Daily Themed Crossword February 12, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 12, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
February 12, 2022 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | See-___ (playground essential) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Used a bean bag say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | M*A*S*H star Alan ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Johannesburg's locale: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ many cooks spoil the broth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Cleaner's target | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | ___ at ease (uncomfortable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | URL ender sometimes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Whatever it ___ 2000 movie starring Shane West as Ryan Woodman | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Christopher Nolan's 2020 movie starring Robert Pattinson | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | The ___ of Extraordinary Gentlemen 2003 movie starring Shane West as Tom Sawyer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Rail on road? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Orderly grouping | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Sewer scurriers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Train stopover for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Poets Society (1989 film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Mehmet ___ architect of Istanbul's Blue Mosque | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Peep follower to mean a shoe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Pal in Perth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Kind of agent: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Spares perhaps? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | What We Do is ___ 2007 movie starring Shane West as Darby Crash | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Word with pool and wash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Trial and ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | ___ Conspiracy 2009 movie starring Shane West as Max Petterson | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Laughfests | Show answer | 5 | |
| #28 | International commerce group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Without further ___... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Includes secretly on an email | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Time to prepare | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | I ___ your pardon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Lanka Galle's country | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Soundless communication: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | A ___ to Remember 2002 movie starring Shane West as Landon Carter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Small rock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Heart line | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | Dress with up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ all-time high: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Body of water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Nutritionist's plan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Response to a question for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ clear of (avoid) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Shady street-liners | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Zig or zag | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Airport signs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___-la-la (song syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Old cleaning cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | One ___ time: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Greatly respect | Show answer | 6 | |
| #51 | 2022 e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Arrange in an order | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Had a smoothie bowl say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Plaines Illinois | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Levels (rhymes with piers) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Sierra Nevada resort lake | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Belgrade resident | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Actor Bana from Hulk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Master ___ fictional character from Kung Fu Panda | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Goes bad as food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Burglary-monitoring setup: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Fluffy farm female | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Scientist's place of work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ on a Grecian Urn poem by John Keats | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Eggy drink? | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 12, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 12, 2022, a Saturday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ECHELON 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 2 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 12, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 12, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 12, 2022 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 65 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 12, 2022 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 12, 2022 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.