Daily Themed Crossword August 15, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 15, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 15, 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 | Fish on a sushi menu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Tricep's location | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | More than jog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Restaurant card? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | It could be still or sparkling | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Gone with the ___" 1939 historical romance film in which George Reeves played Brent Tarleton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "___ you!" (challenge): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Short refreshing sleep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Hair color essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Flew high up in the air say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Arrange in an order | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Prefix with "present" to mean everywhere | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | South African money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | It has roots and branches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Shade of a color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "Let's call it ___": 2 wds. (stop) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Sharif of "Lawrence of Arabia" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Traveler's stopover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sticky packaging item | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "The Diary of a Young Girl" by ___ Frank | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Ride-hailing company co-founded by Travis Kalanick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "___ a retreat" (withdraw) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Beach ___ (physique slangily) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "Always a ___" 1940 comedy film in which George Reeves played Michael "Mike" Stevens | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Poetic "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "___ the season to be merry" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___-ring (foot jewelry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | X-___ fictional superhero team co-created by Stan Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Alternative rock band with Nick Brown as its pianist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | "___ to Joy" feature in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Major constituent of air | Show answer | 8 | |
| #32 | Full- ___ milk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "___ on the Roof" Broadway musical | Show answer | 7 | |
| #34 | Astrological sign whose symbol is a lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "A" in German | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Caviar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Make changes to a draft say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Belonging to that guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Adele's "Rumour ___ it" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Old MacDonald had a farm..." ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Gross amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Marry your love say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Humorist's forte | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Last letter in the alphabet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "Torrid ___" 1940 film in which George Reeves played the role of Sancho | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Actress Charlotte and explorer John | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "Did he get ___?"(tip-off): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Man at ___" 1941 mystery film in which George Reeves stars as Bob Grayson | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Make a dishonest statement say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "That is to say..": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Exclamation when you unveil something: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "I ___ you so" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Prayer-ending word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Comfortably ___" song by Pink Floyd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Female sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Herb that rhymes with "rage" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Opposite of ENE: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "___ the Millers" film starring Jennifer Aniston | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Organ with a lobe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Alien carrier?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Professional charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Bullring cheer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Clever suggestion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Story of epic proportion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___ Gibson "Lethal Weapon" actor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "Blood and ___" 1941 romantic film in which George Reeves played Captain Pierre Lauren | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Small songbird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Insect associated with spelling? | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 15, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 15, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NITROGEN at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 15, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 15, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 15, 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 August 15, 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 August 15, 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.