Daily Themed Crossword April 12, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 12, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
April 12, 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 | Condescending sort | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Once bitten twice ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | One who saves the day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | John Lennon's love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Prohibited practice | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Made-up story | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Assign shares | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Lion's constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Highest degree | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | "___ and the Bear" animated TV series about a girl and a fatherly bear | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Ram or bull's gender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Semicircular path | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Grassy expanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Gobble up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Opposite of "paleo" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Karev from "Grey's Anatomy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Carpet measure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "Mork & Mindy" planet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Ink stain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "Go away!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Bear Hanna-Barbera's anthropomorphic bear who often accompanies 26a: Hyph. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Soft French cheese | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Shout of support | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Morning hours: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Decay or decompose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Microsoft Outlook service | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Apple tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Put a baby to sleep | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Famous initials from French fashion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Bear Barbera's anthropomorphic bear that was a supporting character in "The Huckleberry Hound Show" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Buckeye state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Political system for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Reuben base | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Apartment units for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Dog with a wrinkly face | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ whiz!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | What Cinderella leaves behind at the ball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Animated TV series about a curious polar bear | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Farewell word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Motorcyclist's hog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Actor Christian of "The Dark Knight rises" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Actor Tyler of "The Lord of the Rings" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Black or red waters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Take a good look at | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Not doing anything | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Small furry swimmer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Track one's ancestry say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "___ can of worms" (complicate the situation): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Wine barrel wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Shining knight wear | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Competed in a marathon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Zebra to a lion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Oxen connector | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Number after uno | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Qatar's capital? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Make a choice with "for" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "___ There Delilah" (Plain White T's song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Throat clearing sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___-haw (donkey's bray) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Have bills to pay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Fake locks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Brian of ambient music | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Crude oil group?: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "The Biggest Little City in the World" in Nevada | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Family members | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Eyelid affliction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Letter opener | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Inflated sense of self | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 12, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 12, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is EXTREME at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 April 12, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 12, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 12, 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 April 12, 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 April 12, 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.