Daily Themed Crossword October 18, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 18, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 18, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Gift of ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Sprouted | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Approximate takeoff info: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Chinese frypan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "Into the ___" 2014 film starring Meryl Streep as The Witch | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | "Well that ___ stupid." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Downton ___" TV series featuring the Crawleys | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Kim to Khloe for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Look at lustfully | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Shrek for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Musical TV series that starred Naya Rivera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Military status | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Hall of Famer Roush | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Not manual for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Kimono sash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Very pleased | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "___ and Broomsticks" 1971 film starring Angela Lansbury as a witch | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Snooze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Offer mortgages | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Suffix used with a lemon-based drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Taj Mahal builder ___ Jahan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Hide's partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | To the point | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | TV sitcom's alien | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ Lane Superman's love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Like a deflated tire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Shrink's subject for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Ruler divisions for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Company with a horse in its logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | British singer Rita ___ with the hit "How to be Lonely" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Practical ___" 1998 film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as witches | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | Stare open-mouthed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Doing nothing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Like a cucumber | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Beauty pageant crowns | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Charitable gifts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Salty water body | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Tolkien's "The Return of the ___" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Scale readings: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | No longer fresh | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Piece of land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ 'n' cheese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "The ___" 1996 film starring Robin Tunney which follows teens who practice witchery | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Teacher's favorite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Banana coats | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Dog's hands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "Hocus ___" 1993 film starring Bette Midler Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as witches | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Black-and-white cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Actress Delevingne of "Paper Towns" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Ridesharing rival of Lyft | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Caviar eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Character from "Money Heist" which is also a city in Norway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "A" in UAE | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | London's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "The Witches of ___" 1987 film starring Cher Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon as witches | Show answer | 8 | |
| #57 | Typist's metric: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Roman numeral three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | FedEx unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Kit ___ (chocolate treat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Beyonce's "If I ___ A Boy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Giants and Titans group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Falafel bread | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Fly like a glider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Old Pontiac muscle car | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Refreshing herb? | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 18, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 18, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BEDKNOBS at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 18, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 18, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 18, 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 66 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 October 18, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 18, 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.