Daily Themed Crossword October 2, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 2, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 2, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bodily pouches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Filming locations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Rebounding sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Archaic "you" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "Best Kept ___" 2013 Jeffrey Archer novel from the "Clifton Chronicles" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #6 | ___-cake (children's game): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "4x2=8" rapper from South Korea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Mightier than the ___" 2015 Jeffrey Archer novel from the "Clifton Chronicles" series | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Aden's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ matter (intelligence informally) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | College student's score: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Settle a bill say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Ice ___" animated movie series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Head or heart trouble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Sense of amazement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Dusting cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Common flavor for fudge or ice cream for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | American Airlines ___ Miami Heat's home | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Elementary chemical particle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Sailor's assent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Like the grapes in "The Fox and the Grapes" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Once in a blue moon | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Young Scottish boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Poetic "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Bacardi beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Gene carrier: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___-burning exercise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Sons of ___" 2002 novel by Jeffrey Archer about twins separated at birth | Show answer | 7 | |
| #29 | Kimono accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Sleep phase in mammals: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | German "a" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Due ___" comedy movie starring Robert Downey Jr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "___ clear?" (warning words): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Square root of hundred | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Bristol's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actor Vigoda from "The Godfather" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Augusta's state | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | University of ___ Dame Indiana | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Seventh Greek letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Wise ___ say only fools rush in..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Only ___ Will Tell" 2011 novel by Jeffrey Archer which is the first in the "Clifton Chronicles" series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Tokyo's former name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "___ Ventured" 2019 novel by Jeffrey Archer about a detective named William Warwick | Show answer | 7 | |
| #44 | Galloping animals | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | "What's up ___?" (Bugs Bunny's line) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Playful aquatic mammal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | The Great Wall of ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Chinese philosophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Pageant title with "World" or "Universe" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Nobel laureate ___ Teresa | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Circular current | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Caramel-filled candy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Turkish money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "___ You" 1994 movie starring Robert Downey Jr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Stable food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ An Vietnam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Soccer chant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Ocean's movement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Rotate like a top | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Ice Bucket Challenge cause: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | James ___ Jones voice of Mufasa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Jim Carrey's "___ Man" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Showtime's ___ Donovan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "Be impressive" slangily | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 2, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 2, 2020, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FORTUNE at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 October 2, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 2, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 2, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 October 2, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 2, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.