Daily Themed Crossword August 16, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 16, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
August 16, 2022 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Not even | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Burst into tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Baby's first word often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Santa's landing spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Kept out of sight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ apple B...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | What is a cheerleader's favorite cereal? | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | ___: Legacy (sci-fi film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Steph Curry's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Glasgow resident slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | What did the baseball glove say to the ball? ___ ya later! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Crush as boiled potatoes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Throbbing pain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | The Fountainhead author Rand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | British bathroom for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Uncle in Spain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | The Andy Griffith Show boy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Birthday candle count | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Which fast food chain would win a basketball tournament? ___ Donuts! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | ___ Pan (Neverland resident) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Final for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Where do football players go when they need new uniforms? New ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Bric-a-___ (miscellaneous collection) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Opposite of departure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Poetic tributes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ do you do? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Exclude on purpose | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants? In case he got a ___ in one! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Organ in a socket | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Tour de France or the Derby e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Organization leadership for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Common wine selection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | The Pioneer Woman author Drummond | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Tolkien's monster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Play-___ (kid's clay) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Anonymous Jane or John | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Smoothie seeds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | River in Mexico | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | NFL field measurements for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | What lights up a soccer stadium? A soccer ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Jimi Hendrix hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ point (irrelevant) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Son of Prince Valiant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Backyard boundary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | 19th President of the USA: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Curiosity killed the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Corrosive stuff | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | You to Shakespeare | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Primary or central | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Thumbs-up vote in Congress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Mid-back muscles for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | A Death in the Family author James ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | The V of VIP | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tulsa's state for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Which baseball player holds water? The ___ | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Hospital figure | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | The P in MPH | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Trial and ___ (problem-solving method) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Slack-___ (open-mouthed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Seat ___ (safety feature) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Unit of electrical resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Service animal often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Hey! in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Spoil the appearance of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Why are hockey players so good at making friends? They're quick to break the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | What's a golfer's favorite letter? | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 16, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 16, 2022, a Tuesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHEERIOS at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are 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 16, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 16, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 16, 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 67 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 16, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 16, 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.