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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 24, 2022
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, August 24, 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
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- 40
- 46
- 64
Down clues & answers
- 11
- 13
- 18
- 23
- 25
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
across
- 1. Part of a wooden bench: SLAT
- 5. Recovered from being knocked to the floor: GOTUP
- 10. Woman's name hidden inside "assumed name": EDNA
- 14. Georgia ___, Atlanta school: TECH
- 15. Silly: INANE
- 16. ___ Spring, uprisings of the early 2010s: ARAB
- 17. Helper: AIDE
- 18. What follows a plane going from Richmond to Chicago?: VAPORTRAIL
- 20. ___ Ray, celebrity chef: RACHAEL
- 22. Tax filing status: SINGLE
- 23. Payment by many a factory worker: UNIONDUES
- 26. Part of a plane traveling from New Orleans to Little Rock?: LANDINGGEAR
- 29. Modern dance move: DAB
- 32. Be real: EXIST
- 33. Word before or after age: OLD
- 34. "Her name was ___ …" ("Copacabana" lyric): LOLA
- 35. Ancient inhabitants of Crete: MINOANS
- 38. Share with, as a secret: LETINON
- 40. Share one's seat?: MOON
- 41. Ogle: EYE
- 43. Commotion, informally: HOOHA
- 44. What makes clay clammy?: EMS
- 45. Former airline from Denver to Birmingham?: CONTINENTAL
- 48. Mounts Shasta, Rainier and Hood: VOLCANOES
- 49. Classic Ravel composition: BOLERO
- 52. Drank noisily: GLUGGED
- 56. Duration of air travel from Miami to Bangor?: FLYINGTIME
- 59. In addition: ALSO
- 60. Helsinki native: FINN
- 61. Smidgens: IOTAS
- 62. Midterm or final: TEST
- 63. "All My ___," Arthur Miller play: SONS
- 64. Molson ___ (brewing company): COORS
- 65. Deputy on "The Dukes of Hazzard": ENOS
down
- 1. Michelin rating unit: STAR
- 2. Princess with a "cinnamon buns" hairstyle: LEIA
- 3. "Highway to Hell" rockers: ACDC
- 4. River that Albany and Poughkeepsie are on: THEHUDSON
- 5. Relent: GIVEIN
- 6. Where to find edible ants?: ONALOG
- 7. Choose, as a running mate: TAP
- 8. Card game with a spinoff called Dos: UNO
- 9. Win over: PERSUADE
- 10. Obtains through hard work: EARNS
- 11. Force an aircraft must overcome: DRAG
- 12. Word after door or before polish: NAIL
- 13. Qualified: ABLE
- 19. Part of a wedding cake: TIER
- 21. Santa ___ Handicap, Seabiscuit's last race: ANITA
- 24. Many a charity, for short: NGO
- 25. Small, shaded valley: DELL
- 26. "___ at ’em!": LEMME
- 27. "Practice makes perfect" or "Haste makes waste": AXIOM
- 28. Boys, in Bolivia: NINOS
- 29. Start of a warning: DONOT
- 30. Honolulu hello: ALOHA
- 31. Trite: BANAL
- 34. Production company behind "The Hunger Games" and the "Saw" films: LIONSGATE
- 36. Like a recently coined word or phrase: NEOLOGIC
- 37. Lip-___: SYNC
- 39. Bloc that no longer includes Great Britain, for short: THEEU
- 42. H, to Homer: ETA
- 45. Big crop in Iowa: CORN
- 46. Director Bergman: INGMAR
- 47. "… if you can believe it": NOLESS
- 48. Blood lines: VEINS
- 49. Bosom buddies: BFFS
- 50. Grab bag: OLIO
- 51. Suburb of Boston: LYNN
- 53. Secluded narrow valley: GLEN
- 54. Exxon, overseas: ESSO
- 55. They precede com, org and edu: DOTS
- 57. In addition: TOO
- 58. "Who am ___ question?": ITO
More daily puzzle hints
- WordleGuess the five-letter word in six triesGuide & tips
- ConnectionsSort 16 words into four hidden groupsGuide & tips
- StrandsFind the themed words hidden in a letter gridGuide & tips
- 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
When is the next crossword released?
Weekday puzzles go live at 10 p.m. Eastern Time the night before; weekend puzzles are released earlier in the evening.
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?
Yes. Each date we have covered is in the crossword archive.