Daily Themed Crossword October 9, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 9, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 9, 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 | "Say what?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Barber's concern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | KJ ___ from "Riverdale" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Suffix with "senor" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Martini & ___ (vermouth maker) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___ School of Management Illinois the alma mater of Brad Blum | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | First aid ___ (emergency need) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Fit of rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Frog cousins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "___ and tide wait for none" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | First double-digit number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Actress Mendes from "Training Day" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Ping Pong table divider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___ no good: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Greek God of love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Humorous imitation of a movie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | "Now ___ seen it all!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ School of Business Berkeley alma mater of Donald Fisher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "Take a ___ of faith" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Yoga necessity | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Tessio fictional character from "The Godfather" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Word before "twisting" or "wrestling" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Medication unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Leftover part of a cigar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Bella ___" song popularized by "Money Heist" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Egyptian city known as the "City of a Thousand Minarets" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | The first "A" in AKA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Tavern overstayer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Poetic sphere | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Olive or sesame extract | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Film studio with a roaring lion: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Beatles hairdo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | The ___ School of Business Durham alma mater of Melinda Gates | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Step down from office say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Food-inspection organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Assent on a ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Baby's skin woe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Web developer's language: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Pai ___ poker (casino game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ School of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia the alma mater of Sundar Pichai | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | As ___ as a bee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | The University of Chicago ___ School of Business alma mater of Nobel laureate Eugene Fama | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "___ M.D." (Hugh Laurie's show) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Professor's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Anonymous John ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Suffix with "flour" or "brom" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Flash ___ (impromptu gathering) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ of the ball | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Major heart artery | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "Take Me Home Country ___" song by John Denver | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Charlie Chaplin's prop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | You're reading one right now | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Vintage roadster: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "American Masters" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Making out at the mall say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ Another Day" James Bond movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Wood strip (rhymes with "flat") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "___ audible?" (Whatsapp call starter): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Out of office | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | John ___ director of "Mission: Impossible 2" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Circle's segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Bovine from the Tibetan plateau | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Recycling container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | One of the "We Are All Monsters" singers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Animated explorer with a backpack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | "___ you soon!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | German article | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Foot covering | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 9, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 9, 2020, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KELLOGG at 7 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 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 9, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 9, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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.