Daily Themed Crossword January 20, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the January 20, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
January 20, 2020 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Brother's counterpart for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Former Beatle ___ Sutcliffe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Gooey substances used to make roads | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Measurement standard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Classroom supply for a blackboard | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | D.J.'s stack: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Bit of crochet work | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Note to ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Popular dental care brand: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Celestial spheres | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Indian flatbread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Farm building? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Unexpected problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Fleming who created James Bond | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Gardening tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Speckled-coated horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Lanka (country in South Asia) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Be sick or suffer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Gillette razor brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "___ for You" 2016 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Bridget Jones's Baby": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #21 | Small land surrounded by water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Antioxidant berry used in fruit juice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Small brownish songbird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Overhead expanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Vehicle for hire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ on Fire" 2012 song by Alicia Keys which is a part of her fifth studio album of the same name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Homes on wheels for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "The Wedding Planner" actress familiarly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Cookie container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Liquor not provided letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Secretly keep in an email loop: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Major's superior for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___-de-sac | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Do" 2015 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Fifty Shades of Grey": 4 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Short skirt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Biblical garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "Born Free" lioness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Add-___ (extras) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Altar vow: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Laze around or relax | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Four Holy Roman emperors | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | The loneliest number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Accra is its capital | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | It's neither solid nor liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Sponsorship | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | College degrees for business grads: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | 2014 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Divergent": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #50 | "I could ___ horse" (very hungry): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | 2016 song by Ellie Goulding from her third studio album "Delirium" which she wrote for her friend Hannah | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Chew like a beaver | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Enjoy a book | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "First ___" 2017 song by Ellie Goulding and DJ Kygo which was a part of his album "Stargazing" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Lisa's brother in "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Bother a lot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Vowels that come between "a" and "u" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Make a decision | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Prefix with "sphere" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Folk singer DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Sound booster for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Utters or states | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "As I ___ saying..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | LAPD rank for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the January 20, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for January 20, 2020, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LOVEMELIKEYOU 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 5 clues carry 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for January 20, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
January 20, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the January 20, 2020 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 64 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for January 20, 2020 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the January 20, 2020 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.