Daily Themed Crossword February 5, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 5, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
February 5, 2025 — 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 | And the ___ thickens ... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Sing without words | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Victorian or Renaissance e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Food ___ (post-meal drowsiness) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___: Miami (TV series): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Mother in London | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Break as a twig | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Winter ride powered by dogs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Am ___ brother's keeper?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Rachel ___ Friends character who worked retail at Bloomingdale's and Ralph Lauren | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Dr. Frankenstein's helper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Thelma and Louise or Batman and Robin e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Met backward | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Like dry humor (sounds like rye) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Go bad like an apple | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ almost taste the victory!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Call of Duty: Black ___ (video game) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Harrington Stranger Things character who worked retail at the fictional Scoops Ahoy ice cream shop | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Graceful pond swimmer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___ on the back (act of praise) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Have some buffalo wings say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Q's neighbor on a keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Take into custody | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Drive-___ (restaurant service) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | ___ Carey character from the eponymous sitcom who worked retail at the fictional Winfred-Louder department store | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ Nahasapeemapetilon The Simpsons character who ran the convenience store Kwik-E-Mart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ 500 (popular car race) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Not working as a battery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Christmas tree type | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Professor's email address ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Ball in a socket? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Spike TV formerly: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Alkali in cleansers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Church perch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Dell products: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Island Iced Tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Actor ___ Epps of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Sealed up as a carton | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Stomach acid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ wisely! (trainer's motto): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___ Maisel The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel character who worked retail at B. Altman | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Arab bigwig | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Alcohol of the pirates | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Sosa Superstore character who worked retail at the fictional Cloud 9 store | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | West Coast icon ___ Dogg | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Belgium's currency | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Leave out as a detail | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Rushmore director ___ Anderson | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Column's partner on a spreadsheet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Approving vote | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Chef's measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Bee follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ex Machina robot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Meshed tool for catching fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Word with Wars or Trek to make big franchises | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Utmost degree in math | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Actor Samberg from Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Winter actress from Modern Family | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Al ___ Married... with Children character who worked retail at a women's shoe store in the fictional New Market Mall | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Sleeping spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Make a U-ie say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Have a good cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Fore and ___ (ends of a ship) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ATM entry: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ date (deadline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Irish yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Morning droplets | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 5, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 5, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is GREEN at 5 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, and 3 clues carry 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 5, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 5, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 5, 2025 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 5 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 5, 2025 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 5, 2025 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.