Daily Themed Crossword February 21, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 21, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
February 21, 2020 — 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 | System that enables consumers to source food directly from farms: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Taxi for hire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Month after July for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Steak or Chili con carne requirement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Black and white bear from China | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Certain movie ratings used with "13": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | MLB pitcher Maddux and Olympic diver Louganis | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Twisty hardware items | Show answer | 6 | |
| #9 | ___ pressure (influence) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Cuddling in public e.g.: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Truth or ___? (party game) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | "___ there any questions?" closing line from "The Handmaid's Tale" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Take to court | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Medieval chest for valuables | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Look ___ (take care of) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ Dunphy character from "Modern Family" played by Ty Burrell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Apple's cousin (homophone of pair) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Wine gets better with this | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Spongy toy weapon brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "___ There and Everywhere" (song by The Beatles) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Drum your fingers on the table e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | "Victory is mine!": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Anger or intense rage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | "The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All ___." closing lines from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows": 2 wds. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #25 | Illuminated a candle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___-limits (forbidden) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Cleveland's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Cry's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | The Hoosier State: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Gallery display | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Braying animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Message from a sinking ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Pig's abode | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | "It's ___. Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do you start missing everybody." closing lines from "The Catcher in the Rye" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #36 | "Get ___ Ya-Ya's Out!" (album by the Rolling Stones) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Fortuneteller's card | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Suffix with "million" or "billion" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Served lunch to say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Memorable time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Cleveland Indians legend Al ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Does penance | Show answer | 6 | |
| #43 | ___ Bitsy Spider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | This one and that | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | "He loved Big ___." closing line from "1984" by George Orwell | Show answer | 7 | |
| #46 | "Yes she thought laying down her brush in extreme fatigue I have ___ vision." closing lines from "To the Lighthouse": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ salts (detoxifying agent) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Jodie Foster film "Little Man ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Basic principle of Chinese philosophy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | "Without delay!": Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Lathered up | Show answer | 6 | |
| #52 | Bull's-eye hitter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Young dog for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | "So we beat on boats against the current borne back ceaselessly into the ___." closing line from "The Great Gatsby" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | "Make ___ meet" (earn enough to survive) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | "Rehab" singer Winehouse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Cow's call | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Japanese moolah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Beehive State | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Lost fish in a Pixar film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Eggs used in sushi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___ talk (pre-game talk by a coach) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Prefix with "metric" or "phonic" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Heavy unit of weight | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 21, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 21, 2020, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WASWELL at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 21, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 21, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 21, 2020 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 7 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for February 21, 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.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 21, 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.
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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.