Daily Themed Crossword February 9, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 9, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
February 9, 2023 — All 71 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The L in L.A. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Stubborn farm animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tribute from a poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Insects with armies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Dairy farm cow-mment? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Author's name unknown for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Yellow part of a banana | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Uses a calculator's + sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Groom's jewelry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Pie with pepperoni that may also contain 23a 31a 37a 49a 7d and 26d? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Amelia Earhart e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Grade above a dee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Kevin ___ Footloose actor who shares a name with a crispy breakfast meat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Went out with romantically | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Asia's ___ Darya river | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Apple's Nano or Shuffle e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Cartoonist's frame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | The Secret ___ 2021 Tori Anderson film whose name could be a cooking ingredient | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Losing My Religion band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Rathbone Romeo and Juliet actor who shares a name with a green pasta herb | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Set of socks say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Measurement prefix after peta (anagram of axe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Baseball diamond official for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Objects in mirror are closer than they ___ | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Know ___ enemy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | The S in CST for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Leave me alone mosquito! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ Express 2008 Seth Rogen comedy film that shares a name with a prickly fruit | Show answer | 9 | |
| #29 | Pleased to ___ you! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Rotten fish emanation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Sweatshirt feature perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | For ___ a jolly good... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Word after laser or name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Greasy like fried food | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Napkin's place while eating | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Zero's follower | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Dance routine part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Astound or blow away | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Drink that may be fizzy or flat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Grassy roll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Glass ___: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 Daniel Craig film that shares a name with a bulb-shaped vegetable | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | The D in IDK | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Shakespeare's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Cut and divided 18a say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #45 | ___ Guthrie who performed at Woodstock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Unwanted email | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Z phonetically in British English | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Critical hospital areas: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Indonesian island in Eat Pray Love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | In ___ straits (desperate) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Highest point say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Rotten ___ website for movie reviews that shares its name with salsa ingredients | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Vlogging apparatus briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Clairvoyant's gift: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Apple download hidden in Apple | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Abu Dhabi's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Intel-gathering organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Goof up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Purchase as a new TV | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Rhyming farewell word before skater! or alligator! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Holding hands at the park say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Like a steaming cup of coffee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Passionate kiss to a Brit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Texter's I don't approve letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Tee-___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___-bellied pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ B. Wells (civil rights activist) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Bone broth soup from Hanoi | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Mushy luau serving | Show answer | 3 | |
| #70 | Hahaha in a text: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #71 | Joseph ___ Dreyer's ice cream founder | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 9, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 9, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 71 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PINEAPPLE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 9, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 9, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 9, 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 71 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 9, 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 71 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 9, 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.
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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.