Daily Themed Crossword August 26, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 26, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 26, 2020 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Aye's opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "A friend in ___ is a friend indeed" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Portuguese "she" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Common street tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Panic! at the ___ former band with the hit song "High Hopes" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "See You Again" rapper ___ Khalifa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Spider's creation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Explode like a volcano | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Above or ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Actor Johnny of "Edward Scissorhands" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | High-speed Internet initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ gin fizz (cocktail) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "___ & Stitch" 2002 animated film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "It's ___ ever wanted!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Hugh ___ actor from "House" who has directed two episodes of the series | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Old Italian money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "Cabin Fever" director Roth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Thanksgiving tubers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Blue in Barcelona | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Warsaw's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Computer's brain: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Feel sorry for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Ellen ___ actress from "Grey's Anatomy" who has directed two episodes of the series | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | "Wuthering Heights" setting (anagram of "room") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___ suey (American-Chinese dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Church singing group | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Optimist's feeling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | First even number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Lunchbox sandwich: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Vietnamese noodle soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Soda can metal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Office-inappropriate letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Muscat's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Self-defense spray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | From a great distance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Super Bowl organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Hit on the head (rhymes with "lop") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Reality television series "Say ___ to the Dress" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Baby ___ (sign of pregnancy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Zach ___ actor from "Scrubs" who has directed several episodes of the series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Computer image file format: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Federal property manager : Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Winter woe? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Bank's claim | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Low-___ (diet choice) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | David ___ actor from "Friends" who has directed ten episodes of the series | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | Neat and tidy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "Sign of the Times" singer ___ Styles | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | ___ Kaling actress from "The Office" who wrote and directed two episodes for the series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | ___ Patrick Harris actor from "How I Met Your Mother" who has directed an episode of the series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "The Lion King" lioness | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Prefix with "graph" or "gram" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Ray-___ (brand of eyeglasses) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Pre A.D. letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___-Town (home to NBA's Bulls') fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ Brockovich" biographical film starring Julia Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Mike and ___ (fruity candy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Sushi wrapper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Stella d'___ (cookie brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Oil-drilling equipment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Hoppy beer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Hawaiian yellowfin tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Biblical ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Coffee brewing style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Zero in soccer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Bill ___ TV's Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Indian meditative discipline | Show answer | 4 |
How the August 26, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 26, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SCHWIMMER at 9 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 26, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 26, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 26, 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 67 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.
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 26, 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 26, 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.