Daily Themed Crossword September 21, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 21, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
September 21, 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 | Floor cleaner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "___ Doubtfire" 1993 comedy film starring Robin Williams | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tattered cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Rules or laws that are passed by a legislative body | Show answer | 8 | |
| #5 | Bro's palindromic counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Wood-cutting tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Warm Hawaiian greeting | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Waxed and ___ (grew stronger and weaker like the moon) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Pinocchio at times | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Yule ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Fail to mention | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Starz's fantasy drama "American ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Cracklin' ___ Bran cereal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Crocodile relatives slangily | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Arizona river | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "According to me" in text speak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Tiger Woods' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Christina Perri's 2011 single from the album "Lovestrong" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Type of jar | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Assist formally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Annoying person | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Soaked | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "Jar of ___" Christina Perri's 2010 debut single from the EP "The Ocean Way Sessions" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Oral health organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Make cookies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Spanish for "good" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Tally up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "A Few Good ___" film starring Tom Cruise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "All That ___" Christina Perri's 2015 song which was a part of the Broadway musical "Finding Neverland" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #30 | Weep quietly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Qualified or skilled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | "Le Plat Pays" singer-songwriter Jacques ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Impose as a tax | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | ___ for detail | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Barely manage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Thor to Odin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Pablo ____ Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | "Summertime Sadness" singer Lana Del ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Twiggy bird home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Vegan protein source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "I ___" Christina Perri's 2014 single from the album "Head or Heart" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | ___ Susan (rotating tray) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Tennis legend from the '70s ___ Nastase | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Egg cells | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Piaggio's Italian scooter brand | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Thin as ___ (slender): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Political campaign event | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Benchmarks: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Experience intense pain (rhymes with "buffer") | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | "Whoopsie-daisy": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Old ___ (traditional sort) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Myron" rapper Lil ___ Vert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "A ___" Christina Perri's 2011 hit single written for a movie from the "The Twilight" series: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #54 | Code-cracking government organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Biblical boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Sorrowful regret | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Sow's pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Golden Retriever for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Leaning Tower's site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Place where you do not want to get stuck? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Timid and abashed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Type of lime | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 21, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 21, 2020, a Monday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THOUSANDYEARS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are 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 September 21, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 21, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 21, 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 13 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 September 21, 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 September 21, 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.