Daily Themed Crossword July 28, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the July 28, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
July 28, 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 | Junior rank in the Navy: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Grand in scale like some movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ Dameron character from "Star Wars" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Sean Penn starrer "___ Sam": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Young bird | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Big college near Hollywood: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Pen drive port on a laptop: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Jack ___ pirate played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | School rides | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Cupid's Greek counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Special psychic ability: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Carbonated drink | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Pea protector | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Biblical ark-builder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Computer's brain: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Australian marsupial slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Prefix with "circle" to mean half | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Ketchup popular Spanish girl band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Far from ordinary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Shields American professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category | Show answer | 8 | |
| #21 | "___ Miss Sunshine" (2006 film starring Steve Carell) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | White-bearded Christmas visitor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Internet at a coffeehouse: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Modern encyclopedia platform for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Apple desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Cape Town's land: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Actor Howard of "Happy Days" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Edge of a wine glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | General with a chicken dish named after him | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Rise to great heights | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | University sports organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Brit's teapot cover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Poker stake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Affirmatives on a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "One ___ kind": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Vehicle rescue? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Yoka French professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the super-heavyweight category | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ Adams former British professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the flyweight category | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Make a choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Nittany Lion's institution: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Tooth___ (brushing need) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "The ___ of Being a Wallflower" (2012 Emma Watson film) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ Taylor former Irish professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the lightweight category | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Jim Carrey comedy "___ Man" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Andre ___ former American professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight category | WARD | 4 | |
| #46 | Wisdom's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "___ Bitsy Spider" (nursery rhyme) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Month after July for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Gift of ___ (orator's talent) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Weeding instrument | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Sombrero for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Permanent pal: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Automated computer program | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Japanese waist accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Not quite closed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | LinkedIn listing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Prefix with "puncture" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ Mercer retired American professional boxer who won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the heavyweight category | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Glucose-rich formula to treat severe dehydration: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Organization with a "Most Wanted" list: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | ___ Raton Florida | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Ice cream maker Joseph ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Fee- ___-foe-fum!" (giant's words) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Make a purchase | Show answer | 3 |
How the July 28, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 28, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CLARESSA at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 11 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 28, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
July 28, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the July 28, 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 8 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 July 28, 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 July 28, 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.
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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.