Daily Themed Crossword February 3, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 3, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 3, 2018 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "Maid in Manhattan" star informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "No Country for Old Men" actor Brolin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Lubricating liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Arabian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Angry fits | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Dead set against | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Tree anchor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Ballpark filler | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Became aware or conscious of something | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | ___ talk (encouraging talk) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Small bear-like creature from the "Star Wars" series one of which 31-Across portrayed in "Return of the Jedi" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Kennel guest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | In ___ of (replacing) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "That is neither here ___ there!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Female sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Count ___ the antagonist in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "This is just ___ good to be true!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Decompose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Professor Filius ___ the character 31-Across played in the 2001 film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" | Show answer | 8 | |
| #21 | Anderson of "WKRP in Cincinnati" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Des Moines's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Like leaves in the morning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | A tippler for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "Dies ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Anxious or unsettled | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | A female deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Before to poets | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Reject as a plan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Frozen and slippery like winter roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Classic Jaguar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Modern encyclopedia platform | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Potter's heat source | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | "___ time yet?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | English actor who is famed for his roles in the "Harry Potter" series and also played the Leprechaun in the "Leprechaun" series: 2 wds. | WARWICKDAVIS | 12 | |
| #36 | Service symbolized by a dot and three curved lines | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Extinct flightless bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Abominable snowman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Naval petty officer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Cotton gin inventor Whitney | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Extraterrestrial aircraft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Poppy product | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | "I ___ see that coming!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "No need to tell me": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Lady ___ famed musician | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | The name of the goblin who worked at Gringotts Bank that 31-Across portrayed in the "Harry Potter" series | Show answer | 8 | |
| #47 | Thin fog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "What's going ___ here?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Guy's date | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Talk incessantly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Actor McKellen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | "___ the time" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "The plot thickens!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | One-word query | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Caesar or Vicious | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "___ before beauty" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Israeli submachine gun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "Fancy seeing you here!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | A young chap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Bathroom sign | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Ash or alder | Show answer | 4 |
How the February 3, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 3, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WARWICKDAVIS at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 3, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 3, 2018 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 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 3, 2018 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.