Daily Themed Crossword February 18, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 18, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
February 18, 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 | Blow-___ (remove moisture from hair) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Kindergarten attendee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Yay! We ___ it! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Sushi eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | All's fair in love and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Somehow manage with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | E-commerce company previously known as AuctionWeb | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Colored eye part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Split-___ soup | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Inside ___ Pixar film with many emotions | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Fintech company popular for online payments and previously known as Confinity | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Election outcome say (anagram of luster) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Angsty music genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Wood chopper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Sansa's dad in Game of Thrones | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Letter-shaped beam with a bend | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Musician's booking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Extremely dry as a desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Fuzzy fruit or flightless New Zealand bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Key on the left of Q on a keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | A in German | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ my cup of tea! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Plural of ovum | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Technology giant known for its search engine and previously called BackRub | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | E-commerce giant founded by Jeff Bezos and previously known as Cadabra | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Tehran's currency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Chemist's workplace for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Social media service with Reels owned by Meta and previously known as Burbn | Show answer | 9 | |
| #29 | Silent communication system: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Film director's Stop! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___-de-camp (senior officer's secretary) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | He/___ (trial room label) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Ostrich's Australian kin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Lymph ___ (immune system part) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Dr. ___ Bad Intentions rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Lowe The West Wing actor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Thumbs-up vote in politics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Social media site purchased by Elon Musk and previously known as Odeo | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Rowboat-propelling tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Utter nonsense (rhymes with gripe) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Johnny ___ Pirates of the Caribbean actor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Swedish DIY furniture giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Do we have a ___? (Are we in agreement?) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Are ___ busy? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Lay Me Down singer ___ Smith | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Wrist-to-elbow bone (anagram of luna) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Yellow egg part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Worn out cleaning cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Opposite of entry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Company for Sonic the Hedgehog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Do or ___ (high-risk situation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Chandler ___ Friends character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Military no-show letters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ of passage (ceremonial observance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Finger or toe e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Lido Shuffle singer ___ Scaggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Director Ephron of Sleepless in Seattle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | The ___ music reality show with blind auditions | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Per ___ (yearly) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Liver or lung for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Lamenting cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Beat to a pulp as potatoes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ was I ere I saw Elba (famous palindrome) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Disco dude on The Simpsons | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ de Janeiro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Just ___ water (cooking recipe instruction) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Arthur ___ The World's Greatest Books writer | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 18, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 18, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INSTAGRAM at 9 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. 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 18, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 18, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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.