Daily Themed Crossword February 1, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 1, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
February 1, 2020 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Internet pop-ups for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "War for the Planet of the ___" (Woody Harrelson movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | ___ talk (pre-game speech) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Lilly and Company (pharmaceutical company) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Military attack say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Look how the ___ have turned" (reversed fortunes) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #7 | "___ the season" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | The Beatles' "___ Mine": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Goes from site to site on the Internet | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Bean curd | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Chinese "way" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Latin love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Frightful folklore figure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | New York's Carnegie ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Asia's ___ Darya river | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Texter's "Holy cow!": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Steven ___ director of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s | Show answer | 9 | |
| #18 | Peru's capital and model Adriana | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | "Top ___" 1986 action film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | "Too close ___ comfort" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Gunderson character on "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | "Back to the ___" 1985 science fiction film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | Voice quality that could be friendly or aggressive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Place to apply gloss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Do you ___?" (romantic question): 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Gumbo vegetable | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Change course dramatically | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___-Caps (candy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Mike and ___ (candy brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Braying animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Carpenter's tool with teeth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | "Stillmatic" rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Not in support of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Jazz singing style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Use a steam iron | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Funny sketch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Deficiency or non-existence | Show answer | 7 | |
| #38 | "___ Hills Cop" 1984 action comedy film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Gaze intently | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Ice cream entrepreneur Joseph ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Raiders of the Lost ___" 1981 adventure film which was one of the highest grossing movies of the 1980s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | More than damp | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Small amount | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Freezer stock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Writes software | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Actor Hirsch of "Into the Wild" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "___ Fair" popular culture and fashion magazine | Show answer | 6 | |
| #48 | Backs of necks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Chandler ___ character on "Friends" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "Get to the ___ of..." (find an explanation) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | Egg-shaped | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Keyboard goof | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "It's the end of an ___!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Poison ___ (Batman villain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | State of disgrace | Show answer | 9 | |
| #56 | Kenny G's instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Official behind a catcher for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "More than I need to know!" in texting: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Break a hunger strike | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Power ___ (quick sleep) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Israeli airline: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Actress Watson of "Beauty and the Beast" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Day-___ (pigment brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | "___ Sadie" 1968 song by the Beatles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Rotating cooking rod | Show answer | 4 |
How the February 1, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 1, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SPIELBERG at 9 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 3 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 1, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 1, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 1, 2020 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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 1, 2020 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 1, 2020 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.