Daily Themed Crossword August 8, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 8, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
August 8, 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 | Warning from a librarian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | I couldn't care less | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | For ___ a jolly... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Chi (martial arts form) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Frozen snowman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ of You 2005 Grammy-nominated song by the alt-rock band Foo Fighters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Balloon filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | El ___ (weather phenomenon) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Warning sign of doom say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | From Athens or Volos say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Nancy ___ (fictional teenage detective) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Pet doctor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ Like These 2003 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the TV series One Tree Hill | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Black ___ Peas Let's Get It Started group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Distributed as cards | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Airplane wing measurement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Commercials skipped on YouTube for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Roman three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Actor Somerhalder of Lost | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | The ___ 2007 Grammy-winning song by Foo Fighters | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Kansas or Kentucky e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Fast-running bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Breaky Heart (Billy Ray Cyrus hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Chicken cordon ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Knife's tined companion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | 1997 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film The Wolf of Wall Street | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Like dad jokes to teens | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ on (bank on) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Bite from a playful puppy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | They end on December 31st for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Scandinavian capital with The Scream painting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Town roads for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Male deer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Shampoo target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Bring into the company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Wrench 1997 song by Foo Fighters that peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | One who once studied at Yale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Pinkie's place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Tailor's line | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Suffix with Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Subway stop briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Tit ___ tat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | David who sang Space Oddity | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Divisible by two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Leaving time for a flight say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Sign of sadness? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ of honor (bride's aide) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Saab of fashion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Mix as sugar in coffee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | J.F.K.'s predecessor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Niece to a nephew for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Butter amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Actress de Armas of No Time to Die | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Sault ___ Marie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Chest muscle briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Pre-fetus stage | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Void's companion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ it or leave it! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | My ___ 1998 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the film Varsity Blues | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ Saint Laurent (luxury fashion brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Many many millennia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | U in CPU | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Learn to ___ 1999 Grammy-winning song by Foo Fighters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Rower in some races | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Hotel bookings for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | 90-degree angle's shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | It may help you find your way back home: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 8, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 8, 2022, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PRETENDER at 9 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. 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 8, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 8, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 8, 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 9 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 8, 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 8, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.