Tuesday · October 13, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword October 13, 2020 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the October 13, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

October 13, 2020 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Injury reminder Show answer 4
#2 Sault ___ Marie Ontario Show answer 3
#3 Actor Benicio del ___ from "21 Grams" Show answer 4
#4 911 respondents: Abbr. Show answer 4
#5 The first three letters Show answer 3
#6 MSN alternative Show answer 3
#7 ___ and aah Show answer 3
#8 Mario's brother in the popular video game series Show answer 5
#9 "M" to Einstein Show answer 4
#10 Wrestling surface Show answer 3
#11 Line of rotation? Show answer 4
#12 ___-Mex cuisine Show answer 3
#13 Hair-parting tool Show answer 4
#14 Budweiser product Show answer 4
#15 Boxing match Show answer 4
#16 After bath powder Show answer 4
#17 Viking's tool Show answer 3
#18 Comedian ___ Johnson of "Laugh-In" Show answer 4
#19 ___ pet (sprouting gift) Show answer 4
#20 Half a dozen Show answer 3
#21 "R" in GNR Show answer 5
#22 Mend with stitches Show answer 3
#23 Lipstick alternative Show answer 5
#24 Fried Cajun veggie Show answer 4
#25 Tyler ___ stock car racing driver who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series for two consecutive years Show answer 7
#26 Pat gently Show answer 3
#27 Boot camp training (rhymes with "frill") Show answer 5
#28 Snaky shape Show answer 3
#29 Omelet ingredient Show answer 3
#30 Nat ___ Wild (cable channel) Show answer 3
#31 ___-based (like some moisturizers) Show answer 3
#32 "World ___ Z" (2013 movie) Show answer 3
#33 ___ of return Show answer 4
#34 Dog's bark in comics Show answer 3
#35 Texter's "I didn't need to hear that": Abbr. Show answer 3
#36 "Apple of my ___" (dearest) Show answer 3
#37 What one may sow Show answer 4
#38 "Breaking ___" final novel in the "Twilight" series Show answer 4
#39 eBay action Show answer 3
#40 Mater ___ (Mother of God) Show answer 3
#41 K-Pop band BTS's fanclub Show answer 4
#42 Sunny energy? Show answer 5
#43 ___ Stenhouse Jr. stock car racing driver who won the NASCAR Nationwide Series for two consecutive years Show answer 5
#44 "___ there be light" Show answer 3
#45 Beach boy's shade Show answer 3
#46 Old-fashioned "Bah!" Show answer 3
#47 ___ Byron stock car racing driver who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2017 Show answer 7
#48 Coat of paint for one Show answer 5
#49 Early morning fog Show answer 4
#50 Apple desktop Show answer 4
#51 Former Machu Picchu resident? Show answer 4
#52 "Teenage Mutant ___ Turtles" Show answer 5
#53 CBS drama with Mark Harmon: Abbr. Show answer 4
#54 He climbed up the hill with Jill Show answer 4
#55 "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" singer Paul ___ Show answer 4
#56 Academic term for short Show answer 3
#57 ___ Ard former stock car racing driver who won the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series for two consecutive years Show answer 3
#58 ___ Gold character on "Entourage" Show answer 3
#59 ___ Kuzma of the LA Lakers Show answer 4
#60 Install as a carpet Show answer 3
#61 Before poetically Show answer 3
#62 Read a QR code Show answer 4
#63 Historic time period Show answer 3
#64 Joan Didion's "The ___ of Magical Thinking" Show answer 4
#65 ___ off (anger someone) Show answer 4
#66 Karaoke need for short Show answer 3
#67 Marble ___ bread (bakery offering) Show answer 3
#68 Jamaican music genre Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the October 13, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 13, 2020, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is REDDICK at 7 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. 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 13, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

October 13, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for October 13, 2020?
The October 13, 2020 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is REDDICK at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for October 13, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including October 12, 2020 and October 14, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the October 13, 2020 Crossword

01

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 7 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for October 13, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the October 13, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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