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Daily Themed Crossword February 9, 2019 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the February 9, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
13Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

February 9, 2019 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Minor quarrel Show answer 4
#2 "___ Gun" (Tom Cruise movie) Show answer 3
#3 "Creme sandwich" introduced over a century ago Show answer 4
#4 ___ pressure (social circle) Show answer 4
#5 Short and sweet Show answer 5
#6 Raised as cattle Show answer 4
#7 ___ brothers director duo of "Avengers: Endgame" Show answer 5
#8 Fix sentences with sloppy grammar and punctuations Show answer 4
#9 Copenhagen's country for short Show answer 3
#10 2016 animated movie by Disney featuring voices of Dwayne Johnson and Nicole Scherzinger Show answer 5
#11 "You've Got ___" Tom Hanks movie which released in 1998 Show answer 4
#12 "Alice's Restaurant" singer Guthrie Show answer 4
#13 Tracy Marrow's rapper name: Hyph. Show answer 4
#14 Highland girl Show answer 4
#15 Explosive emotion Show answer 3
#16 Discourteous Show answer 4
#17 Killer whale Show answer 4
#18 Service charge Show answer 3
#19 "Love ____ the Air": 2 wds. Show answer 4
#20 Hearty brews Show answer 4
#21 "___ Gump" Tom Hanks movie based on a novel by Winston Groom which released in 1994 Show answer 7
#22 Fashion designer Gernreich Show answer 4
#23 "___ challenge" viral sensation that involved a person dancing next to a moving car Show answer 4
#24 Units of nautical speed Show answer 5
#25 ET carrier: Abbr. Show answer 3
#26 Month after Valentine's day for short Show answer 3
#27 "Mamma ___!" 2008 movie starring Pierce Brosnan in which Tom Hanks has been credited as an executive producer Show answer 3
#28 Aesop's "The ___ in the Lion's Skin" Show answer 3
#29 The "A" in DNA Show answer 4
#30 Steve Roger's character in Marvel Universe affectionately Show answer 3
#31 Batman's villain Poison ___ Show answer 3
#32 Take your pick Show answer 3
#33 Wine barrel wood Show answer 3
#34 Transmit a quick message through a phone line for short (rhymes with wax) Show answer 3
#35 The ___ Four (Beatles' homage band) Show answer 3
#36 Lunched or brunched Show answer 3
#37 "Gone Girl" actor Affleck Show answer 3
#38 "___ Ryan" Tom Hanks movie directed by Steven Spielberg which released in 1998: 2 wds. Show answer 13
#39 ____ and cranny (corner) Show answer 4
#40 Oxygen and nitrogen for example Show answer 3
#41 Unit of electromotive force Show answer 4
#42 Austin Powers for one Show answer 3
#43 Breakfast morsel Show answer 3
#44 Animal name that ends with "X" but the plural does not end with "s" Show answer 4
#45 "It ___ to me..." (looks like) Show answer 5
#46 Desperate Morse message: Abbr. Show answer 3
#47 Office chair known as "America's best-selling chair" or study of flying machines for short Show answer 5
#48 "... with liberty and justice for ____" Show answer 3
#49 Long-handled spoon for serving soup Show answer 5
#50 "___ Away" survival film starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt Show answer 4
#51 Battle ___ Michigan (city in U.S.) Show answer 5
#52 ___ Wilson spouse of Tom Hanks who also appeared in the movie mentioned in 43a Show answer 4
#53 Prime minister between Churchill and MacMillan Anthony ___ Show answer 4
#54 A or B for a cassette Show answer 4
#55 "Sleepless in ___" Tom Hanks movie starring Meg Ryan which released in 1993: 2 wds. Show answer 7
#56 Newcastle's river Show answer 4
#57 "Fruit of the ___" (clothing brand) Show answer 4
#58 Currency used in most countries across a continent Show answer 4
#59 Executive's confidante Show answer 4
#60 Fantasy comedy movie starring Tom Hanks which released in 1988 Show answer 3
#61 Frequent flyer Show answer 4
#62 "Catch Me If ___ Can" movie starring Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio Show answer 3
#63 Stalk in the garden Show answer 4
#64 More than a role model Show answer 4
#65 "Neither here ___ there" Show answer 3
#66 Summer shades that may fade by fall Show answer 4
#67 ___ Hackman actor of "Behind Enemy Lines" Show answer 4
#68 Genre of rock's Fall Out Boy Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the February 9, 2019 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 9, 2019, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SAVINGPRIVATE at 13 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 3 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 9, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

February 9, 2019 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for February 9, 2019?
The February 9, 2019 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is SAVINGPRIVATE at 13 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for February 9, 2019 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including February 8, 2019 and February 10, 2019.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the February 9, 2019 Crossword

01

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 68 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.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for February 9, 2019 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 9, 2019 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
13longest answer
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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