Daily Themed Crossword February 28, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 28, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 28, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dial-up alternative for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Put on as clothes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Leave out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Biblical title role for Russell Crowe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Graduation handout | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Structure that blocks the flow of water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Antioxidant-rich berry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Animals with shovel-like forefeet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Miseries | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | You-know-___ (unnamed person) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "Can you give me a ___?" (Stumped puzzler's request) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Ancient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Urban air pollution | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Hurler Maddux nicknamed "Mad Dog" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Image touched to open an app | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | "With malice toward ___ ...": Lincoln | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Salad dressing ingredient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Person who can't be trusted | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Texas's ___ Duro Canyon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "At the ___ of the day..." (Finally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | TNT period thriller about a psychologist investigating a serial killing in 1896 NYC: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Dismounted as a horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Triumphant cry: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Use a needle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Pop-ups paid for by sponsors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Animal with a burden | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | It goes back and forth to cut wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Tackle a slope | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "I think" in textspeak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Powered down as a smartphone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Predatory whale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Brazilian carnival city | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "State of the Union" cable channel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Ripen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "The Motel Life" actress who plays Sara Howard a lead character in 18a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Middle Eastern country whose capital is Muscat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Safety items in a car that inflate rapidly in crashes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Close in on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Sidestroke or butterfly for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | "Shame on thee!" (archaic exclamation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Four quarters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Calculate a total | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "___-dong" (typical sound for a bell) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Lure used by hunters | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | To smell one means to have suspicions | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Bazooka body | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Medication | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actor from "Rush" who plays Dr. Laszlo Kreizler the psychologist in 18a: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Early hairstyle for Michael Jackson | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Division of a highway | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | They make charts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Delicate fabric | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "Caught you!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Sound that's similar to "ruff" and "woof" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | March Madness organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Inclination of sorts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Wolf or devil preceder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Lew Wallace's "Ben-___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Bell hit with a padded mallet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Impress firmly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Back in time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Word of agreement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Make out | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 28, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 28, 2018, a Wednesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DAKOTAFANNING at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 28, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 28, 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 28, 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.