Dry expanse
Crossword Answer — August 01, 2026
Thomas Joseph Crossword
Saturday, August 01, 2026
By Thomas Joseph
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Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 1. José’s house — Answer: CASA. Hint: Think of the Spanish word José might use for his home 🏠
- 5. Swallow, e.g. — Answer: BIRD. Hint: Think of a feathered creature that catches insects in flight. 🐦
- 9. Plotting group — Answer: CABAL. Hint: A secretive clique scheming behind the scenes. 🕵️
- 10. Ram in the sky — Answer: ARIES. Hint: Look to the zodiac for the constellation represented by a horned ram 🐏
- 12. In the middle of — Answer: AMONG. Hint: Think of being surrounded by several others, right in their midst. 🌟
- 13. Oversight — Answer: LAPSE. Hint: A small mistake or omission can count as this kind of oversight. 🧐
- 14. Lab containers — Answer: BEAKERS. Hint: Scientists use these glass vessels to hold liquids and mix solutions 🧪
- 16. Barbie’s beau — Answer: KEN. Hint: He's the iconic sidekick who often shines in pink! 🎀
- 17. Blunder — Answer: ERR. Hint: Make a brief mistake or slip-up, often by accident. 😅
- 18. Check recipients — Answer: BEARERS. Hint: They’re the people who carry a check or message to its destination. 📨
- 20. Air traffic devices — Answer: RADARS. Hint: They scan the skies to track aircraft and help keep flights safely separated. 📡
- 22. Poker payment — Answer: ANTE. Hint: It’s the small wager everyone puts in before the cards are dealt. 🃏
- 23. Took notice — Answer: SATUP. Hint: Became suddenly alert and attentive, as if something caught your eye. 👀
- 25. Curving paths — Answer: ARCS. Hint: Think of winding routes that bend instead of going straight. 🌀
- 28. Punctual — Answer: ONTIME. Hint: Arriving exactly when scheduled means you are this. ⏰
- 32. Some Quidditch players — Answer: BEATERS. Hint: In the wizarding game, these players protect teammates by batting away the dangerous Bludgers 🧹
- 34. Arthur of TV — Answer: BEA. Hint: Think of the Emmy-winning actress who played Dorothy on The Golden Girls 📺
- 35. Outlaw — Answer: BAN. Hint: To forbid something officially by law is to do this 🚫
- 36. Dam builders — Answer: BEAVERS. Hint: These industrious rodents are famous for transforming streams with branches and mud 🦫
- 38. Give an address — Answer: ORATE. Hint: Speak formally to an audience, perhaps from a podium. 🎤
- 40. Brink — Answer: VERGE. Hint: Think of the edge of something, especially when you’re right on the threshold of change. 🚪
- 41. Henry VIII’s house — Answer: TUDOR. Hint: Think of the English royal dynasty that ruled during Henry VIII’s reign 👑
- 42. Great Lakes people — Answer: ERIES. Hint: Think of the Indigenous people whose name is also linked to one of the Great Lakes. 🪶
- 43. Breathe loudly — Answer: PANT. Hint: What you might do after sprinting up a hill 🏃
- 44. Pair — Answer: DYAD. Hint: Think of a term for two closely linked things or people. 👥
Down
- 1. Shot taker — Answer: CAMERA. Hint: This device captures moments without pulling a trigger 📸
- 2. On the boat — Answer: ABOARD. Hint: This means you’re riding on a vessel rather than standing on shore. ⛵
- 3. Went under — Answer: SANK. Hint: Descended beneath the surface, as a boat might do. 🌊
- 4. High school subject — Answer: ALGEBRA. Hint: A class where you solve for unknowns using numbers and letters 🧮
- 5. Glider wood — Answer: BALSA. Hint: This ultra-light wood is a favorite for model airplanes and small gliders. ✈️
- 6. Lyricist Gershwin — Answer: IRA. Hint: This Gershwin brother supplied the words while his sibling composed the music. ✍️
- 7. Oriole who played in 2,632 straight games — Answer: RIPKEN. Hint: Think of the legendary Baltimore infielder whose incredible consecutive-game streak earned him baseball immortality ⚾
- 8. Dry expanse — Answer: DESERT. Hint: Think of a vast, rain-starved landscape, often covered in sand 🏜️
- 9. Pole tossed by Scots — Answer: CABER. Hint: Think of the hefty log tossed in a traditional Scottish Highland game. 🪵
- 11. Reason — Answer: SENSE. Hint: This is the good judgment you use to figure out what’s logical. 🧠
