Daily Themed Crossword November 21, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 21, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
November 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 | Play a role on stage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Saddlebag carrier | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Lord Byron's "___ Walks in Beauty" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Number of strings on a guitar typically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Maritime distress signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Word that follows "respiratory" or "nervous" for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Chatter endlessly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | New South Wales or New Jersey e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Prefix with "dextrous" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Hot ___balloon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Tehran's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Saturn feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Big Trouble in Little ___" 1986 dark fantasy film directed by John Carpenter starring Kurt Russell | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ chart (astrologer's aid) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Tempe school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Muesli bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | CT scan alternative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ hold 'em | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Hot stone massage venue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Prohibit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Bath bomb site? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Robin's friend | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | "The ___" 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter based on the novella "Who Goes There?" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Cry of triumph | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Charged particles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Actress Fisher from "Confessions of a Shopaholic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Barbecue rod | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Emma Stone's "___ Land": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Sleep ___ (sleep disorder) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | "No ___ no gain" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | LeBron James' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Milky gem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Keep a ___ on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Clucking farm birds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Snaky swimmers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | "___ the Great" (children's book series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Sports data on a card for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "Zero" in soccer scores | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Hamm FIFA Women's World Cup champion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Enjoy a smoothie bowl say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | 1984 romance science fiction film directed by John Carpenter starring Jeff Bridges | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Trevor Noah's home country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Runway figure? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Apply some make-up say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "D" in NATO alphabet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "___ from New York" 1981 sci-fi action film directed by John Carpenter starring Kurt Russell | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Jake to Alan Harper in "Two and a Half Men" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Opposite of a liability | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Dog's treat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Actor Pitt from "Fury" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Thorny bloom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Born and ___ (raised) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "A Suitable Boy" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "Pull a rabbit out of the ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "Boo" follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Never Have I ___" comedy TV series created by Mindy Kaling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Vigor's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Actress Mendes of "Hitch" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Blessing ender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Give ___ break!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Magazine heads for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Small thing to "pick" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Reply to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "They ___" 1988 science-fiction action horror film directed by John Carpenter starring Roddy Piper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Mani-___ (offering at 16a) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Golf peg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "___ Men" (series with Don Draper) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | John Steinbeck's "___ of Eden" | Show answer | 4 |
How the November 21, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 21, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STARMAN 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 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 November 21, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
November 21, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 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 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 November 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 November 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.
Last checked — Sep 8, 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.