Daily Themed Crossword August 20, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 20, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 20, 2020 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pod veggie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | School support group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | First double-digit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Young Darth Vader's name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Lunch or dinner e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Meryl Streep starrer "Mamma ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Just sitting around | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Adelaide's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | 2018 comedy-drama film starring Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney for which she earned an Academy Award nomination | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Animal doctor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Barely makes as one's living | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Ideas worth spreading" talks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Poetic dusk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | End of a university's URL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Gras (carnival) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | "___ & Molly" (sitcom starring Melissa McCarthy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "Nocturnal ___" 2016 thriller film starring Amy Adams (birthday today) as the protagonist Susan Morrow | Show answer | 7 | |
| #18 | "___ of Steel" 2013 superhero film starring Amy Adams as Lois Lane | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Passed with flying colors | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Hoppy brew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "Yours mine and ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Sources of minerals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Shiny part of a constellation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Lee of Marvel Comics | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Actress Reid of the "Sharknado" movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Prefix meaning "against" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Military dining room | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Type of bath at a spa resort | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ France fashion expert in "Queer Eye" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Spanish "buddy" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | "___ Hustle" 2013 film starring Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser for which she earned an Academy Award nomination | Show answer | 8 | |
| #32 | Prefix with "chromatic" to indicate the use of a single color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Corporate honchos: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Farming prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Montana Sky" author Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "A" in MoMA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | English supermodel Kate ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Fragile self-image | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Dried grapes? | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Rio carnival dance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Hockey legend Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Give it ___ (try it out): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Singer Grande's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Earth's largest continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "Big ___" 2014 drama film starring Amy Adams as Margaret Keane for which she won a Golden Globe award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Red muppet from "Sesame Street" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ Petty of "Free Willy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Pitt actor from "Snatch" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Singapore Sling-serving site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Extremely dry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Secretly keep in the email loop: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "We are not serving liquor" on invitations: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Doctors' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | 2016 sci-fi film starring Amy Adams as Louise Banks for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Dye holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Novelist ___ Rand of "We the Living" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | The Beatles' "___ It Be" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Actor Michael of "Juno" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ tai (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Sailor's assent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "___: Miami" (hit TV drama): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ fuel to the fire" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Mining explosive: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 20, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 20, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AMERICAN at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 20, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 20, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 20, 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 63 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 20, 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 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 20, 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, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.