Daily Themed Crossword February 8, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 8, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 8, 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 | The ___ Khalifa Dubai | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Gambles as in casinos | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Philosopher Zeno of ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Whom the cheerleaders cheer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Brown shade in old photos | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | "Avatar" actress Zoe ___ | Show answer | 7 | |
| #7 | Boar's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Black-and-white cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Tired | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Home equity | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Irish boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Leather-punching tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Double-helix genetic molecule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | "___'s Gold" (1997 Peter Fonda movie) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | ___ of expertise (specialty) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Actress Kendrick of "Pitch Perfect" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Have possession of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "As ye sow so shall ye ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "___ On" (Major Lazer and DJ Snake hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | State where Montgomery and Mobile are: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | "The Fall" actor who plays Christian Grey in "Fifty Shades Freed" which releases tomorrow (9th February): 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | Release as radiation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Related (to) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Physicians' lobbying organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Shaggy Tibetan animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Some banners on websites | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Animal that brays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Took a look | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Hit the slopes in winter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | State where Fort Wayne and Terre Haute are: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Spinners at affairs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Briquette's fate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Melted mess | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "___ in a million" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "How to Be Single" actress who plays Anastasia Steele in "Fifty Shades Freed": 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | ___ Hotels (luxury chain) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Beat the competition in terms of sales | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Half: Prefix | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Do the breaststroke perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Bring litigation against | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Prepare to plant perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Tiny bug to pick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | "___ be held responsible..." ("It's my responsibility"): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Steak cut named for its inedible part: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "I've heard more than enough!" in a text message: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Not well-put | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Grade-schoolers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | "L.A. Confidential" actress who played Christian Grey's former lover Elena Lincoln in "50 Shades Darker": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Ripened like cheese | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Ashram leader | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | School on the Thames | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Catch rodeo-style | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Extraterrestrial craft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Israeli submachine gun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Hit with high voltage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "Can I have a coffee ___?" (for takeout): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Saab or Subaru | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Brief pop-culture craze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Scott Turow book or the term for a law school newbie: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Set item | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Covert ___ (secret missions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Byrnes of "77 Sunset Strip" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Work to achieve harmony | Show answer | 4 |
How the February 8, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 8, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DAKOTAJOHNSON at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 8, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 8, 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 8, 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.
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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.