Daily Themed Crossword February 17, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 17, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
February 17, 2023 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fitting as a reply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Beaver's structure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Play-___ (crafting clay) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ humbug! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Bravo! at a Spanish soccer game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Prefix with corn or verse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Ice hockey legend Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Sweetheart informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | How much does it ___? (What's the price?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ the Force Luke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Planet with seven rings observed by Galileo Galilei using 48a | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Canines molars and incisors e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Relative via marriage say: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Like a car that uses both gas and electricity | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Actress ___ Mendes of Hitch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ went that-a-way officers! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Days of ___ Lives (NBC soap opera) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Matt LeBlanc's role in Friends | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Solar system's ball of fire found to have dark spots by Galileo Galilei | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Leg bracelet's site | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Tom ___ and the Heartbreakers (rock band) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Actor ___ Sandler of Hustle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Savings plan letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Opposite of major | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Optical instrument used by Galileo Galilei for many of his scientific observations of 17a 35a 24d and 43d | Show answer | 9 | |
| #26 | Moo ___ gai pan (chicken dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Lion's warning | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Furious feeling | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Junior rank in the U.S. Navy: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Sure informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Mountain ___ (soft drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Cape Town's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Out and ___ (getting back to normal life) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #34 | Break down grammatically (anagram of spare) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Dozen divided by four | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | Capital of Qatar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | I've already got ___ on my plate (I'm so busy!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Food card in a restaurant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Key & Peele for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Slip-___ (casual shoes) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Smash ___ (chart-topping song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Anderson Cooper 360 channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Once bitten twice ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Get ___ of (dump) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Love ___ neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Inception actor DiCaprio fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Maria (hymn) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Milky ___ Earth's galaxy that Galileo Galilei deduced was packed with stars | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Amazonian snake that can take your breath away? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Forrest Gump event | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Get on the nerves of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Baker's measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Shade or tint | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Sinus specialist: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Star Wars: The Last ___ (2017 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Flimsy as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Wedding cake layer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | 12-month periods for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ management (way to control rage) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Jupiter's ___ natural satellites observed by Galileo Galilei using 47a | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Word with hydrochloric or sulphuric | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Santa ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Give it a shot! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Fair hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Comfy spot for a housecat maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Miner's cartful | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Church bench | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 17, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 17, 2023, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TELESCOPE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 17, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 17, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 17, 2023 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 67 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 17, 2023 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 17, 2023 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.