Daily Themed Crossword August 1, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 1, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
August 1, 2022 — 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 | Stage actor's prompt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Kapow! in comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Large hole in the ground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Doctors for pregnant women for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Song for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Tehran is its capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ culpa (My bad) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Go gig hopping as a band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Bend that's fixed by an auto mechanic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | We Don't Talk About ___ song from the 2021 film Encanto composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Funny GIFs and videos say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Rock at a miner's workplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Desert wanderer's haven | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Ship destroyed at sea | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Dog in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Actor KJ ___ of Riverdale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Granola maker's morsel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Rodent lured by cheese perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Monarch's ruling period | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Window projection where plants may be kept | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Parisian's subway | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Actress ___ Falco of The Sopranos | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Les Paul attachment for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Love Make the World Go ___ charity single written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Lopez amongst others | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Canvas for a henna tattoo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Actress Russo of Get Shorty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | One Of A ___ song from the 2021 film Vivo performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Juan de Marcos Gonzalez | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Crude-based group: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Thick lump | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | What you expect after asking a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Waterfall spray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Doctor that treats vertigo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Barber's tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Cab-hailing app | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Jacob's biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Bad reaction from an audience | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | One invited to a reunion for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | One ___ Song song from the 2021 film Vivo performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Surface ___ song from the 2021 film Encanto written by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Show answer | 8 | |
| #41 | Actor Somerhalder of V Wars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Cable channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Put away for another time | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Like the most optimal outcome | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Neither's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Unruly head hair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Prefix with friendly or type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Give ___ few days...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Frequent bar visitor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | ___ For It song from the 2015 musical Hamilton composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Veggie used in a green smoothie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Cost an ___ and a leg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Wee Reese former MLB All-Star | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Mosby How I Met Your Mother protagonist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Type of piano | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | ___ de plume (pen name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Say lights camera action! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Nat ___ Wild | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Highschooler's reason to rent a dress perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Strongly encourage | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | 11 follower? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Unpaid loan e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Genre popular in Jamaica | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Kith's companion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Sit-___ (certain protests) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Prefix with demic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Nintendo's Super console letters | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 1, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 1, 2022, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PRESSURE at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 1, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 1, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 1, 2022 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 1, 2022 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 1, 2022 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.