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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 7, 2022
Sunday, August 7, 2022
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Sunday, August 7, 2022. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.
Across clues & answers
- 21
- 30
- 64
- 67
- 73
- 78
- 110
- 126
- 129
Down clues & answers
- 28
- 44
- 49
- 55
- 74
- 75
- 100
- 102
- 106
- 111
- 120
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Saturday, August 6, 2022
across
- 1. Put-ons?: GARB
- 5. Jubilate: JUMPFORJOY
- 15. 1997 title role for Peter Fonda: ULEE
- 16. San Francisco's War Memorial, for one: OPERAHOUSE
- 17. Sheltie shelterer, in brief: SPCA
- 18. Program that includes Build Back Better, informally: BIDENOMICS
- 19. Ride: TAUNT
- 21. Circumstance, in modern slang: SITCH
- 22. Heel: CAD
- 23. Not reserve: ACTIVEDUTY
- 25. ___ Noël: PERE
- 26. Form of birth control: VASECTOMY
- 27. Nickname for Bill Clinton: BUBBA
- 28. Stumbles for a speaker: HAWS
- 29. Make sound: REPAIR
- 30. Enlighten: CLUEIN
- 33. Old fogy: DOTARD
- 34. Commanders became part of it in 2022, for short: THENFL
- 35. Big shot: BELT
- 36. A whole bunch: RAFTS
- 37. It's bound to run in the third quarter: FALLISSUE
- 42. Number before nove: OTTO
- 43. Tables: PUTSONHOLD
- 44. "Still the Same ___ Me" (George Jones album): OLE
- 45. Crimean Peninsula resort in W.W. II history: YALTA
- 46. Restroom sign: GENTS
- 47. Some arcade habitués: PINBALLERS
- 50. Drip: BORE
- 51. University stores: ENDOWMENTS
- 52. Like most depositions: ORAL
- 53. Someone who can't stand working?: DESKPERSON
- 54. "Not for me": PASS
down
- 1. ___ Graves (Bond villain in "Die Another Day"): GUSTAV
- 2. Wool source: ALPACA
- 3. Does some further editing on: RECUTS
- 4. Rocky wears one in his famous training montage: BEANIE
- 5. Book that originated the phrase "skin of my teeth": JOB
- 6. "Nothing makes sense anymore!": UPISDOWN
- 7. Dead ringers?: MEDIUMS
- 8. Rather: PRETTY
- 9. Like: FANCY
- 10. Excited reaction at trivia night: OHOH
- 11. For whom the gymnast Nadia Comaneci won gold in 1976: Abbr.: ROM
- 12. Place to get a smoothie: JUICEBAR
- 13. "For your consideration" campaign: OSCARBID
- 14. Partnership agreement?: YESDEAR
- 20. Cooks from the box?: TVCHEFS
- 24. Amazon area: ETAIL
- 25. Stage of metamorphosis: PUPA
- 27. Bookmaker's concern: BETTING
- 29. ___ Rhubarb, foil for the Katzenjammer Kids of old comics: ROLLO
- 30. Many a 900 number: CHATLINE
- 31. Some defensive football players: LEFTENDS
- 32. "The Sickness ___ Death" (Kierkegaard book): UNTO
- 33. Italian painter Andrea: DELSARTO
- 34. Marched en masse: TROOPED
- 35. Supporting strips in construction: BATTENS
- 37. Worker who processes wool: FULLER
- 38. 1984 #3 hit with the lyric "Ain't no law against it yet": SHEBOP
- 39. State bordering Arizona and New Mexico: SONORA
- 40. Radicals: ULTRAS
- 41. Group with the 1961 hit "Rama Lama Ding Dong," with "the": EDSELS
- 43. ___ d'Or: PALME
- 45. Harsh cry: YAWP
- 48. Derek ___, former president of Harvard: BOK
- 49. ID since 1935: SSN
More daily puzzle hints
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- Spelling BeeMake words from seven letters around a center letterGuide & tips
- Mini CrosswordA bite-size crossword you can finish over coffeeGuide & tips
- Connections: Sports EditionConnections with a sports-only word poolGuide & tips
- Letter BoxedChain words around a square using all 12 lettersGuide & tips
- Midi CrosswordThe mid-size crossword between the Mini and the dailyGuide & tips
How the week is built
- Monday and Tuesday: straightforward definitions and familiar answers. These are the best days to learn.
- Wednesday: a step up, often with a playful theme.
- Thursday: the trick day, with rebus squares (several letters in one square) and answers that turn corners or skip squares.
- Friday and Saturday: themeless and tough, with sly clues and long open sections.
- Sunday: a bigger 21×21 grid with a theme, about as hard as a Wednesday or Thursday.
Crossword-solving habits worth building
- Learn the common fill. Short vowel-heavy words such as ERA, OREO, ALOE and ETNA appear constantly because they help constructors connect sections.
- Read clue signals. "?" means wordplay, "Abbr." means an abbreviation, "e.g." means an example of a category, and a foreign word in the clue hints at a foreign answer.
- Find the theme. The longest answers usually share a gimmick; the title (on Sundays) or a "revealer" clue explains it.
- Erase without fear. When crossings don't work, the wrong letter is usually in the answer you were most confident about.
- Use targeted help. Reveal one letter here, or try our crossword solver with a pattern like ?R?S?.
The Crossword FAQ
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What is a rebus square?
A square that holds more than one letter. Sometimes it holds a whole word or a symbol. They are most common on Thursdays.
Which day is the hardest?
Saturday is generally the hardest, followed by Friday. Sunday is larger but closer to midweek difficulty.
Can I see past crossword answers?
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