Daily Themed Crossword February 16, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 16, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
February 16, 2022 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Gateway ___ Missouri | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Hammer's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Sleeve filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Spall British actor who appears in an episode of Black Mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Ed Edd n ___ (1999 cartoon) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Observe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ penny hot cross buns: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Palindromic address for a woman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Actor McKellen of X-Men | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Eminem's mentor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Bryce Dallas ___ American actress who appears in an episode of Black Mirror | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Grad student's project | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Man ___ mission: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Popular jazz instrument for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ATM entry: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Dirty rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Electric guitars' hookups | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Bummed out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Went around in circles? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Cut down as grass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | To Each ___ Own | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Opposite of WSW | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | The Walking Dead channel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | One may be found near a swing: Hyph. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Fashion designer Coco | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Collide with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Black gold | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Mapo follower to mean a Sichuan dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Albrecht Mayer's instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Roses ___ red... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Hurry!: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Hannah ___-Kamen British Actress who appears in an episode of Black Mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___-Mex | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | It follows Mardi Gras | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Outdated player? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Wall hanging e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Not cooked | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Main money man of a company: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Coin toss option | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Harry Potter to Voldemort | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | Tooth-fixer's group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Twin Falls state | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Frankie ___ & the Teenagers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | India's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | At the back | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Patch up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Shred | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Star ___: Return of the Jedi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Airport screening organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Jon ___ American actor who appears in an episode of Black Mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Convention center show for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Rebuttal to yeah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Mimics in a way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Melt ingredient | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Black ___ film starring Natalie Portman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Cause disorder to | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Still inside the box? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Large water body | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Tin e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Like a good guess say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Smiley face in a text e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | It goes on a hanger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Put on the payroll | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Lawther British actor who appears in an episode of Black Mirror | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | One who wears a jersey perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Style of jazz | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Exclamation of surprise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Final piece | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 16, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 16, 2022, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NEMESIS at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 16, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 16, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 16, 2022 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 68 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, 2022 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 16, 2022 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.