Daily Themed Crossword October 15, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 15, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 15, 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 | Pear-shaped stringed instrument (anagram of "tule") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Scientist's testing ground for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Baseballer turned "Shark Tank" shark: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ a kiss | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Crown for a princess | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Cooking measurement: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "Corpse ___" 2005 stop motion film co-directed by Tim Burton with characters voiced by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Knight's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "Gangnam Style" rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Animal parks | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Zig's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Pub orders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "You Can't Always ___ What You Want" song by the Rolling Stones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Clickable link: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Colorful eye part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Petty fight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Shoe bottom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "___ close for comfort" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Like a well-ventilated room | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | William Wordsworth for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "___ Scissorhands" 1990 fantasy romance film directed by Tim Burton starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Pastor's "Indeed!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Gardener's hose | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Go through a place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Novelist Rita ___ Brown of "Six of One" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Direction opposite to ENE: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Sharp humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Alien vehicles: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Strong desire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Elementary curriculum: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Sharp-toothed fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "The beginning of the ___." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Popular card game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Press into service | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Sloth or envy e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Brain scan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | 2012 stop motion film directed by Tim Burton with the characters voiced by Martin Short and Winona Ryder | Show answer | 13 | |
| #39 | Ancient eye cosmetic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Right-angles Tetris block | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Israeli airline: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Former Canadian hockey legend Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Navy (clothing chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Opposite of "short" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "___ in Wonderland" 2010 dark fantasy film directed by Tim Burton starring Mia Wasikowska and Johnny Depp | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Hershey Bears' league: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Windy City rail system: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "Sweeney ___: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" 2007 period musical directed by Tim Burton starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder | TODD | 4 | |
| #50 | Indonesian vacation island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ Hader comedian from "SNL" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Instagrammer slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Sleepy ___" 1999 gothic horror film directed by Tim Burton starring Johnny Depp and Jeffrey Jones | Show answer | 6 | |
| #54 | "The Suite ___ of Zack & Cody" Disney series starring the Sprouse brothers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Racetrack shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Spider weavings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Red with anger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | G.R.E. takers for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Lose skin like a snake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Garden tool for weeding | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ got a bad feeling..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Smart ___ (smarty-pants) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ trip (car journey) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Adjective for the Beatles or the "Queer Eye" quintet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "Sultans of Swing" band ___ Straits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Labor Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | "The Big Easy" golfer Ernie ___ | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 15, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 15, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FRANKENWEENIE at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 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 October 15, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 15, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 15, 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 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 October 15, 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 15, 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.