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Daily Themed Crossword August 13, 2020 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the August 13, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

August 13, 2020 — All 68 Clues

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

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#1 Catch red-handed Show answer 3
#2 Big Apple's famed newspaper: Abbr. Show answer 3
#3 "10 Things I Hate About ___" 1999 film Show answer 3
#4 Texter's "I'm not going through this essay!": Abbr. Show answer 4
#5 Utility bill figure Show answer 5
#6 "Oops": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#7 Actress Veronica of "Hill Street Blues" Show answer 5
#8 Yoko ___ Japanese artist Show answer 3
#9 The ___ Company member of the World Cocoa Foundation Show answer 7
#10 Actress ___ Gillan of "Guardians of the Galaxy" Show answer 5
#11 "The Other Woman" ___ Upton Show answer 4
#12 Prefix that means "bird" Show answer 3
#13 Spinning toy Show answer 3
#14 Opposite of WSW: Abbr. Show answer 3
#15 Instant messaging pioneer Show answer 3
#16 Level-headed Show answer 4
#17 Bard of ___ (Shakespeare) Show answer 4
#18 ___ Collyer actor who voiced Superman in the 1940 radio serial "The Adventures of Superman" Show answer 3
#19 "Love" in Spanish Show answer 4
#20 Like a fruit ready to be picked Show answer 4
#21 All the ___ (very popular) Show answer 4
#22 App intruders for short Show answer 3
#23 "___ sells seashells..." Show answer 3
#24 Coop residents Show answer 4
#25 Ctrl-Alt-___ (computer command) Show answer 3
#26 ___ Cavill actor who played Superman in the 2016 movie "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" Show answer 5
#27 Baseball great ___ Sandberg Show answer 4
#28 2020 for one Show answer 4
#29 "One ___ time": 2 wds. Show answer 3
#30 Austrian mountains Show answer 4
#31 Arm or leg say Show answer 4
#32 Vatican City head Show answer 4
#33 Mardi Gras day for short Show answer 3
#34 X in Roman numerals Show answer 3
#35 "You ain't seen nothin' ___!" Show answer 3
#36 "___ Lion King" 2019 movie Show answer 3
#37 "Uncle" in Portuguese Show answer 3
#38 ___ Routh actor who played Superman in the 2006 movie "Superman Returns" Show answer 7
#39 Makes a purchase say Show answer 4
#40 Slangy refusal Show answer 3
#41 Current unit for short Show answer 3
#42 ___ carte menu: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#43 "___ you ready?" Show answer 3
#44 Long garden tool Show answer 3
#45 "___ we go again!" Show answer 4
#46 "___ Ciao" song popularized by the TV series "Money Heist" Show answer 5
#47 Shopper's aids Show answer 5
#48 Thinking organ? Show answer 5
#49 "The ___ Code" book popularised on "How I Met Your Mother" Show answer 3
#50 Becomes a tenant say Show answer 5
#51 ___ Fleming creator of James Bond Show answer 3
#52 Christopher ___ actor who played Superman in the 1987 movie "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" Show answer 5
#53 As endless as the sea Show answer 4
#54 ___ Woods "Legally Blonde" protagonist Show answer 4
#55 Pat gently Show answer 3
#56 Morse code components Show answer 4
#57 Unrefined metal? Show answer 3
#58 ___-of-war (rope game) Show answer 3
#59 Head of med school say Show answer 4
#60 Large flightless bird Show answer 3
#61 Everyone included Show answer 3
#62 Soap-making chemical Show answer 3
#63 "Stuck in ___": 2 wds. (going nowhere) Show answer 4
#64 Leave out as a choice Show answer 4
#65 Sylvester Stallone to fans Show answer 3
#66 Pleads desperately Show answer 4
#67 Religious sisters Show answer 4
#68 "Fit to a ___" Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the August 13, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 13, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HERSHEY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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 August 13, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

August 13, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for August 13, 2020?
The August 13, 2020 grid has 68 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 68 clues. The longest answer is HERSHEY at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for August 13, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including August 12, 2020 and August 14, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the August 13, 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 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.

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 August 13, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 13, 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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7longest answer
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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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