Daily Themed Crossword February 16, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 16, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
February 16, 2020 — All 70 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Expected social standard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Meshed fish catcher | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Morlocks' victim in H.G. Wells novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Overflow (with) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Actress ___ Durance of "Smallville" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Biblical twin of Jacob | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | "___ for Your Loss" American drama TV web series starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jovan Adepo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Not at home say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Put into practice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Metallic mixture | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | "Liberal ___" 2012 comedy-drama film starring Elizabeth Olsen and Josh Radnor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "As you sow so shall you ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Tiny bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Do a mole's job | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Bullfight cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Counterparts of columns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ of faith | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | "Dies ___" (Latin hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "Bad Romance" singer ___ Gaga | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Action of imitation or mockery | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | "What time ___?": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | "___ a penny two a penny..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Alley ___ (basketball move) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Utter a word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "Four scores and seven years ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | "___ suggestions?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Batman and Robin or Bonnie and Clyde | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Reuben server | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Come to a close | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mason jar's topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | NASA affirmative: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "Avengers: ___ of Ultron" 2015 superhero film starring Elizabeth Olsen and Robert Downey Jr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Chili ___ carne | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Crow's cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Put two and two together | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Pursue romantically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Inch or ounce e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Give it a shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "___ many cooks spoil the broth" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Pulls vigorously | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ list (tasks) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Like a number that is not even | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Down with a flu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Rub the wrong way | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Go back" PC command | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | "Pink ___" popular English rock band | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Do a pilot's job | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Animal that neighs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Warm embrace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | "Six Feet ___" (Billie Eilish song) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | Hymn closer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | "I am ___ ears" (paying attention) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Timbuktu's nation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Loch Ness dweller | Show answer | 7 | |
| #56 | Bushy part of a squirrel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Roof overhang | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | "The Martha ___ Show" of 1950s | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Animal that moos | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "___ esta usted?" (How are you?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Kimono sash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Gambling action | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | The ___ of Avon (another name for Shakespeare) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Small battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Do as directed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | "What ___ can I say?" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Yale or Harvard e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | "___ River" 2017 neo-Western murder mystery film starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jeremy Renner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #69 | Wedding cake layer perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #70 | Stan ___ of Marvel Comics | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 16, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 16, 2020, a Sunday. It contains 70 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MIMICRY at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue carries 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 16, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 16, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 16, 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 70 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 16, 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 70 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 16, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.