Daily Themed Crossword May 20, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the May 20, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
May 20, 2020 — All 63 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Letters before an alias: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Elbow's site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Took part in a marathon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Welcome site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Storyline of a movie say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Numbers on a scoreboard for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Look after | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ milk (vegan option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Tracee Ellis ___ actress who plays Bow Johnson in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Issa ___ of "Insecure" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Mountain range in Europe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "Piece of cake!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Kipling's serpent in "The Jungle Book" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Feline from the zodiac calendar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Spanish for "wave" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Anderson actor who plays Dre Johnson Sr. in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #17 | Foot part that can crack? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ de France (annual bike race) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Baking measures: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Leaving time for a flight say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Small sailing vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Overly assertive (rhymes with "mossy") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Cut off a bit of hair say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Write with a keyboard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ Shahidi actress who plays Zoey Johnson in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Docking site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | "Here's what I think" in online lingo: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Last three from the vowel bunch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Train track | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ Scribner actor who plays Andre Johnson Jr. in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #31 | Deon ___ actor who plays Charlie Telphy in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Acid linked to gout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Submerge in liquid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Steaming state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Simon ___ (popular children's game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Machine (Casino attraction) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Tell tall tales | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Spanish for "gold" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Martin actress who plays Diane Johnson in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | "It has to be ___ to be believed" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Prefix which means "against" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Inter ___ (among other things) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Cataract spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Vampire bite site usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Red planet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Brown actor who plays Jack Johnson in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Swedish DIY furniture brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Fuzzy stuff on a sweater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Toy blocks brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "Saving Private Ryan" craft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Winter blanket? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Similar in nature with "to" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Fruity bread spread | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Lewis actress who plays Ruby Johnson in the Emmy-nominated series "Black-ish" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #55 | Butter or lard e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Ended ___ it begun" (poem by Emily Dickinson) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | GPS offering for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Kylo ___ ("Star Wars" character) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "A long time ___ in a land far far away..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Gallery focus | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Took a seat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Cut the grass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Buttonless shirt informally | Show answer | 3 |
How the May 20, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for May 20, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 63 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANTHONY 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. 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 May 20, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
May 20, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the May 20, 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 63 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 May 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 63 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the May 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, 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.