Daily Themed Crossword February 24, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 24, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
February 24, 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 | Kitchen pest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Unexpected glitch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Jacob's Biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Fish eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Ancient Persian inhabitant (anagram of deem) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | High tennis returns | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Road building material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Man 2008 superhero movie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Jazz icon Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Captain America's weapon | Show answer | 6 | |
| #11 | Alex Trebek for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Word of affirmation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Dirty rodent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Choice on a test perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | The ___ Man character in The Wizard of Oz | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Audi or Mercedes rival: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Thousand ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Fleetwood ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | It can cause an alarm | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Steve Jobs: ___ Last Thing 2011 documentary by PBS on Apple's founder through a series of interviews | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Father lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Steve Jobs: The ___ Interview 2012 documentary about a rare interview with the founder of Apple | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Hold on a ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | TV and film writers' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Apple ___ (wearable device) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Annie ___ American sharpshooter whose life was the subject of the musical Annie Get Your Gun | Show answer | 6 | |
| #27 | Horsemen's game | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ She Lovely Stevie Wonder hit single | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Actress Gardner of Mogambo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Successor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Air Jordan company | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Actor Gibson of Braveheart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Do as ___ (obey): 2 wds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Distinct historical periods | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Prefix meaning before | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | The A in a B.A. degree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Biblical figure that built the Ark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Actress Hatcher of Desperate Housewives | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Say Cheese! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Triumph of the ___ 1996 documentary featuring interviews with Steve Jobs and other entrepreneurs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Commotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Lacking a brand name | Show answer | 7 | |
| #43 | Put in office | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Foot's bottom | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | ___-bodied | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Party in the ___ Miley Cyrus song | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Seeing devices | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Gingerbread ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | I love you ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Went for office | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Guitar's relative for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Tiny bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Personal summary for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Bride's new title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Like a fresh coat of paint | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Steve Jobs: The Man in the ___ 2015 documentary on the founder of Apple that debuted at the South by Southwest film festival | Show answer | 7 | |
| #57 | Strong criticism | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Calendar closer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | The Pixar ___ 2007 documentary on Pixar Animation Studios founded by Steve Jobs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Depp in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Steve Jobs' professional rival Bill | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Great sorrows | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Inter ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Den light perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | At any time | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Clinton's Ivy League school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Golden Ratio symbol | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Title for some Beatles? | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 24, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 24, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GENERIC 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 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 24, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 24, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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.