Daily Themed Crossword October 10, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 10, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 10, 2020 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Scottish cap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Bangkok resident | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ and cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Director Lee of "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "The ___ Job" 1969 English crime movie starring Michael Caine and Benny Hill | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Cawing bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | ___ Guevara | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "The ___ of the Baskervilles" 1959 British gothic horror movie starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Tonsillitis-treating doctor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Greet the day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Symbol for Aries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Similar to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Castle defense (rhymes with 44a) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Patty or Selma to Bart Simpson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Hermione's friend fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | When doubled a New Orleans song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Prefix with "byte" or "hertz" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "Baby's Day ___" 1994 film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Barbecue leftovers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Largest continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Mowed stretch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Bang in the middle of | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Shipped a package say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Jeopardy!" host ___ Trebek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "Ready ___ Fire" song by Imagine Dragons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Humor or salt measure? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Nigeria's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Lanka Colombo's country | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Hoover ___ (river project) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | The ___ Lama spiritual leader | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | It's just a number to some | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "The ___ Connection" 1971 thriller movie starring Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey | Show answer | 6 | |
| #33 | Not far | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Some basketball players for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Red ___ Chili Peppers of "Californication" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hidden ___ (secret motive) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Fool's Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "___ the occasion": 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | U.S.A's neighbor to the south for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Tanning lotion letters: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Silk satin or cotton e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Pablo Picasso's work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Tennis match segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "___ on a Train" 1951 thriller movie starring Farley Granger and Robert Walker | Show answer | 9 | |
| #45 | Unpleasant sound | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Practical joke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Actor ___ Hawke of "Tesla" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | "The Twilight ___" film series starring Robert Pattinson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "For ___" (discount sign at a store) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Assist in a crime | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Fishing line attachment (anagram of "rule") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Fresh Off The ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Share boundary with | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Weight to height ratio: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "___ Rock" 1948 English crime movie starring Richard Attenborough and Hermione Baddeley | Show answer | 8 | |
| #56 | Casual summer top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Unrefined metal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Agree nonverbally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Country where Oktoberfest originated for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Negating prefix with "guide" or "direction" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "Plane" prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Had a cake say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "A Song of ___ and Fire" George R. R. Martin's novel series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "___ For Speed" video game series | Show answer | 4 |
How the October 10, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 10, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STRANGERS at 9 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 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 10, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 10, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 10, 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 64 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 10, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 10, 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.