Daily Themed Crossword August 9, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 9, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
August 9, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Model's runway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Quarterback's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Home of sharks and squids | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Matures as wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Swedish furniture giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Deliver an egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Caesar's cover-up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Coffee source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Maria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Room with chemical reactions for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Cherundolo American former soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for Hannover 96 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | ___ Carragher English former soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for Liverpool F.C. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Shocking swimmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Group of two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Lacking moisture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Lingerie store buy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Rustic roadside stay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Chowed down on some chowder say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Maldini Italian former soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for AC Milan | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___-to-know basis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ is me! (sorrowful cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Hack off as a branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Hearing aid site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ Puyol Spanish former soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for F.C. Barcelona | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Place to play NBA Jam and Donkey Kong | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Don't quit yet! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ 9000 2001: A Space Odyssey computer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Quite qualified | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Look ___ this way...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Paleozoic e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ and greet (event) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | One of two types of children to Santa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Of Mice and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ out a living | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Rodent found in a sewer perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Many moons ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ March oldest sister in Little Women | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Church song of praise (anagram of lamps) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Tony ___ English soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for Everton F.C. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Luau instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Make fun of | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Czech or Serb e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Roof overhang | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Pirate's yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Payment for a poker hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ Turturro The Sopranos actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Actor Idris of The Dark Tower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Father's Day month | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Best of the best: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Racket in a noisy stadium? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Tree whose name sounds like you | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Throw as dice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ vera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ... and a partridge in a ___ tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Military word after special or black | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Anti-narcotics organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Set of eight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Tony ___ English former soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for Arsenal F.C. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Without a Cause (1955 film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ Giggs Welsh former soccer player who spent his entire club career playing for Manchester United | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Give me attention sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Like a double rainbow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Group of families | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Soccer star Messi to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | 3-3 in a soccer match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | This is so gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Golf peg | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 9, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 9, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HIBBERT at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 9, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 9, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 9, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 9, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 9, 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.