Daily Themed Crossword August 30, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 30, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
August 30, 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 | Fish catchers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Quantico agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | America's ___ Talent (reality singing show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Baking appliance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | AirPod locale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Swinging mammal at the zoo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | What you watch at Fenway Park or Wrigley Field: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Pest on a labrador maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Celestial sphere like a planet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Fanny ___ (waist bag) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Alternative to a hoop or a ring as jewelry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Rolled ___ (healthy breakfast option) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ Kazan Gentleman's Agreement director | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Binary digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Emulate Tom Cruise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Lukaku Belgian soccer star whose 2021 move to Chelsea was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | Jadon ___ English soccer star whose 2021 move to Manchester United was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Gobbled up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | First responder initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Pizza crust sometimes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Nicolas ___ Ivory Coast soccer star whose 2019 move to Arsenal was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | That's what ___ said! (running The Office joke) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | One-person performance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Singer ___ Lo Green of Crazy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Cosmopolitan or Elle online for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Jack ___ English soccer star whose 2021 move to Manchester City was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Baby sheep | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Cozy room at home maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Brainstorming flash | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ of expertise (domain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Pig's place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Keats' creation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Actress Longoria or Marie Saint | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Home or cell number for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | NBC sketch show that once featured Chevy Chase: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Haunted house feeling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Panda's favorite meal | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Fuming feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Fancy fund-raising event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Group of oil-producing nations: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Tropical furniture wood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Deity like Zeus or Hades | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Call of Duty or Counter Strike genre: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Vending machine opening | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Clock display | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Dubai's federation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Social beverage that may be green or black | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Historical period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Soreness after yesterday's workout say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___-Town (nickname for Illinois' most populous city) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Anagram of not meaning many | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Stan ___ (Marvel legend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Striiiiike! caller in a diamond for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | To the ___ degree (mathematical extreme) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Ben Stiller's The ___ Life of Walter Mitty | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Paul ___ French soccer star whose 2016 move to Manchester United was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Poseidon's domain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | The Fugitive actress Ward | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Ilhan ___ Congress member | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Unconvincing as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ meeny miney moe... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Department store stock for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Gloss spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Wedding words: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | When They ___ Us (2019 TV Series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Sandwich meat | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 30, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 30, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BALLGAME at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 30, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 30, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 30, 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 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 30, 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 30, 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.