Daily Themed Crossword February 22, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 22, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
February 22, 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 | British honors: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | New York Yankees' sports organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | The Beatles' "___ Be": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | ___ Sabbath English rock band whose song "Iron Man" won the 2000 Grammy for Best Metal Performance | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | The whole lot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Tiny sugar attacker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Armstrong first person to walk on the moon | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Mexican snack served in a shell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | "Thank you" in Spanish | Show answer | 7 | |
| #10 | ___ and tonic (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Particle with charge | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | What "N" stands for in "NGO" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | "I ___ Rock" (Simon & Garfunkel hit): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Cain's brother in "Genesis" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | "King ___" (Shakespeare's tragedy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ Against the Machine rock band whose song "Tire Me" won the 1997 Grammy for Best Metal Performance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Aussie hopper informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Heavy metal band whose song "One" won the first ever Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 1990 | Show answer | 9 | |
| #19 | "Kings of ___" ("Use Somebody" hitmakers) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | ___ Arbor city in Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Cold ___ (frigid): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Method of reasoning | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Just sitting around | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Some boxing wins: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Plant fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Trims text perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Small measure in cooking for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Aye's" opposite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Tibetan ox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Gal or damsel to a Scot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ Draper Jon Hamm's "Mad Men" character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Song for two | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Israeli submachine gun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Book of the Old Testament | Show answer | 7 | |
| #36 | Manufacturer of Tickle Me Elmo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Thai rice noodle dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Medical practitioner for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | "Around the Horn" sports channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ Osbourne artist whose song "I Don't Want to Change the World" won the 1994 Grammy for Best Metal Performance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Japanese decorative fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Maiden English heavy metal band whose song "El Dorado" won the 2011 Grammy for Best Metal Performance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Sibling's little girl | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | "Hulk" and "Troy" star ___ Bana | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Baby's bed | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Come ___ of (come forward to help): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | "Runaway ___" (rom-com with Julia Roberts) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | South ___ 2018 winter Olympics host | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Hydroxyl compound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Teenage skin problem | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Turn ___ (traffic sign): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #52 | SpaceX CEO Musk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Internet connection faster than dial-up: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Served lunch to say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Day after Thursday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Fish eggs also used as sushi garnish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Nine ___ band whose song "Wish" won the 1993 Grammy for Best Metal Performance: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #58 | ___-haw (mule's loud cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Fair hiring initials: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Crunchy ice-cream holder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Reality talent show "American ___" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "Young and Beautiful" singer Lana ___ Rey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Kung Fu master Bruce | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Lion's retreat | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 22, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 22, 2020, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is METALLICA at 9 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 22, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 22, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 22, 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 9 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 22, 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 22, 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.