Daily Themed Crossword February 23, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 23, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 23, 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 | Rain-soaked dirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Crow's-nest support on a ship | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Had dinner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Vulcano of "Impractical Jokers" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "___ Promise You" *NSYNC hit: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Brother of Cain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "Much ___ About Nothing" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Dust and grime | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Conductor Seiji longtime Boston Symphony conductor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Kind of drip: Hyph. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | Apple seed or dimple on a die | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Idea in French | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Look intently | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Great Salt Lake state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Show ___ (Movies and theater informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Poetic tribute | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Pastrami seller | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Division of history | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | View | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | The ___ Crocodile considered one of the most dangerous animals on the planet found in the Indo-Pacific region | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Post-run feeling | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Prefix with "establishment" or "venom" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "Can I have that ___?" (In a doggy bag): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Subject of discussion | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "Well all right then" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Copper | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Cry of discovery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Owns or possesses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Six-legged insect that lives in hills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Bond for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Mexican dish served in a shell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Soda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Exclusively | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | The ___ Dart Frog animal considered one of the most dangerous on the planet found in South America: 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | Shoulder muscle for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Translucent gemstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Dust Bowl migrant for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Printing employee: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Everything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Court recordkeeper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Arcturus for example | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Lessen as fears | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Fluid rich in white blood cells | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Michael's nemesis on "The Office" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Insect considered the most dangerous fly on the planet that are commonly found in sub-Saharan countries: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | Footwear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Icicle site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Head of a bar? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Unit of electrical resistance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Way of the East | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Sushi bar soup | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Fury | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Large water body | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Olive of the cartoons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Amazon peril | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Crowder from "Justified" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Food to a predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Japanese capital | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Kind of sleep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Recover from wounds | Show answer | 4 |
How the February 23, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 23, 2018, a Friday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GOLDENPOISON 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 4 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 23, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 23, 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 23, 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.