Daily Themed Crossword October 23, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 23, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 23, 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 | Marching band instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Perfect score often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Make as a living | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Advertisement sign gas | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Elastic like a spandex | Show answer | 8 | |
| #6 | ___-Fi ("Interstellar" movie genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "Mama" ___ Elliot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "Time ___ a premium": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Landscaper's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Mediterranean water body | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Tiny unit of work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "Who ___ my cheese?" (had) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Burj Khalifa's home: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Engine sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | School support groups: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "Milk" actor Sean ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Town with a harbor (rhymes with "fort") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Sibling-like buddy slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Major or Minor constellation? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Microsoft's web browser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | American physician and activist who was the first female dean of a medical school in the world: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | "On ___ with.." (at the same level) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | French agreement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "Life imitates ___." (as per Oscar Wilde) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Take out of the packaging | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Elizabeth ___ British physician who was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the US | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Suffixes with "bass" and "ball" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Big t-shirt sizes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sweetheart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Shivering noise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tears apart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Gerty Theresa ___ biochemist who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Resistance unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Blog feed initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Chuckle in textspeak: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | AMA members: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Agnus ___ (Lamb of God) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Cabinet department that oversees the FDA: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Reply to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Eminem's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | African antelope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Places with treadmills for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | China's ___ Zedong | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Event hosts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ La Flesche Picotte doctor and reformer who was the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Sufficient amount | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Welcoming store window sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Acorn tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "The show ___ go on..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ of tongue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ Bell (fast food chain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | TV-starting button? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #53 | Bad to the bone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Stalk in a swamp | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Winter hours in LA: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Splash sound (rhymes with "flop") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Rebecca ___ Crumpler physician who was the first African-American woman in the US to earn a medical degree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | In-n-___ Burger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Tardy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Blouse or sweater | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | First woman according to the Bible | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Pas ___ (dance solo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Clickable image on a screen | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Fib | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Word on either side of "a" to mean a private conversation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Katy Perry's music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Attorney's honorary degree: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 23, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 23, 2020, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ANNPRESTON at 10 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 2 clues carry 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 23, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 23, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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.