Daily Themed Crossword August 22, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 22, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
August 22, 2025 — 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 | Twinkler in the sky | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Room coolers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Give it a shot say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | To ___ his own | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Woodwind with a haunting sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Vowels following e | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Blackish-purple antioxidant berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ and fortune | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ Perignon (Moet & Chandon champagne) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Touch-me-___ (garden member) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___-bitty (very small) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Sandcastle-building spot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Farmyard cud-chewer that oddly enough is related to whales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Vietnamese noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | It's ___-brainer: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | In the distance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Colorful sea creature in reefs that oddly enough is related to jellyfish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | That is super cool! | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | ___-up (like held in emotions) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Ardent follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Make a choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Run-___ (chance meetings) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Movie rental choice: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Silver ___ (film industry) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Himalayan long-haired ox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Roth ___ (savings plan): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Drizzle or shower | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Walkway for a model | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Swimmer's unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Jurassic Park star that oddly enough is related to modern-day chickens for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Palindromic Vogue competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Weighing scale units: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Printer paper size for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Barely make with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Neptune's domain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Tic-___-toe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Here in Spain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Horned safari animal that oddly enough is related to horses familiarly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | ___ Daba Honeymoon (Carleton Carpenter & Debbie Reynolds song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ strip (funny newspaper feature) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | I'll ___ it right away! (handle): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Neat and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Australian hopper that oddly enough is related to humans for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | This is delicious! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Do you come here ___? (regularly) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | ___-B dental hygiene brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ the night before Christmas ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Loafer or sneaker e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Traffic jam sound-maker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Go-to family doctor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Clumsy type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Fighters Times Like These band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Electric guitar hookup for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | No longer in the workforce for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | It's ___! (50-50 score): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Bundle of bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Feel green? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Jock's counterpart in cliche teen movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Slow-moving garden creature | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Truth's partner at a party game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Window spot for a flower pot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Beach crawler that oddly enough is related to stationary barnacles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Mimics Eminem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Vegetable with curly leaves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Not domestic for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Neither this ___ that | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Civil Rights leader with a U.S. memorial: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Q preceder phonetically | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 22, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 22, 2025, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AWESOME at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for August 22, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 22, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 22, 2025 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 7 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, 2025 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 22, 2025 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.