Daily Themed Crossword June 8, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 8, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
June 8, 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 | Knife wound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | ___ Diego California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Superior rating: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Overly inquisitive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Takes home a salary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Sound rebound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ a code (solve) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Walk in the wild | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Friedrich Schiller's "__ to Joy" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Actor DiCaprio of "Titanic" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #11 | Hit in a high arc | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Actor ___ Epps of "Juice" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "___ the hatchet" (end a conflict) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Not a moment ___ soon!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Like the Sahara | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Big bird from Down Under | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Leaf gathering tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Ask for alms | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Wild swine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Knowles-Carter American singer who has received 70 Grammy nominations | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Wine cask wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Actor Robert ___ of "Airplane!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ___ Mancini American composer and conductor who received 72 Grammy nominations | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "____ and ye shall receive" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Opening as in a fence | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Lady of "Applause" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Down in the dumps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Act grumpily (rhymes with "bulk") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Abu Dhabi's land: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Vegas starter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Take notes quickly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Z American rapper who has received 77 Grammy nominations | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | CD-___ (computer accessory) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Aah's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Washington or McKinley for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Small battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Old PC monitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Police officers slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Punctuation in a web address | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Last item on a dinner course usually | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | ___ Wonder American singer who has received 74 Grammy nominations | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | Naval officer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sloppy ___ (beef burger) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Williams American composer and conductor who has received 71 Grammy nominations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Dynamite relative: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Internal Revenue collections | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Tango requirement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Use a pen say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Ornamental green stone (rhymes with "fade") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Quincy ___ American songwriter and composer who has received 80 Grammy nominations | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Shape of the president's office | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | American rock guitarist ___ Lofgren | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Sunscreen ingredient: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Babysitter's employers | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Steve ___ former basketball player | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Joshua ___ National Park | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Investment fraud say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Tel follower in Israel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | No-win situation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Vehicle for hire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Spanish surrealist Salvador ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "___ My Life" song by Imagine Dragons: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Mediterranean or Baltic | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "What ___ is new?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Smoothen the way for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Skirt's edge | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 8, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 8, 2020, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LEONARDO at 8 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 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 June 8, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 8, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 8, 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 8 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 June 8, 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 June 8, 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.
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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.