Daily Themed Crossword February 9, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 9, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
February 9, 2021 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Actor Butterfield of "Sex Education" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Pass with flying colors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Young lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Lyricist Fred ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Formal agreement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Reassuring touch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Lovelace daughter of Lord Byron | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "Blue Valentine" singer ___ Waits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Soccer player ___ Rapinoe | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Cooper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Apple's beloved tablet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Africa's longest river | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Frozen water | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | History or Physics for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | LeBron ___ basketball player who won 2 Championships and 2 MVP awards with Miami Heat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | Big fuss about nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Larger-than-life | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Swedish band behind "Dancing Queen" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Handy ___ (portable video recorder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Mighty wind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Wrestler's surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Agreement at sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Pee-___ Herman character played by Paul Reubens | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Dwyane ___ former basketball player who won 3 NBA Championships with Miami Heat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "The Altar" constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Bowling venue | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Glasgow gal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Shopper's aid? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Monday follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Young adult | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Jacob's brother | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Increase in salary for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #33 | ___ and throw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Tom Clancy's "Every ___ Tiger": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ 'n' cheese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "Rent a car" giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | "The Curious ___ of Benjamin Button" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Braying beast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Game ___ and match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | "Manchester by the ___" 2016 film starring Casey Affleck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Singer ___ Max with the hit "Sweet But Psycho" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | "All the world's a ___" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ Mourning former basketball player who won one NBA Championship with Miami Heat and is inducted in the Naismith Hall of Fame | ALONZO | 6 | |
| #44 | Tonic's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Haslem basketball player who won 3 NBA Championships with Miami Heat | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | "The Walking ___" post-apocalyptic TV series | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Skin or kidney e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Set on fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Clear the board | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Word repeated after "Que" in a Doris Day song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Any minute now | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Heavy responsibility | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Degree holder for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Kind of reflex or a joke | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | First medical consultant often: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | "Milk" actor Sean ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | "Shallow ___" 2001 Jack Black movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Tim ___ former basketball player who is known for the "UTEP two step" move and had his No. 10 jersey retired by Miami Heat | Show answer | 8 | |
| #59 | Sashimi fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Tail motion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Chowed down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "So near ___ so far" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Actress Penelope of "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Expression for a eureka moment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Hoopster Archibald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | ___ doble (Spanish dance) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Jar cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | "___ Smart" spy comedy starring Steve Carell | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 9, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 9, 2021, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HARDAWAY at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 9, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 9, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 9, 2021 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 9, 2021 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 9, 2021 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, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.