Daily Themed Crossword February 3, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 3, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
February 3, 2023 — 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 | Bag for potatoes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Environment-lover's prefix | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ Diego California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Great Wall of China's continent | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Good buddy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Humor that aptly rhymes with dry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | What a thumbs-up reaction means | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | *Feathered flyer and a clue to solve 21a 35a 46a 57a 8d 34d 45d and 55d | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Soul in French | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Disney pirate's grunt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | One-cent coin say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | *Quit cold ___ (suddenly and abruptly) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Chemist's suffix with benz | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Kimono-binding tie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Cat claw site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Lack of any difficulty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Doctor's ultrasound goo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Unimagined roadblock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | *Lame ___ (unsuccessful endeavor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Cookie in many desserts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | ___-A-Fella Records Jay-Z's former record label | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Busboy's cleaning cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Ewe's beau | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Award for the film CODA or Nomadland | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | *___-eyed (extra observant) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Respectful military address | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Christmas workshop employee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Get checkmated | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Solemn promise | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Mrs in Paris for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | *Night ___ (not an early sleeper?) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Applied as make-up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Kin of Bam! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | General in a Chinese chicken dish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tanning lotion target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Brazil's ___ Paulo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Make an inquiry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Organization with secret agents: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Palindromic whitewater boat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Life-saving prefix with Pen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ diem (Seize the day!) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Like days of the past | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | *___ song (final performance before retirement) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Swiss ___ knife | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Bill ___ the Science Guy educational TV personality | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Adams who sang Can't Stop This Thing We Started | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Weightlifter's units briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | You ___ to calm down | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Like food ordered at a drive-thru: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Ride-for-hire app | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Heat as someone else's emotions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ of words (argument) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Surrounding glow that's not always obvious | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | The Lion King villain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Cardiology test: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | *Wild ___ chase (fruitless pursuit) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | The O of ILO briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___: Miami (forensics drama franchise): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Distribute as duties amongst a group | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Imitates a cat say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | *___ feet (wrinkles near one's eyes) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Furry red Muppet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Good Men (1992 Tom Cruise film): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Napoleon's title for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | NASA's Ready for takeoff!: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | First T in TNT | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | *___ party (girl's night out) | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 3, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 3, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TURKEY at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 3, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 3, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 3, 2023 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 6 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 3, 2023 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 3, 2023 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.