Daily Themed Crossword February 14, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 14, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 14, 2018 — All 58 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Actor Schreiber who played the title role on "Ray Donovan" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | ___ Vegas Nevada | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Prefix for "perspirant" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | How to read a barcode | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Guitarist and singer Mann | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "___ Baba and the 40 Thieves" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Stage between egg and pupa for butterflies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Still there | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | Without a date | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Anatomical pouches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Gateway ___ (Missouri landmark) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Currency that's made of metal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Pink Floyd ex-member Barrett | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Abbr. at the end of many a company's name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "The Vampire Diaries" star Somerhalder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | 2004 film where Brad Pitt played Achilles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Pilot's landing announcement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Actor who played Baracus in "The A-Team" series: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ rain (environmental hazard) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Actor from season 2 of "True Detective" who proposed to his wife Kyla Weber on Valentine's Day 2009: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #21 | King of Thebes in myth | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Where the NBA's Jazz play | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Blink or wince for e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Astronaut's "thumbs up": Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Tennis great Arthur who has a stadium named for him | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Lanka (Asian island nation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Rooster's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | With 32a actor from "The Vampire Diaries" who got engaged to his then-girlfriend Lady Gaga on Valentine's Day 2015 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #29 | Gossipy woman | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Fabricated statement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Poem dedicated to someone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Free (of) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Black-and-white sandwich cookies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Tennis's Novak Djokovic by birth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Project Runway" host Klum | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | See 24a | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Exclamation of excitement associated with cowboys: Hyph. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Absolutely have to have | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Change the vessel for a plant | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Clip from a film meant to pique interest | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | More than plump | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Try to persuade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Actor Benedict who played Sherlock in the eponymous BBC series and married Sophie Hunter on Valentine's Day 2015 | Show answer | 11 | |
| #44 | More than a nudge so to speak | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Share of praise one deserves | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Frozen dessert chain known by its initials | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Motley ___ (heavy metal band) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | "___ for the Weekend" (Coldplay hit featuring Beyonce) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | One maybe bathed in mud here | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Recovering from a Charley horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Garden cultivation tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Shed tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Web designer's creation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Early parts of the day: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Hobo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Sent packing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Great misery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Strong longing | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 14, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 14, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 58 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is VINCEVAUGHN at 11 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, 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 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 14, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 14, 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 58 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.
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 58 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 14, 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.