Daily Themed Crossword February 17, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 17, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
February 17, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | App intruders for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Former Yankee slugger familiarly: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "Everybody Hurts" band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "The ___ that got away." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | New ___ (India's capital) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Heavy mist that may impair visibility | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Liposuction target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Mystical glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Mouse catcher | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Tidal retreat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | "___ It" 1984 song by "Weird Al" Yankovic which is a spoof of Michael Jackson's single "Beat It" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Pirate's affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "Ideas worth spreading" acronym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Brightest star in Cygnus | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Small barrage balloon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | John Green's "The Fault in ___ Stars" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | "Farewell" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Get a whiff of | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Seized or snatched something suddenly | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | "___ good cheer!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Went underground | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Consider to be | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Gorilla for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Electronic calculator pioneer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "Word ___" song by "Weird Al" Yankovic which is a parody of Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Grating sounds | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Muscle cramp e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | "Point ___ return": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Opposite of sink | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | One easily fooled | Show answer | 5 | |
| #31 | Texas' neighbor for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Ancient eye cosmetic brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | "The Jungle Book" snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ talk (coach's speech) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Harsh criticism | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | CIA predecessor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | "Hiss of Death" novelist Rita ___ Brown | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Grander than grand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Coconut or sunflower product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "___ Don't Lie" (2006 Shakira hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Letters before W | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Place to get a mud bath | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Be a pain in the neck | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "Selma" director DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "I ___ on Jeopardy" song by "Weird Al" Yankovic which is a parody of "Jeopardy" by The Greg Kihn Band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Small detail or a period of sixty seconds | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Remove wooden pins from | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Press into service | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | "The ___ Begins" song by "Weird Al" Yankovic which is a parody of "American Pie" by Don McLean | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | "Caribbean Blue" Irish singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Inside Politics" channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Tennis court divider | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | "Smells Like ___" song by "Weird Al" Yankovic which is a parody of the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #54 | Wall-climbing plant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Kendrick Lamar's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Simon & Garfunkel song "I ___ Rock": 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Offer a viewpoint say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | "I think" in text speak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Opposite of paleo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Apt last word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Actress Mendes of "Hitch" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Workout place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Sanaa's country? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #64 | Printing employee for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Small battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Samaritan | Show answer | 4 |
How the February 17, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 17, 2020, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GRABBED at 7 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 17, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 17, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 17, 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 66 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 17, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 17, 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.