Daily Themed Crossword October 28, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the October 28, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
October 28, 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 | PC key next to the space bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Rainbow's shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Burgundy wines | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Group of actors in a movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Warm embrace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | "The time ___ come..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Fit for the job | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Gardener's spring purchase | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | 50-50 as a score | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Sugar measure: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Lanka (Asian island country) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | One on foot for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Glee" actress ___ Michele | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Cringe in fear (rhymes with "power") | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Rubik's ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Washer's companion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | "In ___ need" (grave) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | NFL stats: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Gawk at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Spencer ___ character on the crime drama series "Criminal Minds" played by Matthew Gray Gubler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Hearty slow-cooked dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Suffix with "Japan" and "Taiwan" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Boldly innovative say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Mop & ___ (cleaning product) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Do a bit of needlework | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Spider's fly-catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Maternity ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | Farming prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | "All efforts were in ___..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Schwarzenegger's "___ of Days" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Truth or ___ (slumber party game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Character on the crime drama series "Criminal Minds" played by Shemar Moore: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #33 | Beer party essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Lo ___ (egg noodle dish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Stomach muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Chemical peel letters in skincare | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Bowler or derby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Spelling ___ contest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "Get ___ of that" (dispose) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | ___ in (storm) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Penelope ___ character on the crime drama series "Criminal Minds" played by Kirsten Vangsness | Show answer | 6 | |
| #42 | Australian big bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Jason ___ character on the crime drama series "Criminal Minds" played by Mandy Patinkin | Show answer | 6 | |
| #44 | ___ a bullet (narrowly avoid) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Flight landing information: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | One way to make dumplings | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "To be or ___ to be" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Smart trick (anagram of "user") | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Glasgow resident for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | ___ Greenaway character on the crime drama series "Criminal Minds" played by Lola Glaudini | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ Vader antagonist of "Star Wars" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Flip through a book say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Group of three | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tiny bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | After-bath powder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | 2010 Health law: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Young boy slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Drain blockage say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Weird and out of place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | "___ he drove out of sight..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Antioxidant berry from South America | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | "Ye ___ Shoppe" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ of mystery (aura) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | "Father" to a tot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | "Chopped" host ___ Allen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Female deer | Show answer | 3 |
How the October 28, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for October 28, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DEREKMORGAN at 11 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 28, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
October 28, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the October 28, 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 11 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 28, 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 28, 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.