Complete answers for the Daily Themed crossword puzzle from August 22, 2025.
Daily Themed Crossword August 22, 2025 Answers
This Daily Themed puzzle from August 22, 2025 contains 68 total clues—34 across and 34 down. Below you'll find every clue with its answer and helpful hints. If you're working on a different date, check our Daily Themed crossword archive.
Across Clues
| # |
Clue |
Answer |
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1A
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Twinkler in the sky
|
STAR |
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5A
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Room coolers: Abbr.
|
ACS |
|
8A
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Give it a shot, say
|
TRY |
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11A
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"To ___ his own"
|
EACH |
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12A
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Woodwind with a haunting sound
|
OBOE |
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13A
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Vowels following "e"
|
IOU |
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14A
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Blackish-purple, antioxidant berry
|
ACAI |
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15A
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___ and fortune
|
FAME |
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16A
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___ Perignon (Moet & Chandon champagne)
|
DOM |
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17A
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Touch-me-___ (garden member)
|
NOT |
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19A
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___-bitty (very small)
|
ITTY |
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21A
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Sandcastle-building spot
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SHORE |
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23A
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Farmyard cud-chewer that, oddly enough, is related to whales
|
COW |
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24A
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Vietnamese noodle soup
|
PHO |
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25A
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"It's ___-brainer": 2 wds.
|
ANO |
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27A
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In the distance
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AFAR |
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31A
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Colorful sea creature in reefs that, oddly enough, is related to jellyfish
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CORAL |
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33A
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"That is super cool!"
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AWESOME |
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36A
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___-up (like held in emotions)
|
PENT |
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37A
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Ardent follower
|
FAN |
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38A
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Make a choice
|
ELECT |
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39A
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Run-___ (chance meetings)
|
INS |
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42A
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Movie rental choice: Abbr.
|
DVD |
|
44A
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Silver ___ (film industry)
|
SCREEN |
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47A
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Himalayan long-haired ox
|
YAK |
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49A
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Roth ___ (savings plan): Abbr.
|
IRA |
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50A
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Drizzle or shower
|
RAIN |
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53A
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Walkway for a model
|
RAMP |
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56A
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Swimmer's unit
|
LAP |
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57A
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"Jurassic Park" star that, oddly enough, is related to modern-day chickens, for short
|
DINO |
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58A
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Palindromic "Vogue" competitor
|
ELLE |
|
59A
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Weighing scale units: Abbr.
|
LBS |
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60A
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Printer paper size, for short
|
LTR |
|
61A
|
Barely make, with "out"
|
EKE |
Down Clues
| # |
Clue |
Answer |
|
1D
|
Neptune's domain
|
SEA |
|
2D
|
Tic-___-toe
|
TAC |
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3D
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"Here," in Spain
|
ACA |
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4D
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Horned safari animal that, oddly enough, is related to horses, familiarly
|
RHINO |
|
5D
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"___ Daba Honeymoon" (Carleton Carpenter & Debbie Reynolds song)
|
ABA |
|
6D
|
___ strip (funny newspaper feature)
|
COMIC |
|
7D
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"I'll ___ it right away!" (handle): 2 wds.
|
SEETO |
|
8D
|
Neat and ___
|
TIDY |
|
9D
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Australian hopper that, oddly enough, is related to humans, for short
|
ROO |
|
10D
|
"This is delicious!"
|
YUM |
|
12D
|
"Do you come here ___?" (regularly)
|
OFTEN |
|
18D
|
___-B, dental hygiene brand
|
ORAL |
|
20D
|
"___ the night before Christmas ..."
|
TWAS |
|
21D
|
Loafer or sneaker, e.g.
|
SHOE |
|
22D
|
Traffic jam sound-maker
|
HORN |
|
24D
|
Go-to family doctor: Abbr.
|
PCP |
|
26D
|
Clumsy type
|
OAF |
|
28D
|
___ Fighters, "Times Like These" band
|
FOO |
|
29D
|
Electric guitar hookup, for short
|
AMP |
|
30D
|
No longer in the workforce, for short
|
RET |
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32D
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"It's ___!" (50-50 score): 2 wds.
|
ATIE |
|
34D
|
Bundle of bills
|
WAD |
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35D
|
Feel "green"?
|
ENVY |
|
40D
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Jock's counterpart, in cliche teen movies
|
NERD |
|
41D
|
Slow-moving garden creature
|
SNAIL |
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43D
|
Truth's partner at a party game
|
DARE |
|
44D
|
Window spot for a flower pot
|
SILL |
|
45D
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Beach crawler that, oddly enough, is related to stationary barnacles
|
CRAB |
|
46D
|
Mimics Eminem
|
RAPS |
|
48D
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Vegetable with curly leaves
|
KALE |
|
51D
|
Not domestic, for short
|
INT |
|
52D
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"Neither this ___ that"
|
NOR |
|
54D
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Civil Rights leader with a U.S. memorial: Abbr.
|
MLK |
|
55D
|
"Q" preceder, phonetically
|
PEE |
