Daily Themed Crossword August 27, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 27, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
August 27, 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 | Breath of fresh ___ (refreshing change) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Hailed ride with a meter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Cloud's abode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Fancy black-tie affair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Line of sunshine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Podded veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___-bitty (very small) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Singer Lennon or Legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Secret ___ (Christmas event at the office) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Peek-a-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Vacation lodging perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Send for another opinion say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | One with a stethoscope | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Fruit whose oil is used in Italian cuisine | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ and abet (assist in a crime) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Soft soggy dirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Quick afternoon slumber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Money given under the table say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | ___ or go home... (Shoot for the stars!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Howard ___ American radio personality who has hosted his own show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio since 2006 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Long-snouted swimmer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Mule's dad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Pick up as a new language | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Glenn ___ American radio personality who was awarded the Marconi Award for Personality of the Year in 2008 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Nightingale American radio personality who authored spoken word record The Strangest Secret | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Holmes and Watson e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Troubling spots to a teen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | A Death in the Family author James | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Mind-reader's skill: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Loads and loads | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | The Girl ___ Door (Elisha Cuthbert movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Seashells seller? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Poisonous snakes from Egypt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Swedish home furnishings chain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Seacrest American radio and media personality who hosts American Top 40 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Pet that was a sacred creature in Ancient Egypt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Ctrl-___-Del | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Hudson or Tampa follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Checking text for errors like an editor say | Show answer | 8 | |
| #41 | ___ humbug! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Opposite of antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Panda (China's national animal) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Billy ___ Only the Good Die Young singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Muscle spasm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Friend in a frat say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Sound made while chewing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Ghost Rider actress Mendes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Part of an exercise set for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Dig up ___ (search for damaging gossip) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Garfield's canine pal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Carpet alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Muscles in a pack for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Golden retriever or pug e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Car parts that screech maybe | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Low U.S. Navy rank for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Dance form in Black Swan | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Infuriated state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Hannity American radio personality and Fox News talk show host who has authored multiple best-selling books | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Citrus thirst-quenchers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ Limbaugh American radio personality awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2020 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Casual rejection | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Nocturnal mammal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___-friendly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Network with Wolf Blitzer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Some say it's just a number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | T-___ (dinosaur) | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 27, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 27, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PROOFING 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 27, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 27, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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.