Daily Themed Crossword February 23, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 23, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
February 23, 2023 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Skin breakout for an adolescent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Sunrise direction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Long ___ of the law | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Latte froth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Jane the Virgin actress Rodriguez | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Skip to my ___ my darlin'... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Song of Solomon author ___ Morrison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Snatch forcibly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Cereal grain in muesli | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Springs California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | First name for both actor Downey Jr. and his character Merivel from the movie Restoration | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Tuber that rhymes with ham | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | British restroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Third month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Fabric flaw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Muscat's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | And now without further ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | First name for both actress Holmes and her character Burke from the movie Abandon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Fixed payment of a loan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | First name for both actor Nicholson and his character Torrance from the movie The Shining | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ takers? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Bodybuilder's iron-pumping place for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Texter's I'm astonished!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | ___ vu (familiar feeling) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | First name for both actor Day-Lewis and his character Plainview from the movie There Will Be Blood | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | ___ as directed (instructions on medicine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | New York's Madison ___ for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | NBA team from Brooklyn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | From ___ to riches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Suit accessory with a clip or a pin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | First name for both actor Rockwell and his character Bell from the movie Moon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Seacrest host of American Idol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Recipe verb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Nickname for a young Darth Vader | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | TALK LIKE THIS | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Opposite of fore on a boat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Poultry enclosure | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Grandmother affectionately | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | First name for both actress Blunt and her character Charlton from the movie The Devil Wears Prada | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Breakfast staple with yolk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Scuba diver's tank filler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Dog's angry growl (rhymes with gnarl) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Socially forbidden say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Soothing additive in some tissues and skin cream | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Big cat's deafening cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Mixed-breed dog | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Facebook co-founder Zuckerberg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Audience's disapproving cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Actress Farrow from Peyton Place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Captain's superior for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Lovelace computing pioneer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ Nation Jay-Z's entertainment agency | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Education support group with moms and dads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Millions Lottery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | First name for both actress Schumer and her character Townsend from the movie Trainwreck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Matchstick-removing game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ Valley Civilization (ancient South Asian civilization) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | What your sunglasses protect | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Showy pond fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | High-IQ society with a Mind Games competition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Collect with difficulty (rhymes with clean) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | First name for both actor Lewis and his character Langford from the movie The King of Comedy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #63 | Computer input perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Like devoted fans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | ___-to-know basis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | I didn't want to know that! over text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Yes sir at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Girl informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Late-night sketch comedy show: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 23, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 23, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ROBERT at 6 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. 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 23, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 23, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 23, 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 69 clues with answers from 3 to 6 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 23, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 23, 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.