Daily Themed Crossword November 4, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 4, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
November 4, 2020 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Edge of a glass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Enjoy a book | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "...and so on": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "Modern Family" airer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Let's Make a ___" (game show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Olympic gold medalist ___ Ledecky | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Actor ___ Penn from the "Harold & Kumar" series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Bonfire remnant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ of the land | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Murphy with a Mark Twain Prize for American Humor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Red Muppet from "Sesame Street" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Onion relative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Pepper spray alternative that rhymes with "pace" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Planet in "Mork & Mindy" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Let ___" (Beatles song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Actor ___ Butterfield from "Hugo" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Letter starter? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Melissa ___ actress who plays Molly Flynn in the sitcom "Mike & Molly" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | Game officials for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Set of cards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Hawaiian souvenir | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Recycling container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Triathlon vehicle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Snow-capped mountain in Europe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Biblical boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Joey's mom in Australia informally? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ Fu Hustle" (2004 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Former Black Eyed Peas' female singer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #29 | Actress Wilson from "Pitch Perfect" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Soccer or hockey score | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | ___ Mustillo actor who plays Vince Moranto in the sitcom "Mike & Molly" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #32 | Supermarket chain with the "Hometown Proud" slogan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Piccadilly-based producers of James Bond films | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Fuzzy green fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Next of ___ (relatives) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "American ___" television reality show | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Christmas carol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Ping-___ (table tennis) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Some senior hospital workers' degrees: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | C.E.O.'s degree perhaps: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Altar words: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Billy ___ actor who plays Mike Biggs in the sitcom "Mike & Molly" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #43 | Alley rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | WWII vessel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Great misery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Silent communication system: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Expertise | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Swoosie ___ actress who plays Joyce Flynn-Moranto in the sitcom "Mike & Molly" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | ___ Wilson actor who plays Carl McMillan in the sitcom "Mike & Molly" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Take a breather | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Entrepreneur ___ Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Enjoy a karaoke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___ serif (typeface) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Sutcliffe or Erwin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Paternal palindrome | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Store with a cold cuts section | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Exactly suitable | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Toothpaste tube letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Apply as foundation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Perlman of "Cheers" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___-haw (donkey's sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Goof up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Te ___ ("I love you" in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Unknown author for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Peter from Neverland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Short-___ memory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | "Ding- ___ bell..." (lines from a nursery rhyme) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #68 | "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Zilch | Show answer | 4 |
How the November 4, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 4, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MCCARTHY at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 November 4, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
November 4, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 4, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 November 4, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the November 4, 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.