Daily Themed Crossword August 10, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 10, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 10, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Comfy night pants for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Tap" backwards? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | 2001 biological sports drama film based on the "greatest boxer" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Turtle's cousin | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | ___ Foster from "Panic Room" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___ Buckley American singer who sang "Corpus Christi Carol" entirely in falsetto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ Dickinson American poet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Most liked for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Valli singer of "Big Girls Don't Cry" who often sang falsetto while performing with his band | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | "___ Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Elton John song | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Softball feature (rhymes with "beam") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Jacob's twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Put ___ on it!" ("stop talking already!"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "___ Lisa Smile" 2003 film starring Julia Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Actress of "Maid in Manhattan" fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Actor Epps of "House" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | European capital which is an anagram of "solo" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Male title of respect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Prima Donna | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Shower from the sky? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Kite follower? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Alias letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Pablo ___ Nobel-winning Chilean poet | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Skinny electric swimmers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Actress Gilbert of "The Conners" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Robinson 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who made falsetto singing popular | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | One thousandth of a second for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Lock unlocker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | India's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Doctors' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Feel unwell | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Summer drink or a Beyonce album | Show answer | 8 | |
| #33 | Gloss target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Checklist component | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Utensil used to make a crepe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Judicata" (legal term) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Mongolian desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "The Hunger ___" 2012 sci-fi movie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | New York's Lexington and Madison e.g. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Greek vowel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Top card of a deck usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Lab eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Tuna variety | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Hymn concluder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Had dinner say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | 16th President of the United States fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "Truthfully" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ Yorke "Radiohead" lead vocalist known for his falsetto voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | San ___ capital of Costa Rica | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Timberlake "Cry Me A River" singer with a strong falsetto | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Cab booking app | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Fly high like an eagle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Recycle ___ (desktop icon) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Orchestra tuning instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | State with the Angels Landing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Explosive letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Instant messaging pioneer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Lager alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Pot top? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Flightless bird from Australia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "The Old Man and the ___" Ernest Hemingway novel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Another Day on Earth" artist Brian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Poorly lit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "To ___ is human to forgive divine" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | The Gateway to the West for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Academic website ender | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 10, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 10, 2020, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TORTOISE at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 10, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 10, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 10, 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 66 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 August 10, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 10, 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.