Daily Themed Crossword October 6, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 6, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 6, 2020 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ operating procedure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Used a sofa say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | United ___ Emirates | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ Turner singer of "What's Love Got to Do with It" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Romantic outings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Morse code partner of dash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Milky gemstones | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | ___- Mex (regional cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ Johnson former NFL cornerback who spent his entire career with San Francisco 49ers from 1961 to 1976 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Elway former NFL quarterback who spent his entire playing career with Denver Broncos from 1983 to 1998 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "___ to the West Wind" poem by P.B. Shelley | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "For ___ a jolly good fellow..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Slangy refusal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Prefix with "angle" for a three-sided figure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Imitated someone say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Walt ___ creator of Mickey Mouse | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | Brainstorm takeaway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Marino former NFL quarterback who spent his entire career with Miami Dolphins from 1983 to 1999 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Metered vehicle for rent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Net material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Ring-shaped bread | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Space between generations | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Uncle ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "Cool ___ cucumber": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Fabled beast of burden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Band of "Tearin' Up My Heart" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Catches like a criminal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Coca-___ (soft drink choice) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Lamb of ___ heavy metal band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Inhale in shock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Comes out with flying colors say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Flower support | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Settle a bill say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Soup legume | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Instant messaging pioneer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Reaction to a joke in text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Tenth month on the Gregorian calendar for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "The Big ___" (Dr. Seuss short story) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Beyonce's album released on her 25th | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Green former NFL cornerback who spent his entire career with the Washington Football Team from 1983 to 2002 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Rain-___ (bubble gum) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "Cee" follower alphabetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Lewis former NFL linebacker who spent his entire career with Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2012 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Triangular corn chip | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Related to the nose | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Sugar-loving insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Apply unevenly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Online letter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | ___ and figures (supporting details) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Summer cooler with blades | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Restaurant overseer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Cast member | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | Celestial spheres | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Medium ___ (usual steak preference) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Road-surfacing goo? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Here it is!": Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Who ___ to judge?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Female deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Carve in wax | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Ceylon export | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | More than jogged say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ You See Me" 2013 heist movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | French "to me" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Jared ___ actor from "Fight Club" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Male sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Cambodian currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | ___ Vegas Nevada | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Do some stitching say | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 6, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 6, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DARRELL at 7 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 October 6, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 6, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 6, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 October 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 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.
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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.