Daily Themed Crossword August 22, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 22, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 22, 2023 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | One rooting for a sports team say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Don't make a sound! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Container for mayo or jam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Global watchdog for workers' rights: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Formal neckwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | President's power to say no | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | New York ___ NHL team whose former members include Mark Messier and Adam Graves | Show answer | 7 | |
| #8 | Went out with romantically | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Land of leprechauns and banshees for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | I'm at my ___ end! (completely confused) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | New York ___ NHL team whose former members include Mike Bossy and Bryan Trottier | Show answer | 9 | |
| #12 | Better late ___ never! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Oxygen or methane e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Message sent via smartphone say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Abstract artist Jean ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Break as a twig | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Event with deals and discounts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Brooklyn ___ NBA team from New York City whose former members include Jason Kidd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Breakfast grains that may be rolled or wild | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Friend fighting by your side say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | New York ___ NBA team whose former members include Patrick Ewing and Walt Frazier | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | ___-tac-toe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | I in the Greek alphabet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | New York ___ MLB team whose former members include Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio | Show answer | 7 | |
| #25 | New York ___ MLB team whose former members include Darryl Strawberry and Tom Seaver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Incomplete list letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Like twisted humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Parking place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Green garden legume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Fish that's called unagi at a sushi bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cone-dropping tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Buffet or ___ carte?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Persona ___ grata (unwelcome person) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Serious or no-nonsense as a teacher (anagram of rents) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Recruited for a job say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | ___ gonna find out who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is comin' to town... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | New York ___ NFL team whose former players include Joe Namath and Don Maynard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Satisfied a hungry stomach | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Fishing pole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Large winery vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | New York ___ NFL team whose former members include Eli Manning and Lawrence Taylor | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Talk trash about slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | That's a ___! (director's declaration) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Cousin ___ hairy member of the Addams Family | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | He said ___ said | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Busy California airport: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | White-feathered heron hidden in regret | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | That's a real pity! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Quick bite between meals say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | First word of Dante's Inferno | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Second-largest ocean for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | College subject covering Freud for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | NASA's Everything's fine!: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | New York or New Jersey e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian's sister | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Christmas song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Leave ___ the pros!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Broken arm covering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Ancient Andean | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Uh-huh! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Maa that goes baa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Able was I ___ I saw Elba (palindromic sentence) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Word sound unit for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 22, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 22, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ISLANDERS at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 22, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 22, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 22, 2023 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 63 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 22, 2023 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 22, 2023 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.