Daily Themed Crossword October 25, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 25, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 25, 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 | Assistant formally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Honest" one who features on a $5 bill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Good job" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Goofed up | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Missing from the base: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | ___ carte: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Minnelli actress from "Cabaret" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Elderly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Failure in judgment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Shoestring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Pub offering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Pen or bottle topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Suffix with "Canton" or "Japan" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Discount tag letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Fake hairpiece | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "Oh dear" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ es-Salaam Tanzania (anagram of "rad") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Monster from children's tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Exude as confidence | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ Le Pew "Looney Tunes" character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ National Park tourist attraction in Florida which was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1979 | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Columns' counterparts in a datasheet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Conclude | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Foul smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Birds' homes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Cry loudly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ hot to handle" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Timid or reserved | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Removed unwanted greens? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #30 | Effortless | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Ranch or salsa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Slice of a historical period say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "___ la la!" (exciting) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Stylish in the '60s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Navigation guides | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Yellowfin tuna used in sushi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Own | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | Balloon filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ABC's sitcom "___ Meets World" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Cry of surprise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Kennedy ___ Center tourist attraction in Florida which has been NASA's primary launch center since 1968 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Rank above major for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Actor ___ Stonestreet of "Modern Family" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Walt ___ World tourist attraction in Florida which is one of the most visited resorts in the world | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | TV's "Science Guy" Bill ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Baseball legend ___ Roush | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | "Free Willy" swimmer? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | ___ Castle tourist attraction in Florida with megalithic stone structures | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Negative end of a battery | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Pink Floyd co-founder ___ Barrett | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Maned cats | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Conflict or fight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "Incidentally" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ ground (place of development) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #55 | Lobster eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ always be there for you" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Sports court barrier | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Spear-shaped fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Field yield | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | How-___ (instructional guides) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Grazing area | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Tooth care group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Former American football player ___ Welker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Paper size for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "___ the games begin" | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 25, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 25, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EVERGLADES at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 25, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 25, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 25, 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 10 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 25, 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 25, 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.