Daily Themed Crossword October 20, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 20, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 20, 2020 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ___ Mahal India | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Short-___ memory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Earth-friendly prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Stadium cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "I Me ___" song by the Beatles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | "___ of the Dead" horror comedy film starring Simon Pegg | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Like a shrinking violet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Sing with closed lips | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | "The best is ___ to come." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Pierce former Boston Celtics player who won one NBA championship with the team | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "Frontline" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Dog's hello? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ Jose Winchester Mystery House city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Healthy berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Gradation of color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Remote battery size usually | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Havlicek former Boston Celtics player who won eight NBA championships with the team | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Quantity for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Coffee vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Ostrich cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Louisa ___ Alcott author of "Little Women" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Bumped into | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "I Have a Dream" orator's initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "Into the Blue" actress Jessica | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Lawyer's group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Free of locks? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Grey ___ (like ambiguous rules) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "Pokemon" genre | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Clickable image on a computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Kevin ___ former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team | Show answer | 6 | |
| #31 | ___ Bird former Boston Celtics player who won three NBA championships with the team | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Gossipmonger's reports | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | Video surveillance: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Expansive like space | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Chicken Cordon ___ (dish with cheese filling) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Decimal point say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Play-___ (clay for children) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___-CIO largest union in the U.S.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Common viral infection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "L" in UCLA | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Ghost Town" singer ___ Lambert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Out ___ limb: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Leftover morsel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Actress Witherspoon of "Little Fires Everywhere" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Flower in a pond | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Largest oceanic dolphin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "___ of Capri" (song covered by Sinatra) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Dublin's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Formal petition | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "P" in MPH | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Aries symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Bill ___ former Boston Celtics player who won eleven NBA championships with the team | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | Pen drive port: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Powder room for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ Rock" Disney movie starring the Jonas Brothers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Swiss peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | TV channel that aired "Jersey Shore" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Pan's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Silent speech system: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Motor oil initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Low female voice | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | UK honor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Actress Green or Longoria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Ryan's rank in a Tom Hanks movie for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 20, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 20, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RUSSELL at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 20, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 20, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 20, 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 65 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 20, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 20, 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.