Daily Themed Crossword October 8, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 8, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 8, 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 | Tirana's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "Tel" follower in Israel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Routing word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Down with the flu say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Raise Your ___" movie starring Hilary Duff as Teresa "Terri" Fletcher | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | ___ sisters ("Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights" creators) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #7 | "It ___ my mind away" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Poet Byron's title | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Cat Deeley's role on "So You Think You Can Dance" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Exhausted | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ order (difficult task) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Indent key on a keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___ Prize annual Norwegian prize awarded to mathematicians | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Alpha ___ Gamma | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "___ & Stitch" animated sci-fi movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | This city was not built in a day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Homer's dad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Indonesia's tourist attraction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Black-and-white ocean inhabitant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "Live and ___ live" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "A ___ Story" 2004 romantic comedy film in which Hilary Duff portrays the role of Samantha Montgomery | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Tattoo artist's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Cry of horror | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ vera (natural skin moisturizer) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "___ Cody Banks" spy comedy movie starring Hilary Duff as Natalie Connors | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Wedding garment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | London ___ (big ferris wheel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Watchdog's warning sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Beer barrel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Gift of the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "You may now ___ the bride" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | A light bulb symbolizes one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Chemistry lab liquid for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___-fi (movie genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Column's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Unit of current for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "___ Girls" 2004 movie starring Lindsay Lohan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "The ___ Man" movie starring Hilary Duff in which she plays the role of Holly Hamilton | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Medicine prescriber for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | What a tenant pays | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Chinese "way" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Buzzer in a hive? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Connecticut Ivy grad for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Hurry-scurry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Cheaper by the ___" family comedy movie starring Hilary Duff as Lorraine Baker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Actress Maureen ___ from "Rio Grande" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Two-dimensional geometric calculation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Village ___ (respected figure) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Free ticket? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | A.A. Milne's "The House at ___ Corner" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Philadelphia Eagles' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Apple computer slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "Give ___ break!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Receding movement of the tide | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Zig-___ pattern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Happy and light-hearted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Cube's dozen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | African wildebeest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | UFO occupiers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Take a seat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Anti-skid mechanism in bikes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Notable period in history | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Prefix meaning "hundred" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | "The Big Bang Theory" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Yay or ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | "In God We ___" | Show answer | 5 |
How the October 8, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 8, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CINDERELLA at 10 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 8, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 8, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 8, 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 10 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 8, 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 October 8, 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.