Daily Themed Crossword October 21, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 21, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 21, 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 | Figured out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ reflex | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Surrounding glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Sheepish smile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Vodka or gin for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Good farm soil (rhymes with "foam") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Actor Michael ___ of "Arrested Development" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Home city of MLB's Cardinals: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Uttered | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Yellowfin tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Rap's Dr. ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Long-running soap opera "Days of ___ Lives" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Type of egg or deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Chris Hemsworth role in "Avengers" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Group of three | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Second "O" in YOLO | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Forbes character from "The Vampire Diaries" played by Candice King | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | National gemstone of Australia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Annabelle "___" Zhu character from "The Vampire Diaries" played by Melise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Prince Valiant's son from the comics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Hotel handout | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Justin Timberlake's song "___ Me a River" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Talk too much slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Up to the task | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Marketing major's degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "___ we forget" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Bana from "Dirty John" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Slippery swimmers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ character from "The Vampire Diaries" played by Nina Dobrev: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #32 | "___ and mean" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Some kitchen appliances for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | 33a fillers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Bar bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | J. Edgar Hoover's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Doctor's charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Ballpoint for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Europe's neighbor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Spills the beans | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ Bennett character from "The Vampire Diaries" played by Kat Graham | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Alphabets between "R" and "V" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Slangy suffix with "brew" to mean a beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "The Addams Family" cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | On the job: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "All ____ lost": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Fuel additive brand: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Peach stones | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "___ and void" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Bread unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Margarita fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Clock readout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ Donovan character from "The Vampire Diaries" played by Zach Roerig | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Distinctive flair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Bon ___ (witty zinger) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Primary street say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Rehab" singer ___ Winehouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Bed-and-breakfast establishment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Coconut or canola product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Sheriff ___ Forbes character from "The Vampire Diaries" played by Marguerite MacIntyre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | After-bath powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Old computer monitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Prefix with "potent" and "present" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Parisian "friend"? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "Twinkle twinkle little ___ ..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Actress ___ Daly from "Murphy Brown" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | "That '70s Show" character played by Wilmer Valderrama | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Network that airs "Claws" | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 21, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 21, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ELENAGILBERT at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 21, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 21, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 21, 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 12 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 21, 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 21, 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.