Daily Themed Crossword August 8, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 8, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 8, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Banker's newspaper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Ant-Man and the ___" 2018 movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ Carte (menu choice): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Center of the solar system | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Use a steam iron say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___- smacking treat (delicious) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Toss a ball gently | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Fateful signs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | ___ Rydell singer who played the role of Hugo Peabody in the 1963 musical comedy film "Bye Bye Birdie" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Under the weather | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Cube in a freezer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Semi-circular shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Tee" preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Bit of an insult (rhymes with "blur") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "I think" in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "___ Miserables" Victor Hugo's novel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Leigh actress who played Rosie DeLeon in the 1963 musical comedy film "Bye Bye Birdie" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Sample some food say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Small stones | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | HBO's "___ of Brothers" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ Paradise of "On the Road" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "... one giant ___ for mankind" Neil Armstrong's words | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Boston Celtics' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Catherine Zeta- ___ actress of "Entrapment" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Pearson actor who played Conrad Birdie in the 1963 musical comedy film "Bye Bye Birdie" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Novelist Wharton who wrote "The Age of Innocence" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Aligns audio and video say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Stand-up guy? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Book part that is also present in the human body | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Common school transport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Pat gently | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Instagram upload for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Rope-a-___ Muhammad Ali's boxing style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "And so on": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Prefix with "verse" or "corn" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Large-scale movie productions like "Ben Hur" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Pest's target in a field | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Prepare for an exam say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Cambridge STEM school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Filming locations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Like the grapes in "The Fox and the Grapes" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Vintage monitor type: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Company ender briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Drives away an animal say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Last Greek letter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Early man's hunting tool | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | About one-sixteenth of a pound | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Like a gullible person | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Strike caller for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Kissing on a bus say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Ryan actress of "Kate and Leopold" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Stapleton actress who played Mae Peterson in the 1963 musical comedy film "Bye Bye Birdie" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | Reply ___ (email option) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Alien's vehicle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Big Apple city: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Harvest output | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | "A" in Deutsch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Night out attire perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ Moines Iowa's capital | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | North pole helper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Sprinter Tyson ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Good or bad feeling that you get from someone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Mop and ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Circular segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "All's well that ___ well" | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 8, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 8, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PEBBLES at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 10 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 August 8, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 8, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 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 66 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 August 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 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.