Daily Themed Crossword August 2, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 2, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 2, 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 | Kitten's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Big coffee cups | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Take unfair advantage of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Get" in the old days | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ Castillo winner of Miss USA 2003 who had also won Miss Massachusetts Teen USA in 1998 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Chest beating primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Bird related prefix that goes with "culture" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Price or worth of an item | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | ___ on the cake | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Conner winner of Miss USA 2006 who had also won Miss Kentucky Teen USA in 2002 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "Chopped" host ___ Allen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "The Time Machine" race | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Ownership proof | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Isaac's eldest son | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___-Man (arcade game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Pint-sized drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Makes moist or dampens | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Cotton gin inventor Whitney | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Eggs on sushi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Big Blue" tech company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Sister's male sibling lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Vegetarian's no-no | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Like bills that are overdue | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Opposite of "rich" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Cul-de-___ (dead end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "There can be a ___ water shortage in the future" (extreme) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Musk of SpaceX | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Beyond disgusting | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Sense of self | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Green Book" Oscar winner Mahershala | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Clumsy sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Beef marbling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Formula ___ (auto racing) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Trevor of "The Daily Show" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Sunrise direction in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Lynnette ___ winner of Miss USA 2000 who had also won Miss Tennessee Teen USA in 1995 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Carve on glass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___-o'-shanter (Scottish cap) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Fable's message | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Sarah ___ Summers winner of Miss USA 2018 who had also won Miss Nebraska Teen USA in 2012 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Wriggly fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Basketball rim attachment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Dress "up" fancily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Lady of "Paparazzi" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Had breakfast say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Dishonorable sort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "___ of Two Cities" (Charles Dickens novel): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | ___ Marron from "Conversations with People who Hate Me" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | ___ Smith winner of Miss USA 2007 who was also a semi-finalist of Miss Tennessee Teen USA in 2002 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Prefix meaning "hundred" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | "She" in Venice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Around the World in ___ Days" adventure novel by Jules Verne | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | Shopping cart unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Tom Hanks starrer "Forrest ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Get on in years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Letters that follow "R" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Winner of Miss USA 1996 who had was also a semi-finalist of Miss Louisiana Teen USA in 1990: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #58 | "___ be my honor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Perignon (brand of vintage champagne) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Cardi B's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Golf course measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | College term for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Back muscle for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Croaking hopper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Box at a concert for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Conclude or terminate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Little troublemakers | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 2, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 2, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ALILANDRY 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 2, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 2, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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.