Daily Themed Crossword October 19, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 19, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 19, 2020 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Let's call ___ day": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Apple's tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Another word for "friend" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | 2018 sci-fi movie which follows the story of a boy and a robotic dog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "D" in DJ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | "___ Red Corvette" hit song by Prince which was used in the soundtrack for the movie "The Slugger's Wife" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #7 | ___ Vegas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Washington or Hawaii e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "___ Go Crazy" hit song by Prince which was featured in the movie "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Type of TV display: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Movie snippet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Poorly lit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | De Niro's "___ Driver" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Savings account addition for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Director Roth of "Knock Knock" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Shakespeare's "___ Well That Ends Well" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Airport screening organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "It" miniseries actor ___ Curry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Winter hours in Omaha briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Muppets' chimp ___ Minella | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Dosage amount for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Long shivery utterance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "___ Doves Cry" hit song by Prince whose cover by Quindon Tarver was featured in the movie "Romeo + Juliet" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Concerning: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | McEntire of country music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Word before "player" or "spirit" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ ego | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Bits of advice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___-haw (donkey's bray) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Hawaiian garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Music genre for Led Zeppelin and Queen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "___ and Anthony" radio show with Gregg Hughes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Dressed in | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Barbie's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Online auction site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | App with crowdsourced reviews | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "___ Rain" hit song by Prince which is also the name of the movie starring the singer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | "Back in the ___" Beatles song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Stage ___ (alias) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Protagonist played by Millie Bobby Brown in "Stranger Things" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Feminine suffix with "lion" or "host" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ Somerhalder actor of "Lost" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Texter's "That's hilarious": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Michelle ___ author of "Becoming" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Vehicle powered by a bunch of huskies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ Lovett singer of the hit "Cowboy Man" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Performs like Dr. Dre | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "___ Beret" hit song by Prince which was featured in the movie "Girl 6" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #50 | Put ___ on (limit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Ride the waves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Landlord's due | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Prefix used with "pressure" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | D.C.'s Pennsylvania for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "U Got the ___" hit song by Prince which was featured in the concert film "Sign o' the Times" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Santana's "___ Como Va" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Non-profit URL ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Frat party barrel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Golf target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "A Few Good ___" (Tom Cruise film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Charlotte Bronte's "Jane ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Tanning lotion letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Member of a colony | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Breakfast staple | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 19, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 19, 2020, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RASPBERRY at 9 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, 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 19, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 19, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 19, 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 19, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 19, 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.