Daily Themed Crossword August 1, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 1, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 1, 2020 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tapped-off remnant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "On an ___ the costs have gone up by 10%." (median value) for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Flight connection word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Maasai Mara's bearded beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Gibbon or gorilla for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "Life of Pi" director Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ fleet (warships) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Twist into knots | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | "All of Me" singer ___ Legend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Quick blow or punch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "Dancing Queen" group | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "About the author" sections for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Greed or gluttony for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Peter ___ (Tinker Bell's friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Wan-Kenobi ("Star Wars" character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Carry with effort (rhymes with "Saul") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Brit's washroom for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Actress Longoria of "Devious Maids" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Big Little Lies" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Arrival" actress Adams | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Month after February for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Designer ___ Saint-Laurent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Big concert venues | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Julia Roberts starrer "___ Pray Love" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Wind direction indicator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | 1934 movie for which Wallace Beery won the best actor award at the 2nd Venice Film Festival: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | "Vanish ___ thin air" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Celebrated figure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Kilmer of "Top Gun" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Mover's transport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Color that may signify danger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Broadway award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Muscat's location | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Prone to prying | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Informal affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Tiny hill dweller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Minor quarrel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Tavern Owner in "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Use Somebody" band Kings of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ de plume (pen name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Neither solid nor gas for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | On the ___vive (alert) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Nile viper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Tree with acorns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Big name in health care | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Show respect in a way | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "___ Little Bunnies" 1934 movie which won the Best Animation award at the 2nd Venice Film Festival | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Not too far | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Pinot Noir for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Little ___" 1933 movie for which Katharine Hepburn won the best actress award at the 2nd Venice International Film Festival | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Prefix with "present" or "potent" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Old cry of disgust | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Get ___ of (unburden) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Edge of a cup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Leaves in a bag | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Computing pioneer Lovelace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Man of ___" 1934 film which won the Best Foreign Film award at the 2nd Venice Film Festival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Aussie hoppers informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Cruelest month according to T.S. Eliot for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Maiden name lead-in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Quaint lodging | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Stark "Game of Thrones" patriarch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Tug-of-war need | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Opus ___ ("The Da Vinci Code" sect) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Mined matter | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 1, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 1, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is VIVAVILLA at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 August 1, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 1, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 1, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 August 1, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 1, 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.