CodyCross August 16, 2022 Daily Answers
Both daily grids for this date — 23 midsize and 11 small clues.
EnglishMidsize Crossword — 23 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Abbreviation for a text message. | SMS | 3 | |
| #2 | Abbreviation that goes after some company names. | INC | 3 | |
| #3 | American singer who recorded "La Isla Bonita". | MADONNA | 7 | |
| #4 | Astronaut Jemison, first Black woman in space. | MAE | 3 | |
| #5 | Bank underwriter created by Congress, abbreviation. | FDIC | 4 | |
| #6 | Bodily opening. | ORIFICE | 7 | |
| #7 | Corned beef and potatoes mixed and chopped. | HASH | 4 | |
| #8 | Currency code for the Trinidad and Tobago dollar. | TTD | 3 | |
| #9 | Emotional music genre fans. | EMOS | 4 | |
| #10 | First name of singer-songwriter DiFranco. | ANI | 3 | |
| #11 | Gas jets or plates on which pans are heated. | HOBS | 4 | |
| #12 | Herb found in cigarettes. | TOBACCO | 7 | |
| #13 | Internet slang for do not disturb. | DND | 3 | |
| #14 | Layer of grime on a pond. | SCUM | 4 | |
| #15 | Monetary unit of the Maldives. | LARI | 4 | |
| #16 | Offer money for an eBay listing. | BID | 3 | |
| #17 | Original washing machine and spin dryer of the 60s. | TWIN TUB | 8 | |
| #18 | Parts of an opera. | ACTS | 4 | |
| #19 | Rightfully have possession of something. | OWN | 3 | |
| #20 | Santa's little helper. | ELF | 3 | |
| #21 | Shoot for a target. | AIM | 3 | |
| #22 | The Big 2017 movie based on a real love story. | SICK | 4 | |
| #23 | The Wrath __, second original Star Trek movie. | OF KHAN | 7 |
Small Crossword — 11 Clues
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Abbreviation for Germany. | GER | 3 | |
| #2 | Button on a music player to briefly stop the music. | PAUSE | 5 | |
| #3 | Changed houses. | MOVED | 5 | |
| #4 | Internet slang for rolling my eyes. | RME | 3 | |
| #5 | Made provisions last longer, __ out. | EKED | 4 | |
| #6 | Previously owned. | USED | 4 | |
| #7 | Raise shoulders slightly in indifference. | SHRUG | 5 | |
| #8 | Scare, frighten. | SPOOK | 5 | |
| #9 | To divide into two equal parts. | HALVE | 5 | |
| #10 | Type of paper with collegiate lines. | RULED | 5 | |
| #11 | __ coaster, fairground ride with loops. | ROLLER | 6 |
August 16, 2022 — How the Grids Break Down
These are the CodyCross daily crosswords for August 16, 2022, a Tuesday. The game publishes two grids every day — a quick small puzzle and a longer midsize one — and this page carries both, 34 clues in total. The longest answer across the pair is TWIN TUB at 8 letters.
The daily crosswords sit entirely outside the world-and-group structure of the main game: finishing them does not advance your world progress, and they use their own clue pool. They also lean harder on general knowledge than the themed worlds do, so the letter count shown on each row is often the fastest way in — match the length first, then the meaning.
Neighbouring dates are linked below, and the full daily archive holds 2,013 dates. For the main game, the world index covers 108 worlds and 10,716 puzzles.
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August 16, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for CodyCross
The board is the whole puzzle
Every answer is built from what the level actually shows you and nothing else. Counting that first rules out most of what comes to mind, which is quicker than trying words and being rejected.
Place the longest answer first
Long answers use up the awkward letters and leave a set that spells the short ones out for you. Starting long is consistently faster than sweeping for three-letter words.
Neighbouring levels are the best hint
Difficulty climbs gradually rather than in jumps, so the levels either side of a hard one reuse its patterns. They are more useful than any hint the game sells you.
How to Solve a CodyCross Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
Anchor with the answers you are sure of
Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify these answers
Every answer on this page is read from the game's own puzzle data rather than retyped from another site, and is checked against what the board actually provides — so nothing listed can use a letter the level does not give you. The counts shown are computed from the stored data, not typed in by hand.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games 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 7, 2026