Daily Themed Crossword February 28, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 28, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
February 28, 2023 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Poison ___ (plant that makes you itch) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Nocturnal mammal that hangs upside down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Annoying pop-ups for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Flight connection word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Hey! in Madrid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Famed Egyptian queen for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Twisty sushi fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Dispatched as mail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Nobel Peace Prize city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses hit) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | ___ Red Wings NHL team based in Michigan that has 11 Stanley Cup wins | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | ___-com (When Harry Met Sally film genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Straight Outta Compton rap group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Italian fashion designer Giorgio ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #15 | Edmonton ___ NHL team based in Alberta that has 5 Stanley Cup wins | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Homeland organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Like a shirt that needs stitches | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | You'll ___ the day you messed with me! (regret) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Maple Leafs NHL team based in Ontario that has 13 Stanley Cup wins | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Big heap of money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___-hour traffic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Card game played with a straight face perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Shade of blue akin to aqua | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Sticky or slimy stuff | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Tequila serving | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Canadiens NHL team based in Quebec that has 24 Stanley Cup wins | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Put on the payroll | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Hit sharply as a mosquito | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Let sleeping dogs ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Furry Himalayan ox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Tennis or volleyball barriers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Travel by airplane | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | American modernist composer Charles ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Watch a YouTube short say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Connecticut school that's Harvard's rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Bruins NHL team based in Massachusetts that has 6 Stanley Cup wins | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Affirmation similar to yea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Take care of as a garden | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | First A of AKA | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Salami-selling shop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Black grime in a chimney | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ reef (underwater ecosystem) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Voice range above baritone | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | History-book time period | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Identical-looking sibling perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Oven user's gloves | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Play a part in a play say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Grande or de Janeiro lead-in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Blemish or spoil something | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Black Panther supervillain ___ Killmonger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ of thumb (general guideline) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | One with a crystal ball maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | ___-la-la! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Make a speech say (anagram of oater) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | Mother Teresa for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Rich Dad ___ Dad book by Robert Kiyosaki | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Pepper ___ (Gwyneth Paltrow's Avengers role) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Seed used in pudding perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | New ___ Rangers NHL team based in The Big Apple that has 4 Stanley Cup wins | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Buzzing pest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Like a wallflower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | AOL alternative with a butterfly logo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Be short money-wise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Dwarf's long-eared friend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Catch a bug say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Sportscaster Bob ___ of SportsCenter fame | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 28, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 28, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MONTREAL at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 28, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 28, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 28, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 28, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 28, 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.