Daily Themed Crossword August 18, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 18, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 18, 2020 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Letters in a box | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Captain's superior for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Start of a magician's chant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ Pablo Montoya Colombian racing driver who won the Rookie of the Year at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series in 2007 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Approximate landing hour: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | 911 respondent: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Actress Leslie ___ of "The Cable Guy" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Water motions at a beach? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Chart or dessert type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | On a ___ with (similar level) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Comedian ___ Johnson of "Laugh-In" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Actress Hayworth of "Cover Girl" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Share a common boundary with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Prom attendee for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ chi (martial art) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Pupil's place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Take a chair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Dies ___ (hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Mario ___ Italian-American racing driver who won the Daytona 500 of the NASCAR Grand National Series in 1967 | Show answer | 8 | |
| #20 | "Vive le ___" (long live the king) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Bowling alley for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Modernist's prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Chow down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "Happy ___ Year!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Easter basket item | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Avengers: Infinity ___" (2018 Marvel superhero film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Drink through a straw say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Champagne-opening sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Storm preceder? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Tom or Garfield e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Inter ___ (among other things) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Response to an email that goes on and on say: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Actress Gadot who was Miss Israel 2004 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Rock and Roll Hall of Famer ___ Reed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "Other" in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ the line (follow the rules) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Weasley of "Harry Potter" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Oscar-winning Taiwanese director ___ Lee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "That's ___ folks!" ("Looney Tunes" ending) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Miracle-___ (plant food brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Brooklyn to David Beckham | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Fork's partner | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Jar cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Numero ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Piquet Jr. Brazilian racing driver who won the Sargento 200 of the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2012 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Big Ben's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Ambrose Australian former racing driver who won a stock car race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2011 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #48 | ___ Grace Moretz actress of "Kick-Ass" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Blade in a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Pollution problems that affects visibility | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Sinus specialist: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Like skyscrapers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Actress Veronica of "Hill Street Blues" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #54 | Spanish "east" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Gone missing in army vocabulary: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "Hold your horses!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Head ___ heels" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Scottish miss | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Billion-year span | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Canadian former racing driver who won the Old Dominion 500 of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1974: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #61 | Triumphant cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Edge of a wine glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Volcanic output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | The Buckeye state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Classic Pontiac muscle car: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Fabricated statements | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Stage ___ (alias) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | Title for some politicians for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | ___-80 (early home computer) | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 18, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 18, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANDRETTI at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 18, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 18, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 18, 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 69 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 18, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 18, 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.