Daily Themed Crossword October 5, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 5, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 5, 2020 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Shin's location | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Zodiac lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Manning of NFL | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Switch position | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Jesus Take the ___" Grammy-winning song by Carrie Underwood from her 2005 album "Some Hearts" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Dog tail movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Crunch targets for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | The "G" of TV's "AGT" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ hold 'em (poker variant) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | "I ___ You So" Randy Travis hit covered by Carrie Underwood for her album " Carnival Ride" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Rowing necessities | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Aspiring attorney's exam: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Actress Susan of "The Partridge Family" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Middle earth creature with pointed ears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "The Outsider" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Stand at ___ (military command) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | "My ___" Carrie Underwood's Christmas album released in September 2020 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ bear (toy) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | New Jersey winter hours: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Image of a fracture: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Lady of Eden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Travel itinerary "through" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___-friendly (green) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Opposite end of west | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Abel's biblical brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | "Two Black ___" 2012 country-pop song by Carrie Underwood from her fourth studio album "Blown Away" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | "The ___ Griffith Show" ('60s TV show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Like a Christmas tree: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #29 | Invoice total for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "Harper Valley ____" (1968 hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Kung Fu ___" 2008 movie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | "This is what I think" on the internet: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Tie up as a ship (anagram of "room") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Email or SMS e.g. for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | School in Buffalo: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Higher education test: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Neat and ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Georg ___ German physicist known for his electrical law | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ media streaming service: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Dining disc? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Do some bartending (serve) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ which way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | "___War" Shatner series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Day before Friday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "Dutch" actress Meyers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | All by oneself | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "___ it easy!" (relax) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "___ Home" 2009 song co-written and sung by Carrie Underwood from her third studio album "Play On" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #49 | Tear-inducing veggie? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | ___ Pitt actor of "Fury" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Smoke ___" 2015 song by Carrie Underwood from her fifth studio album "Storyteller" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Romeo or Juliet in a play e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Business school course for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___-picking (fault finding) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ paper scissors (game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Old and bulky monitor type: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Greek "X" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Boo" follower? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | "___ of Tomorrow" 2014 film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Hair coloring essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Musician's booking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | London's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ Vera | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | "Hundred Acre Wood" hopper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Yang's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Lion's lair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | About two thousand pounds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | French toast ingredient | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 5, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 5, 2020, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CADILLACS at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 5, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 5, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 5, 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 68 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 October 5, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 5, 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.