Friday · March 20, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword March 20, 2020 Answers

All 70 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the March 20, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

70Clues
6Longest
3Shortest
1Abbreviations
Answers

March 20, 2020 — All 70 Clues

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

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#1 Bubble bath spot Show answer 3
#2 Clothing informally Show answer 4
#3 Bill in a tip jar Show answer 3
#4 Supermodel Carangi Show answer 3
#5 Meteor's trail Show answer 6
#6 "The ___ Seal" 1893 short story by Rudyard Kipling which is about a rare seal's journey Show answer 5
#7 Like twisted humor Show answer 3
#8 Reel holder Show answer 3
#9 Naval petty officer: Abbr. Show answer 3
#10 German maker of household appliances Show answer 5
#11 "The Jungle ___" 1894 collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling featuring anthropomorphic animals Show answer 4
#12 Harrowing harbinger Show answer 4
#13 The second "O" in "YOLO" Show answer 4
#14 Actor Harington of "Gunpowder" Show answer 3
#15 The "U" of "ICU" Show answer 4
#16 Tilling tool Show answer 3
#17 Prefix with "present" or "potent" Show answer 4
#18 Yogi or teddy e.g. Show answer 4
#19 Altar promise: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#20 Religious faction Show answer 4
#21 Gobble up as cake Show answer 3
#22 "Moonlight" Oscar winner Mahershala Show answer 3
#23 Apollo affirmative: Hyph. Show answer 3
#24 Teen's skin woe Show answer 4
#25 Pint at a pub Show answer 3
#26 Cheerios grain Show answer 3
#27 ___ and aah Show answer 3
#28 Indent key on keyboard Show answer 3
#29 "Rikki-___-Tavi" short story by Rudyard Kipling from 8a which is about the adventures of an Indian mongoose Show answer 5
#30 Decorate a cake Show answer 3
#31 Brewery container Show answer 3
#32 Yang's counterpart Show answer 3
#33 Himalayan beast Show answer 3
#34 "Four score and seven years ___" Show answer 3
#35 Towards the rear on a boat Show answer 3
#36 At a distance Show answer 3
#37 Give it a shot Show answer 3
#38 Blackjack need Show answer 3
#39 Stable staple Show answer 3
#40 Flop's opposite Show answer 3
#41 Long-nosed fish (rhymes with "bar") Show answer 3
#42 Ask for alms Show answer 3
#43 Opposite of good Show answer 3
#44 Prohibit something Show answer 3
#45 "___ a life!" Show answer 3
#46 "The ___ of the Garden" 1911 text of poem by Rudyard Kipling and C.R.L. Fletcher Show answer 5
#47 Placing as bricks Show answer 6
#48 Civil disturbances Show answer 5
#49 Light beam like that of the sun Show answer 3
#50 Sacred hymn of praise Show answer 5
#51 Legume in a pod Show answer 3
#52 Captain's greeting on the deck Show answer 4
#53 Zealous reader Show answer 4
#54 Ivy growth Show answer 4
#55 Muddy pen Show answer 3
#56 Number not divisible by two Show answer 3
#57 Cincinnati's state Show answer 4
#58 Marshy area Show answer 3
#59 Constrictive creature Show answer 3
#60 Have bills to pay Show answer 3
#61 Eye part with recurring "i" Show answer 4
#62 Caviar Show answer 3
#63 Rustic stopover Show answer 3
#64 Visualize Show answer 3
#65 "___ Let Me Down" (The Chainsmokers song) Show answer 4
#66 Nocturnal bird that gives a hoot Show answer 3
#67 ___ of the above (MCQ option) Show answer 4
#68 Easter coloring agents Show answer 4
#69 Precious stone Show answer 3
#70 Heredity unit Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the March 20, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 20, 2020, a Friday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STREAK at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 March 20, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

March 20, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for March 20, 2020?
The March 20, 2020 grid has 70 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 70 clues. The longest answer is STREAK at 6 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 1 clue are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for March 20, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including March 19, 2020 and March 21, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the March 20, 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 70 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 March 20, 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 20, 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
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

70clues on this board
6longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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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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