Thursday · October 22, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 22, 2020 Answers

All 64 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 22, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

64Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

October 22, 2020 — All 64 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Goal Show answer 3
#2 July follower for short Show answer 3
#3 Actress ___ Thurman of "Imposters" Show answer 3
#4 Tank filler Show answer 3
#5 "Jaws" predator Show answer 5
#6 View something Show answer 3
#7 ___ Grey tea Show answer 4
#8 Pilot's announcement about landing: Abbr. Show answer 3
#9 "___ Night" (Christmas carol) Show answer 6
#10 Olympic skater ___ Cohen Show answer 5
#11 Word at the end of grace Show answer 4
#12 Informal term for a knife Show answer 4
#13 Sacred Show answer 4
#14 "Now ___ theater near you" (movie poster line): 2 wds. Show answer 3
#15 Smash Mouth's "___ Believer":" 2 wds. Show answer 3
#16 Beret for one Show answer 3
#17 Sweaty person's declaration: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#18 Eyelash cosmetic with a wand applicator Show answer 7
#19 Bird in a clock Show answer 6
#20 Girl from Byron's "Don Juan" Show answer 5
#21 Website address: Abbr. Show answer 3
#22 Jealousy Show answer 4
#23 ___ Capital Partners American investment company Show answer 3
#24 New York NBA player Show answer 5
#25 Slangy refusal Show answer 3
#26 What bodybuilders pump at a gym Show answer 4
#27 ___ Wilson actress who played Chloe in 2019's "Always Be My Maybe" Show answer 5
#28 "___ of worms" Show answer 3
#29 Stubborn animal Show answer 3
#30 Randall ___ actor who played Marcus in 2019's "Always Be My Maybe" Show answer 4
#31 Lady Gaga's movie "___ Is Born": 2 wds. Show answer 5
#32 Give one's word Show answer 6
#33 Decomposes Show answer 4
#34 Drive away a stray Show answer 4
#35 Spanish bullfighting cheer Show answer 3
#36 CIA forerunner: Abbr. Show answer 3
#37 Karan ___ actor who played Tony in 2019's "Always Be My Maybe" Show answer 4
#38 Maiden name preceder Show answer 3
#39 Online chats for short Show answer 3
#40 Aristocratic Show answer 5
#41 The "B" in FBI Show answer 6
#42 Elongated part of a wine glass Show answer 4
#43 One-eighty turn slangily Show answer 3
#44 "Great ___ think alike" Show answer 5
#45 Mulls over say Show answer 5
#46 ___ gin (British liqueur) Show answer 4
#47 Boxing practice in the ring Show answer 4
#48 Hummus dipper Show answer 4
#49 "This is for.." on an envelope: Abbr. Show answer 4
#50 Riverbank deposit Show answer 4
#51 Title for Anthony Hopkins Show answer 3
#52 Yellowstone antlered grazer Show answer 3
#53 Select group Show answer 5
#54 "The ___ Squad" 1968 ABC series Show answer 3
#55 Inorganic solid Show answer 7
#56 Old piece of cloth Show answer 3
#57 Brewery offering Show answer 3
#58 "Hamilton" creator ___-Manuel Miranda Show answer 3
#59 Led Zeppelin's "Whole ___ Love" Show answer 5
#60 "No Country for ___ Men" Show answer 3
#61 ___ Wong actress who played the female protagonist in 2019's "Always Be My Maybe" Show answer 3
#62 ___ Reeves actor who guest-starred as himself in 2019's "Always Be My Maybe" Show answer 5
#63 Company that makes multichannel audio technologies: Abbr. Show answer 3
#64 Colonel's superior for short Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 22, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 22, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MASCARA at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 22, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 22, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 22, 2020?
The October 22, 2020 grid has 64 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 64 clues. The longest answer is MASCARA at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 22, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 21, 2020 and October 23, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 22, 2020 Crossword

01

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 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 22, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 22, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

64clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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