Wednesday · July 8, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword July 8, 2020 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the July 8, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
4Abbreviations
Answers

July 8, 2020 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 "Corn" or "cycle" starter Show answer 3
#2 Take unfair advantage of Show answer 3
#3 Physics or chemistry for short Show answer 4
#4 Sicilian volcano Show answer 4
#5 Person with seniority Show answer 5
#6 ___ Mackey actress who plays Maeve in the 2019 TV series "Sex Education" Show answer 4
#7 Cursor mover Show answer 5
#8 Yoga accessory Show answer 3
#9 "Is There ___ Out There?" (Pink Floyd song) Show answer 7
#10 Fish on a sushi menu Show answer 3
#11 ___ Butterfield actor who plays Otis Milburn in the 2019 TV series "Sex Education" Show answer 3
#12 Mineo of "Rebel Without a Cause" Show answer 3
#13 Slack-jawed reaction Show answer 3
#14 Bolt go-with Show answer 3
#15 Bank offering (rhymes with "moan") Show answer 4
#16 Went lickety-split Show answer 4
#17 "The Irrational knot" novelist George Bernard ___ Show answer 4
#18 Arabic "son of" Show answer 3
#19 "Call of ___" (popular game series) Show answer 4
#20 Great amount of money say Show answer 4
#21 ___ Purefoy actor who plays Remi Milburn in the 2019 TV series "Sex Education" Show answer 5
#22 Personal appearance Show answer 4
#23 "Sweetheart" in modern slang Show answer 3
#24 Free app pop-ups for short Show answer 3
#25 Furious feeling Show answer 3
#26 Like numbers that are not divisible by two Show answer 3
#27 Get on in years Show answer 3
#28 ___-Marie Duff actress who plays Erin in the 2019 TV series "Sex Education" Show answer 4
#29 Silent sign of approval Show answer 3
#30 Dissenting votes Show answer 3
#31 Luggage identifier Show answer 3
#32 NFL stats: Abbr. Show answer 3
#33 Interview goal Show answer 3
#34 "I'm Real" singer familiarly Show answer 3
#35 Baseball legend Gehrig Show answer 3
#36 Hall of Famer Mel Show answer 3
#37 Mob henchman Show answer 4
#38 Red-nosed reindeer Show answer 7
#39 Romano of comedy Show answer 3
#40 Puts into words Show answer 4
#41 Chimney residue Show answer 4
#42 Entertainment's Harris and Sheeran Show answer 3
#43 Cash dispenser: Abbr. Show answer 3
#44 Follower of July for short Show answer 3
#45 Share a boundary with Show answer 4
#46 Yale students Show answer 4
#47 Flight takeoff figure: Abbr. Show answer 3
#48 In one fell ___ (swift action) Show answer 5
#49 Hog's haven Show answer 3
#50 ___ Reynolds actress who plays Lily Iglehart in the 2019 TV series "Sex Education" Show answer 5
#51 Award shaped like a winged woman Show answer 4
#52 Muppet with a falsetto Show answer 4
#53 "When Knighthood ____ Flower" (1922 film): 2 wds Show answer 5
#54 Countryside lodgings Show answer 4
#55 Biblical boat captain Show answer 4
#56 Part of an atlas Show answer 3
#57 ___ Keene actress who plays Ruby Matthews in the 2019 TV series "Sex Education" Show answer 4
#58 Under the weather Show answer 3
#59 King of the jungle Show answer 4
#60 U.N. worker agency: Abbr. Show answer 3
#61 San Francisco's ____ Hill Show answer 3
#62 A word before you go Show answer 3
#63 Charitable offerings Show answer 4
#64 Cunning plan Show answer 4
#65 Dissenting vote Show answer 3
#66 Paper towel layer Show answer 3
#67 "___ little jump...": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#68 "___ Walks in Beauty" (Byron poem) Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the July 8, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 8, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANYBODY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 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 July 8, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

July 8, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for July 8, 2020?
The July 8, 2020 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is ANYBODY at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 4 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for July 8, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including July 7, 2020 and July 9, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the July 8, 2020 Crossword

01

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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for July 8, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 8, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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