Daily Themed Crossword February 12, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 12, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 12, 2018 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bodybuilder's chest muscle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Nicotine ___ (anti-smoking aid) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #3 | "Middle of Nowhere" director DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Short-___ memory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Coffee lightener | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Prefix related to water | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Earth's largest continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | "When ___ is said and done..." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Jacob's first wife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Spear-like weapon used in jousting | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Supervised one's work | Show answer | 7 | |
| #12 | Stumble ___ (discover by accident): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Center of a cathedral | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Heart Attack" artist ___ Songz | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Popeye's Olive ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "___ Breath You Take" (#1 hit by the Police) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Vast body of water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | "Your results may ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Looked after with "for" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | James Bond creator Fleming | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Stuntmaster Knievel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You" singer who is the mother of twins Moroccan and Monroe: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #23 | Apple desktop computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Canned dog food brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Female parent affectionately | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | South African golfer Ernie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | N.F.L. ball carriers: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "The Catcher in the ___" (J.D. Salinger novel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Nevertheless | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Keep an ___ on (watch closely) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Particularly fitting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Pay-___-view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Result of an MMA match when one fighter can't continue: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Macaroni or rigatoni for example | Show answer | 5 | |
| #35 | Skilled at trickery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Beverage brewed from bags | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Pose a question to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" singer who is the mother of twins Rumi and Sir Carter: 2 wds. | Show answer | 14 | |
| #39 | "___ Away" (Charlie Puth hit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | Every ___ and cranny | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Close at hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Shorthand writer for short | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Caviar eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Gab nonstop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Unimaginably long time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Hosiery material | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Campfire residue | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Exceptional deal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Knee essentially | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | After-bath wear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Livin' la Vida Loca" singer who is the father of twins Matteo and Valentino: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #52 | Concept | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Dig for coal or gold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Toy label launched in 1969 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Suffix with "handy" or "Web" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Final section of a piece of music | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ Wayne ("Sucker for Pain" rapper) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Shooting target? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Satisfied | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Victor's cry perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Shepherd in Genesis | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Yoko ___ (Sean Lennon's mom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Match grammatically | Show answer | 5 | |
| #65 | Happy ___ (McDonald's combo) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | What a volleyball is hit over | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | About half of all turns | Show answer | 5 |
How the February 12, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 12, 2018, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BEYONCEKNOWLES at 14 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 12, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 12, 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 14 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 12, 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.