Daily Themed Crossword September 22, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 22, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
September 22, 2020 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Marshy area (rhymes with "log") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Comic book collision sound (rhymes with "pam") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Former Yankee slugger nickname: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "Mudbound" actress ___ Blige: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | "Nova" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | College professors' degrees: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Thomas ___ triple champion boxer nicknamed "The Hitman" who competed from 1977 to 2006 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #8 | Bit of a holdup at the airport | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Surgical tube (anagram of "tents") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Climbing vine | Show answer | 7 | |
| #11 | Animal that goes "moo" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Black gold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Stir-fry pan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "Anywhere" singer Rita ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Round red root veggie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ de Janeiro Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Like some Wes Craven movies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Naval petty officer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Black Friday event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Large antlered grazer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | One who colors textiles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | ___ Perlman actress from "Cheers" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Whole ___ of emotions (array) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Mikey ___ triple champion boxer who turned pro in 2006 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Triple champion boxer from Albuquerque who competed from 1988 to 2011: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #26 | Sydney's state: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | UN's social justice agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Anthem" novelist ___ Rand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Snaky shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ on (depend) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Opus ___ "The Da Vinci Code" sect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Remove a cat's nails | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | Heart exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "Love in the Time of ___" novel by Gabriel G. Marquez | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | Folk tale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Actresses Marilyn and Mircea | Show answer | 7 | |
| #37 | Emmanuel ___ of France | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | ___ by the rules (follows) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Sound effect or a smart speaker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ up (prepared) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Mongolian desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Dr. Frankenstein's assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Knot on a tree trunk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Cheerful and approachable | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | Andean camel-like animal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Sugar" Ray ___ triple champion boxer who competed from 1977 to 1997 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #47 | Frequently in poetry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | "___: A Dog" 1919 novel by Albert Payson Terhune | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | X or Y on a graph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Prefix with "bel" or "meter" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Awesome" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Path suggested by GPS: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Soup can metal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Islands (autonomous territory in Denmark) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Lumberjack's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | ___ Jordan (Nike kicks) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Oak and elm | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Open ___ night (comedy club offering) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Genetic stuff: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Mormon Church initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Toni Braxton's "Long ____ Live": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 22, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 22, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JOHNNYTAPIA at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 9 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 September 22, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 22, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 22, 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 61 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 September 22, 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 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 22, 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.