Daily Themed Crossword February 5, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 5, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
February 5, 2019 — 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 | Swipe or ___ (smartphone actions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Skill to handle a situation well | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Tom Cruise starrer "Rock of ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Someone's team slangily | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Subject of an essay | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Grand Canyon state | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Come out on top in an exam e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Surrender a territory perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Put in a big effort | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Rowan Atkinson's goofy character Mr.___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Place to hit for drinks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ reader (someone with great interest in books) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Roses are ___..." (poem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Farming prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | T-___ (Tyrannosaurus informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | New Year's ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Glance furtively | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "That's a bad ___" (not a good plan) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | John Legend song "___ of Me" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Come to someone's ___ (help) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Country with the resort town St. Moritz which hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 2017 | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Microsoft's industry for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Nonprofit organization that strives to preserve the rights and liberties of Americans: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Best paid employee at any company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Lifestyle TV channel owned by Discovery: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Japan's Shinzo ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Electric current unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Conspiracy Theory" actor Gibson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "In favor of" prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Christiane Amanpour's TV channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Government agency concerned with matters related to nuclear energy safety: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Praise for an accomplishment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Venomous snake from the land of pyramids | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "___ sparingly" (do not waste) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Drop in numbers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Skier from the country in 18a who has won two gold medals in the "Downhill" event at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: 2 wds. | BERNHARDRUSSI | 13 | |
| #37 | Guitarist and musician Strauss from the all-female Iron Maiden tribute band "The Iron Maidens" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | American currency notes | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | ___ Parks American civil rights activist | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Morlocks' counterparts in the H.G. Wells novel "The Time Machine" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Call of a pigeon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ up (energize) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Archaic version of "it's" (also an anagram) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Country pub | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | People in an office | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Public university in Baton Rouge whose mascot is Mike the Tiger: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Common reason for stomach pain | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | ___-crash (go to a party without invitation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | One of the events in the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships which involves skiing between sets of poles: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Wes Anderson movie "___ of Dogs" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Lazy slacker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Ye ___ (prefix often used by English pubs) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Robs at knifepoint | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Katie Holmes film "All We ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "It ___ come to my attention..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Simba's childhood best friend and eventual wife in "The Lion King" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Exclusive group with benefits perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Put money on a horse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Busiest airport in the world: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "___ Whom The Bell Tolls" (Ernest Hemingway novel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Push over the ___ (drive someone mad) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Sound that the fourth letter of the English alphabet makes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | NFL offensive backfield positions: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Relax to recuperate | Show answer | 4 |
How the February 5, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 5, 2019, a Tuesday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BERNHARDRUSSI at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 5, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 5, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 5, 2019 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for February 5, 2019 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 5, 2019 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.