Daily Themed Crossword February 17, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 17, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
February 17, 2025 — 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 | Calligraphy tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Powder from a fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Marlboro offering for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Way out sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ are you? (questioning one's identity) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Yoo-___ (popular chocolate drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Made for ___ other | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Cat's napping spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | E-mail button | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___-and-greet (socializing event) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Enter at your own ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | We Will ___ You Queen's epic chant song that made stomping and clapping more impactful than the drumbeats | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Neck accessory that goes along a tux | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Things are not always as they ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ Pressure David Bowie and Queen anthem where every handclap feels like a countdown ticking louder | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Emulate Cardi B say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | James Bond for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The way I see it ...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Wipe the board clean | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | I ___ your pardon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Tater ___ casserole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Drink-sipping aid | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Slow-cooked meat dish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Spice Girl ___ B | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Plea code from the sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Good ___ OneRepublic's feel-good anthem whose simple whistling outshines any fancy melody | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ some salt for taste (cooking instruction) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Skipping ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Longoria actress of Desperate Housewives | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Seek damages | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___ Reynolds of Deadpool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Manhattan-based paper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Ho ___ The Lumineers' catchy hit where hand claps became the band's secret weapon of rhythm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Football field unit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___-wee's Big Holiday (2016 movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Final or mid-semester for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Have a ___ day! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Tool for making holes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Predator from the movie Jaws | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Arizona tribe famous for making dolls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Cuba's Guevara | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Atom with a charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ willing (wish or hope) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | I'll Be ___ for You Friends theme song that turned clapping into the ultimate crowd favorite beat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Moisturizer's target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Tic-tac-___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Letters following R to make a name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Divisions on a ruler for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Make finals changes to an essay say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Practice in a boxing ring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Angsty rock sub-genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Decay like food | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Hi-___ image | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Works on a wall | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Frontline channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Until this point | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Are we on the ___ page? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Ram's farm mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Some microwave ovens: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Don't ___ Be Happy Bobby McFerrin's whistle-and-snap classic that turns every frown upside down | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Eyelid hair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ beans (miso ingredient) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Deighton British novelist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ league elite group of universities | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Full ___ milk | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Give credit where credit is ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Actress Susan ___ of The Partridge Family | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | On ___ with | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Conclude as this puzzle with this clue | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 17, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 17, 2025, a Monday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UNDER at 5 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 17, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 17, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 17, 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 69 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 17, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 17, 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.