Daily Themed Crossword October 20, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 20, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
October 20, 2018 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ran away from the crime scene | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | What does a plane do? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Certain Shakespearean king | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Of former times in a poetic manner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "Are you catching my ___ or am I wasting my time?" () | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Dull in colour | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Tom Cruise starrer "Mission Impossible: __ Nation" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Famous cookie maker Wally __ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Totally bonkers and destructive | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | __ Beckham English soccer player | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "Truth or __?" (party game where questions or tasks may be given) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Tennis score sometimes: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Position in army which decides hierarchy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Rock genre which is very expressive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Lion of the zodiac signs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Capital of Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | __ and Eve | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Hearing organ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Frankenstein's assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Italian wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "Jaws" star who worked with Steven Spielberg in "Always" in 1989 Richard __ | Show answer | 8 | |
| #22 | Open your mouth wide involuntarily to express boredom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Writer's fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Enjoyed a meal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Not continue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Nightwear: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | A tractor pulls it and is often used to clear snow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Actor who starred in "The Incredible Hulk" __Ferrigno way back in 1977 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Unit of resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Legendary boxer portrayed by Will Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Roses __ red" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Joint in the body you'd sit on? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Common magic prop which is used to cover the head | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | The first card in a deck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "__ Dark Knight Rises" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Eleni" star who worked with Steven Spielberg in "Empire Of The Sun" in 1987: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #38 | Crazy and very angry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Word formed by rearranging letters of another word | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | A word that describes an action | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Add together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | __ DiFranco singer of "32 Flavors" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Fencing sword | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Sun sign with a ram as its symbol | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Organization found on a toothpaste tube in the USA: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Pieces of ground or storylines of novels | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "Spielberg is at __ with many legendary directors" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Allow entrance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Baseball manager of Philadelphia Phillies __ Kapler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Fish with a long jaw and a needle like nose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Shaft on which the wheels rotate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Burglar" star who worked with Steven Spielberg in "The Color Purple" Whoopi __ | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | "Game Of Thrones" actor Chaplin who plays Robb Stark's wife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Direction from which the sun rises | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Like a fruit that's ready to be eaten | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Degree holder in short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | The key to the left of Q in a keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Robert De Niro drives one in a 1976 movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "There is no ___ to make any further changes." (scope) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | A vacuum lacks it | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Competent enough | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | __-aging cream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | A resort where you might be pampered with massages | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Insects famous for making honey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Pole on a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Movie starring Mark Wahlberg about a stuffed toy coming to life | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 20, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 20, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JOHNMALKOVICH at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 20, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 20, 2018 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 20, 2018 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.
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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.