Wednesday · February 17, 2021 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword February 17, 2021 Answers

All 69 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the February 17, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

69Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

February 17, 2021 — All 69 Clues

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

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#1 Nickname of the 16th POTUS Show answer 3
#2 Aircraft height for short Show answer 3
#3 Took charge say Show answer 3
#4 Mention someone on a Facebook photo say Show answer 3
#5 Sheet ___ (skincare item) Show answer 4
#6 ___ school (future resident's school) Show answer 3
#7 Sigmund Freud's concern Show answer 3
#8 Flier's concern Show answer 5
#9 Pinnacle Show answer 4
#10 Alias intro: Abbr. Show answer 3
#11 Wellington native informally Show answer 4
#12 Comes out with flying colors say Show answer 4
#13 Skyscraper support Show answer 4
#14 Vegan's no-no Show answer 4
#15 Like old wine Show answer 4
#16 Pastrami seller Show answer 4
#17 Instagram upload for short Show answer 3
#18 On a razor's ___ Show answer 4
#19 Shoe bottom Show answer 4
#20 Meadow mother? Show answer 3
#21 ___ me anything (A type of Q&A) Show answer 3
#22 Social norm for short Show answer 3
#23 ___ Bledel actress who plays Rory Gilmore in the TV series "Gilmore Girls" Show answer 6
#24 Make ___ meet Show answer 4
#25 Like a fluffy pillow Show answer 4
#26 ___ Patterson actor who plays Luke Danes in "Gilmore Girls" Show answer 5
#27 Jimmy ___ popular shoemaker Show answer 4
#28 Sign for the superstitious Show answer 4
#29 ___ to my yang Show answer 3
#30 Georg ___ physicist Show answer 3
#31 Narcotics bureau: Abbr. Show answer 3
#32 State of effortlessness Show answer 4
#33 "Where ___ thou?" Show answer 3
#34 High-speed internet initials Show answer 3
#35 Skyrocket Show answer 4
#36 "___ in the Time of Cholera" novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Show answer 4
#37 Rivals Show answer 4
#38 Last ___ (WhatsApp feature) Show answer 4
#39 The law has a long one Show answer 3
#40 ___ McCarthy actress who plays Sookie St. James in "Gilmore Girls" Show answer 7
#41 Chimney deposit Show answer 4
#42 Beach skin shade? Show answer 3
#43 "Watch your ___!" (parents' warning) Show answer 4
#44 "___ up your game" Show answer 4
#45 ___-seared tofu Show answer 3
#46 Director DuVernay of "Middle of Nowhere" Show answer 3
#47 Barely make with "out" Show answer 3
#48 ___ Bishop actress who plays Emily Gilmore in "Gilmore Girls" Show answer 5
#49 ___ Graham actress who plays Lorelai Gilmore in "Gilmore Girls" Show answer 6
#50 The "U" in I.C.U Show answer 4
#51 For ___ 4 -6 (toy box information) Show answer 4
#52 Clearasil target Show answer 4
#53 ___-benefit analysis Show answer 4
#54 Wanderer's place of rest Show answer 3
#55 Assent on a ship Show answer 3
#56 "Give it ___!" (try): 2 wds. Show answer 3
#57 Like Pinocchio's statements Show answer 4
#58 Global workers' union: Abbr. Show answer 3
#59 Heart graph: Abbr. Show answer 3
#60 Apple's beloved tablet Show answer 4
#61 Mom-and-___ shop Show answer 3
#62 "The dog ___ my homework" (excuse at school) Show answer 3
#63 Morning drops Show answer 3
#64 "That's right!" Show answer 3
#65 Inc. relatives: Abbr. Show answer 4
#66 Shopping bag Show answer 4
#67 Superlative suffix with "great" Show answer 3
#68 Exercise with asanas Show answer 4
#69 Cathedral bench Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the February 17, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 17, 2021, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is MELISSA 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 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 17, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

February 17, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for February 17, 2021?
The February 17, 2021 grid has 69 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 69 clues. The longest answer is MELISSA at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for February 17, 2021 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including February 16, 2021 and February 18, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the February 17, 2021 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 69 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.

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 17, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 17, 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, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

69clues on this board
7longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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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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