Daily Themed Crossword August 27, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 27, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
August 27, 2020 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Beast of burden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Brewed tavern offering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Love the Way You ___" song by Eminem ft. Rihanna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "___ Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" 2004 film starring Jim Carrey | Show answer | 7 | |
| #5 | Shoulder wrap (rhymes with "whole") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___ of the tongue (misspeak) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Flag pin's place on a jacket | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Nest egg option: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Pen ___ (buddy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Gesture of indifference | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Name hidden between the letter R and V | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Soaks up some sun | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | The Beehive State | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Basic dog command | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Actress ___ Reid of "American Pie" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Sombrero for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Behold or view something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Milky white gems | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Attention ___ (extent) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Single-stranded genetic molecule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Agitate or provoke (rhymes with "mile") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "There's no ___ team": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Luxurious like a sofa | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Turned on as a lamp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Use a shovel (rhymes with "big") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Actor who plays Detective Benoit Blanc in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #27 | Lionel Richie's song "You ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Wardrobe essentials for some superheroes | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | "Stuck in a ___" (grind) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Tehran's land | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Uncle's wife or mother's sister | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Hair styling goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Fuel" singer ___ DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Appropriate or perfect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Shannon actor who plays Walt Thrombey in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #36 | Actress ___ Donnelly from "Zombies" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Canada's ___ Island National Park | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Classic sports cars like the Mustang: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "___ Will Be Loved" song by Maroon 5 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Of sound mind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Fire related crime | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Shipwreck signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | River bank deposit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ of 2020 (virtual graduation ceremony attendees) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | ___ Evans actor who plays Hugh "Ransom" Drysdale in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Old-timey traditions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Items that come with keys | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | ___ Collette actress who plays Joni Thrombey in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Fairy ___ (stories) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | "Thanks ___!" (so much): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mexican currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Spice (Victoria Beckham's nickname) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Suffix with "cray" or "pay" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "Law and ___" NBC's legal drama | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Johnson actor who plays Richard Drysdale in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ de Armas actress who plays Marta Cabrera in the 2019 mystery film "Knives Out" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Thou shalt ___ steal" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | What an ampersand means | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Dissenting votes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Lasso loop | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Geologist's time unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | The "I" in T.G.I.F. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "Book of ___" the fourth book of the Book of Mormon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Inc. in London | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 27, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 27, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DANIELCRAIG at 11 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 3 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 27, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 27, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 27, 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 27, 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the August 27, 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.