Thursday · August 6, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword August 6, 2020 Answers

All 67 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the August 6, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

67Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
1Abbreviations
Answers

August 6, 2020 — All 67 Clues

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

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#1 "On ____ Majesty's Secret Service" Show answer 3
#2 ___ and her Show answer 3
#3 Wall-climbing plant Show answer 3
#4 "Give ___ break": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#5 Gunderson of "The Simpsons" Show answer 3
#6 "___ little faster please": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#7 Muscat native Show answer 5
#8 Sleep trouble? Show answer 5
#9 Bygone days Show answer 4
#10 "Peppa ___" (animated TV series) Show answer 3
#11 Tax-deferred investment: Abbr. Show answer 3
#12 Group of whales Show answer 3
#13 "Killing ___" (Sandra Oh show) Show answer 3
#14 Little trickster Show answer 3
#15 Altar constellation Show answer 3
#16 ___ Gosling actor who played Jared Vennett in the 2015 film "The Big Short" Show answer 4
#17 "Neither this ___ that" Show answer 3
#18 Bothersome like a mosquito Show answer 5
#19 Matt LeBlanc starrer "Man with a ___" Show answer 4
#20 Frodo's pal Show answer 3
#21 Bullring cheer Show answer 3
#22 Fabricate a fact Show answer 3
#23 Home in the trees Show answer 4
#24 Unexpected problem Show answer 4
#25 Credit in a footnote Show answer 4
#26 ___ Bale actor who played Michael Burry in the 2015 film "The Big Short" Show answer 9
#27 Recover from injury Show answer 4
#28 Durable deck material Show answer 4
#29 Young dog or seal Show answer 3
#30 Pumpkin dessert Show answer 3
#31 Barely make with "out" Show answer 3
#32 ___ McKay director of the 2015 film "The Big Short" Show answer 4
#33 Part of the backbone that's might slip? Show answer 4
#34 Voice above tenor Show answer 4
#35 "More" in Mexico Show answer 3
#36 The Beehive state Show answer 4
#37 Unorganized or messy stack Show answer 4
#38 Thanksgiving tuber Show answer 3
#39 Shiny silicate mineral Show answer 4
#40 ___ monster (desert lizard) Show answer 4
#41 Brazilian soccer legend Show answer 4
#42 Family members Show answer 3
#43 A ___ in the air (frosty) Show answer 3
#44 GPS screen lines for short Show answer 3
#45 Broadcast on TV Show answer 3
#46 "___ on Jeopardy" ("Weird Al" Yankovic parody): 2 wds. Show answer 5
#47 Lauren of fashion Show answer 5
#48 ___ Systems (computer networking company) Show answer 5
#49 ___ Carell actor who plays Mark Baum in the 2015 film "The Big Short" Show answer 5
#50 "___ Don't Lie" (2006 Shakira hit) Show answer 4
#51 Big fuss or commotion Show answer 6
#52 Layered cookie Show answer 4
#53 "That works for me" Show answer 4
#54 Well-suited Show answer 3
#55 Rub the wrong way Show answer 3
#56 Hemingway's "The ___ Man and the Sea " Show answer 3
#57 Easter Egg coloring Show answer 3
#58 Online auction site Show answer 4
#59 Auction action Show answer 3
#60 "___ Baba and the Forty Thieves" Show answer 3
#61 "Are we there ___?" Show answer 3
#62 Soup legume Show answer 3
#63 Intelligence pro Show answer 3
#64 Quite unpleasant Show answer 4
#65 Kind of sauce or milk Show answer 3
#66 Common article Show answer 3
#67 Modify a script for publication Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the August 6, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 6, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHRISTIAN 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 3 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 6, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

August 6, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for August 6, 2020?
The August 6, 2020 grid has 67 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 67 clues. The longest answer is CHRISTIAN at 9 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 1 clue are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for August 6, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including August 5, 2020 and August 7, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the August 6, 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 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.

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 August 6, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 6, 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
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

67clues on this board
9longest 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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