Daily Themed Crossword February 16, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 16, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
February 16, 2025 — 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 | ___ the opportunity with both hands | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Gal ___ (friend) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Angle or cycle prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Waiter's handout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | It's the dawn of a new ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Cul-de-___ (dead end) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Plant stalk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | DSLR for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Of sound mind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Typing speed measurement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Sheep's sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Chow down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Kids love to slip down their way on this playground classic which is also called the slippery-dip! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Trick or ___? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Sour yellow fruit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Suffix with see for a playground ride that takes you up-and-down and is also called teeter totter for its fun balancing act! | SAW | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ and shine! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Household animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___-Wan Kenobi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Watch your ___ (be careful) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Baby's caretaker | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Prefix with demic or dural | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Like most salad veggies | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Spinning ride with galloping horses which is seen in fairs and is nicknamed merry-go-round for its joyful loops! | Show answer | 8 | |
| #26 | China's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Oral health group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Stuffed dessert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Sharp zingy taste | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | L.A. time zone: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Agree non-verbally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Fencing sword | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Baseball VIPs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | No longer in active service for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Turn over ___ leaf: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ cars the crazy rides that smash crash and dash and aptly called the dodging cars! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #37 | Chest muscle slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Palindromic constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ of God heavy metal band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Initials on an airport uniform maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Participated in a relay say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Cold cube? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Clearance event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | My Little Chickadee actress ___ West | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | The baby was fast ___ (napping) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Road construction goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Troublemaking toddler | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Female deer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Doctor for tonsillitis: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Look-alike | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ the season ... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Mama's boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Daba Honeymoon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Sault ___ Marie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | ___ ship the swaying amusement park ride that mimics the high seas and is also fittingly called The Ocean Wave! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | ___-noir (movie genre) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ gotta be kidding me! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | SportsCenter airer Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Letters that say Right away! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Chardonnay for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Bottle sealer? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Where celebs may recommend a product for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Chef on a head? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | a___u (vowels) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Took charge of say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Mature as cheese | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 16, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 16, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CAROUSEL at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 16, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 16, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 16, 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 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 16, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 16, 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.