11. 19. see 2 Down (5)

    Answer: ROMAN

  12. 22. see 5 Down (4)

    Answer: LANE

The answer to “& 19D Actress who played Lily MacBeth in 1955 crime film Joe MacBeth (4,5)” in the Mirror Quiz Crossword is RUTH — a 4-letter word. It appears in our available data for August 21, 2026 at 2-Down. Below you can reveal the fill one letter at a time, check the full puzzle, and open every related clue page.

“& 19D Actress who played Lily MacBeth in 1955 crime film Joe MacBeth (4,5)” answer

RUTH(4 letters)

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What is the answer to “& 19D Actress who played Lily MacBeth in 1955 crime film Joe MacBeth (4,5)”?

The answer is RUTH.

How many letters are in the answer?

4 letters: RUTH.

When did this clue appear?

It appears in the Mirror Quiz Crossword for August 21, 2026 at 2-Down.

Can this clue have a different answer?

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Where can I find the rest of this day’s answers?

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