Daily Themed Crossword August 20, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 20, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
August 20, 2022 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Smartphone downloads for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Video call need for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Stranded vehicle's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Keto or vegan e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Place for a pupil or a Goo Goo Dolls hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | On a vacation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | A ___ Named Desire 1951 Golden Age film starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Post-it message | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | The Greatest boxer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Tattoo parlor essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Cabaret actress ___ Minnelli | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Green or black pizza topping | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Blah blah blah: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Recede like the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Without a Cause 1955 Golden Age film starring James Dean and Natalie Wood | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___-ching! (cash register sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Glowing gas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Space inhabitants: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Meet-and-___ (event) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Bread unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Indian beach state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Boulevard 1950 Golden Age film starring Gloria Swanson and William Holden | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Houston pro informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Caribbean and Red e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | That was a mistake! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Indonesia's ___ Islands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | The Adventures of ___ 1938 Golden Age film starring Errol Flynn as a legendary outlaw: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #28 | Fine by me! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Good at crosswords perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Thanksgiving dessert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___-Mex (regional cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Caribou relative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | North Pole resident? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Infomercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Avocado's core | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Pay-___-view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Take unlawfully | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | ___ Kane 1941 Golden Age film starring Orson Welles and Joseph Cotten | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Joan of ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Meryl Streep's Mamma ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Number of players in a chess match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Muesli unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Letter before zee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Asia's ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Joint below the knee | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___ Lilly and Co. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Neither here ___ there | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Brother of Cain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ to differ: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Presidential rejection | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Disney's Frozen queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Heart activity charts: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Drive-___ (takeout service) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Battle of Normandy site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | What you may hear from a crowd of ghosts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___ Geo Wild | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Long-form writing assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Golf ball holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | All Quiet on the Western ___ 1930 Golden Age film starring Lew Ayres | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Covers with black goo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | La-la lead-in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ Like It Hot 1959 Golden Age film starring Marilyn Monroe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Church leader from Vatican City | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Flowerpot filler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Hawaiian stringed instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Busy California airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Amount due for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Get on the nerves | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Rock band ___ Leppard | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 20, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 20, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STREETCAR at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry 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 20, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 20, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 20, 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 70 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 20, 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 20, 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.