Wednesday · February 5, 2020 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword February 5, 2020 Answers

All 65 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the February 5, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.

65Clues
10Longest
3Shortest
4Abbreviations
Answers

February 5, 2020 — All 65 Clues

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

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#1 "To each ___ own" Show answer 3
#2 Humble dwelling with a thatched roof Show answer 3
#3 Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" Show answer 3
#4 Actor Cruise of "Top Gun" Show answer 3
#5 ___ Harper Charlie's mother on "Two and a Half Men" Show answer 6
#6 Abbreviation for "use by" on most food packages Show answer 3
#7 Very dry like some shrublands Show answer 5
#8 Small coat hanger on the wall say Show answer 3
#9 Unexpected problems Show answer 5
#10 Month before October for short Show answer 4
#11 Boldly innovative Show answer 4
#12 Get ready for an exam for short Show answer 4
#13 Midterm or final say Show answer 4
#14 Texter's "If you ask me": Abbr. Show answer 3
#15 Sound of the letter between "U" and "W" Show answer 3
#16 Plural form of "Am I?": 2 wds. Show answer 5
#17 ___ Braugher actor who plays Captain Raymond Holt in the sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Show answer 5
#18 Andy ___ actor who plays Detective Jake Peralta in the sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Show answer 7
#19 Anagram of "bear" which means "unclothed" Show answer 4
#20 Loses one's temper Show answer 5
#21 Mahershala ___ Oscar-winning star from "Moonlight" Show answer 3
#22 Land with pyramids Show answer 5
#23 Delicious Mexican shell Show answer 4
#24 Actor who plays Detective Jeffords in the sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine": 2 wds. Show answer 10
#25 Tech mogul Musk Show answer 4
#26 Ready for plucking Show answer 4
#27 Spreadsheet partner of columns Show answer 4
#28 Tokyo's former name Show answer 3
#29 Visitor from an outer world Show answer 5
#30 Poet's dedication Show answer 3
#31 Falafel bread Show answer 4
#32 Unit of pressure: Abbr. Show answer 3
#33 Dateless attendee at a party Show answer 4
#34 ___ of Man (British crown dependency) Show answer 4
#35 Police officer informally Show answer 3
#36 Tetley's brewed product Show answer 3
#37 Only even prime number Show answer 3
#38 Bon Jovi's "___ My Life" Show answer 3
#39 Fifty divided by fifty Show answer 3
#40 "___ to the good times!" Show answer 5
#41 "For ___ a jolly good..." Show answer 3
#42 Melissa ___ actress who plays Detective Amy Santiago in the sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Show answer 6
#43 Catastrophic as a mistake Show answer 5
#44 Everest's continent Show answer 4
#45 Snow White and the ___ Dwarfs'' Show answer 5
#46 Sounds like "C" and is salty Show answer 3
#47 "Consumption" on a utility bill Show answer 5
#48 Ignited Show answer 3
#49 Eye surgery tool Show answer 5
#50 Came down to earth Show answer 4
#51 One-person performance Show answer 4
#52 Hired goon Show answer 4
#53 Texter's "Didn't need to know that": Abbr. Show answer 3
#54 "___ New York" (state song): 2 wds. Show answer 5
#55 Part of the foot used for testing water Show answer 3
#56 Movie screening venue Show answer 7
#57 ___ Mahal Indian monument Show answer 3
#58 Angsty music genre Show answer 3
#59 Reuben bread Show answer 3
#60 Scrabble pieces Show answer 5
#61 "Flags of ___ Fathers" (2006 movie) Show answer 3
#62 Singer Winehouse Show answer 3
#63 Freight weight Show answer 3
#64 Sense of self Show answer 3
#65 ___ Lo Truglio actor who plays Detective Charles Boyle in the sitcom "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the February 5, 2020 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 5, 2020, a Wednesday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TERRYCREWS at 10 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, 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 5, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

February 5, 2020 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for February 5, 2020?
The February 5, 2020 grid has 65 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 65 clues. The longest answer is TERRYCREWS at 10 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 4 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for February 5, 2020 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including February 4, 2020 and February 6, 2020.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the February 5, 2020 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 5, 2020 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 5, 2020 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

65clues on this board
10longest 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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