Friday · July 17, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword July 17, 2020 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the July 17, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

July 17, 2020 — All 66 Clues

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

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#1 Sprints Show answer 4
#2 Great Barrier ___ Australia Show answer 4
#3 Son of Isaac (biblical) Show answer 4
#4 "SportsCenter" channel: Abbr. Show answer 4
#5 "___ Off The Boat" (sitcom) Show answer 5
#6 "___ A Tale" Charlotte Bronte's second published novel about an heiress Show answer 7
#7 Norm for short Show answer 3
#8 Musical timbre (anagram of "note") Show answer 4
#9 Postpone a legal judgment say Show answer 5
#10 Novel by Charlotte Bronte about a fictional character named Lucy Snowe Show answer 8
#11 "___ Helsing" 2004 film Show answer 3
#12 Type of berry used in smoothies Show answer 4
#13 Bird's locale Show answer 4
#14 "Back in the ___" (Beatles' song): Abbr. Show answer 4
#15 Long-handled garden tool Show answer 3
#16 Cold cube in a drink Show answer 3
#17 Back of the neck Show answer 4
#18 Help desk offering for short Show answer 4
#19 Result of a number divided by itself Show answer 3
#20 ___ Vegas Nevada Show answer 3
#21 Skincare item that protects from UV rays Show answer 9
#22 Includes in an email: Abbr. Show answer 3
#23 "Super happening" slangily Show answer 3
#24 PC manufacturer from India: Abbr. Show answer 3
#25 Actress ___ Russo of "Nightcrawler" Show answer 4
#26 "Old Town Road" rapper Lil ___ X Show answer 3
#27 Your furry pal Show answer 3
#28 Taylor Swift's genre Show answer 3
#29 Rowing necessity Show answer 3
#30 Tooth next to a canine Show answer 8
#31 "Get ___ go!" Show answer 3
#32 Browser window Show answer 3
#33 Chemistry's elementary bit Show answer 4
#34 Olive or Castor e.g. Show answer 3
#35 Virginia Woolf's "___ Dalloway" Show answer 3
#36 ___ Grey tea Show answer 4
#37 Calf muscle's location Show answer 3
#38 Talk too much Show answer 3
#39 Book's opening section Show answer 7
#40 Use a spoon say Show answer 4
#41 It has roots and branches Show answer 4
#42 Male sibling for short Show answer 3
#43 P.B. Shelley's "___ to The Westwind" Show answer 3
#44 Golfer Ernie ___ Show answer 3
#45 Top rung of an organization for short Show answer 4
#46 Speedometer unit: Abbr. Show answer 3
#47 Disney's "Lady and the ___" Show answer 5
#48 University website ender Show answer 3
#49 Internet service provider's measurement Show answer 5
#50 "Water" in Spanish Show answer 4
#51 "It was ___-or-die situation.": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#52 ___ Lovato singer of "Give Your Heart A Break" Show answer 4
#53 "The ___" Charlotte Bronte's first novel about a teacher which was published posthumously Show answer 9
#54 Cleveland's state Show answer 4
#55 Chop ___ (Chinese-American dish) Show answer 4
#56 Unpleasant scent Show answer 4
#57 Get out of bed say Show answer 4
#58 Hair styling essential Show answer 3
#59 Response to a joke: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#60 German carmaker with four rings Show answer 4
#61 ___ Thurman actress of "Bel Ami" Show answer 3
#62 Emcee's necessity for short Show answer 3
#63 GM cars from the '90s Show answer 4
#64 Broadcast on TV Show answer 3
#65 Edgar Allan ___ author of "The Raven" Show answer 3
#66 "Jane ___" Charlotte Bronte's novel about an orphan published under her pen name "Currer Bell" Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the July 17, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 17, 2020, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SUNSCREEN at 9 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 July 17, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

July 17, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for July 17, 2020?
The July 17, 2020 grid has 66 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 66 clues. The longest answer is SUNSCREEN at 9 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for July 17, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including July 16, 2020 and July 18, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the July 17, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 July 17, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 17, 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
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
9longest 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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