Daily Themed Crossword November 5, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 5, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
November 5, 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 | Poli ___ (college major) for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Urban air pollution | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "The ___ in the High Castle" (dystopian webseries) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Table scrap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "The ___ Hornet" 2011 action comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Washrooms for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Future attorney's exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Business person's attire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Word that sounds like "8" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Aid for a stranded car | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Drake's challenge? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Frat party barrel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Give off as light | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "The ___ of Small Things" novel by Arundhati Roy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Derek ___ quarterback of Las Vegas Raiders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Opposite of manual | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "If you ask me..." in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "The ___" 2014 satire film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | Actress Issa of "Little" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Young goat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "E" on the compass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "S" in GPS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ this one out (not participate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Number on some lotion jars: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Part of a movie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | "Fight ___" (movie starring Edward Norton) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Bronte heroine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | LAX screeners: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Attempt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Fled from a place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tissue layer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Actress Laura of "Marriage Story" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "The ___ Artist" 2017 Golden Globe-nominated biographical comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco | Show answer | 8 | |
| #34 | Drink-cooling cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Scotch ___ (adhesive option) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Queen from "Frozen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___-Ban (popular sunglass brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Winter coat lining | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Comic book punch sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Praline bit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Pie ___ mode: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "The Night ___" 2015 Christmas comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Friend's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Freud's subject for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "At your ___ risk" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Old age savings plan letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Light bulb figuratively | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Ocean statistic | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Low-voiced chorus member | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Movie pig | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Taiwanese laptop maker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Upside-down mammals | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Taylor Swift's "___ the Young" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Baddie in a children's story | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Ruby for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Obamacare: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Organization found in alleys: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "___ Express" 2008 action comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco | Show answer | 9 | |
| #59 | Writer Fleming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Vietnamese noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Titanic's Jack to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "This Is the ___" 2013 apocalyptic comedy film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Ready ___ go!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Lip ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | "And ___ there were none" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Soon-to-be alums briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "Is there ___ way out?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | "Robin ___" 2010 movie directed by Ridley Scott | Show answer | 4 |
How the November 5, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 5, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INTERVIEW at 9 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 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 November 5, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
November 5, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 5, 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 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 November 5, 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 November 5, 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.