- 15. Make good as new — Answer: RESTORE. Hint: Think of returning something to its original condition. 🔧
- 19. Enthralled — Answer: RAPT. Hint: Think of being completely captivated, as if under a spell. ✨
- 21. Helper, for short — Answer: ASST. Hint: Think of the common abbreviation for someone who lends a hand. 🤝
- 24. Losable, as data — Answer: UNSAVED. Hint: It describes work that hasn’t been stored and could vanish if you close the file. 💾
- 25. Monastery figure — Answer: ABBOT. Hint: This person oversees the monks and daily life in a monastery. 🏛️
- 26. Show defiance — Answer: REARUP. Hint: Refuse to yield and make your resistance clear 💪
- 27. 40% of North America — Answer: CANADA. Hint: Think of North America’s vast northern neighbor, famous for maple syrup and wilderness 🍁
- 29. Spain setting — Answer: IBERIA. Hint: Think of the broader peninsula where Spain is located. 🗺️
- 30. Became one — Answer: MERGED. Hint: Joined forces and turned into a single whole. 🤝
- 31. Alleviates — Answer: EASES. Hint: Makes a burden or discomfort feel less severe. 😊
- 33. Reviewer Roger — Answer: EBERT. Hint: Think of the famous Chicago film critic who shared TV screens with Gene Siskel. 🎬
- 37. Extremely — Answer: VERY. Hint: A simple word meaning “to a great degree” does the job here 🙂
- 39. Cargo amount — Answer: TON. Hint: A unit used to measure how much heavy freight a vehicle is carrying 📦
The answer to “Dry expanse” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is DESERT — a 6-letter word. This clue ran in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 8-Down. If it's the entry standing between you and a clean grid, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, plus links to the day's other clues if more than one square is giving you trouble.
“Dry expanse” answer
DESERT (6 letters)
Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is DESERT.
Why the answer is DESERT
Think of a vast, rain-starved landscape, often covered in sand 🏜️
When else has “Dry expanse” appeared?
Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up before, and what the answer was each time — handy if you landed here from a puzzle on another date.
August 1, 2026 (this puzzle) → DESERT. We haven't indexed an earlier appearance of this exact clue yet.
More clues from the Thomas Joseph Crossword on August 1, 2026
Stuck elsewhere in the grid? Here are some of the crossing and nearby clues from the same puzzle — tap any for its answer and explanation.
- Swallow, e.g. → BIRD
- Ram in the sky → ARIES
- Oversight → LAPSE
- Barbie’s beau → KEN
- Check recipients → BEARERS
- Poker payment → ANTE
- Plotting group → CABAL
- Oriole who played in 2,632 straight games → RIPKEN
Want every clue in one place? The full Thomas Joseph answer list for August 1, 2026 is on that day's grid page, and today's live Thomas Joseph answers are always one tap from the today page.
About the Thomas Joseph Crossword
The Thomas Joseph Crossword is King Features Syndicate's compact daily, an 11×13 grid of about 50 clues that runs Monday through Saturday in newspapers and free online. This page covers a Saturday puzzle. The byline is a syndicate pen name — it merges the first names of constructor Joseph LaFauci and his editor Thomas Sheehan — and the puzzle still follows the house style LaFauci set: straight-definition clues, short crossing-friendly fill, and no Monday-to-Saturday difficulty ramp. What trips solvers up is usually a dated reference rather than wordplay, and because the grid is small, one confirmed answer tends to finish the corner around it.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Dry expanse”?
The answer is DESERT, a 6-letter word. It appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Dry expanse”?
6 letters: DESERT.
Where did this clue appear?
In the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 1, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 8-Down.
Can “Dry expanse” have a different answer?
Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.
Where can I find the rest of this day's Thomas Joseph answers?
The full grid for August 1, 2026 is on the Thomas Joseph answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.