Daily Themed Crossword February 5, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 5, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 5, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hollywood star ___ Gardner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Commercials for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Place for a sub | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Blossom support | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "___ the bag!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "___ about time!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Small sticks | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | One who's junior to a jr.: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Shopping ___ (excessive shopping) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Quickly glance through | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Very eager | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ Levin author of "Rosemary's Baby" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Mother informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Animal doctor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "___ can play at that game!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Country where Lima is capital | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Brewpub offering | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Small drinks from a cup say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | What you would take 15-Across out of | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Paper quantity such as 500 sheets | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | A song by the band Alice Cooper - whose titular singer's birthday it is today - that was the band's first successful song.: 2 wds. | IMEIGHTEEN | 10 | |
| #22 | Great Lakes city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Engrave into a tree say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | ER personnel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | A detour offers a different one: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Embrace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | 1950s record player | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Michigan neighbor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | New Deal president: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Thesaurus entrants for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Small anatomical container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Vast expanse of water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | View | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "A Nightmare on ___ Street" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | WNW's opposite on a compass: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | A song from Alice Cooper's album "Killer" that has since been covered by Guns N' Roses: 3 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Wealthy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Nincompoop | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Frozen waffle brand owned by Kellogg | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | East Berlin's land initially: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Charged particle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Monopoly or Scrabble | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Musical staff symbol: 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Band known for songs like "Proud Mary" and "Run Through the Jungle": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Braid of hair | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Diminutive dog that resembles a bulldog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Musician known for his hit songs "U Remind Me" and "You Make Me Wanna..." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Six-pack maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | The name of both an album and massive hit single by Alice Cooper which has since been used in multiple movies: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #50 | "___ I Did it Again" a hit song by Britney Spears | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Grotesque | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | "Red" nuisance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Pea container | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Shared funds | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Cry at a bullfight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Ark builder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Generation ___ (disconnect between generations) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Raiser of awareness for short: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Antique shoppe adjective | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Easy as ___" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Vinyl albums for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Like many dactylology experts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Narrow passage such as the Bering ___: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Vote positively | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 5, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 5, 2018, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UNDERMYWHEELS at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 11 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 5, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 5, 2018 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 5, 2018 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.