Daily Themed Crossword February 16, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 16, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
February 16, 2023 — All 69 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dalmatian feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Gooey lump say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Use a beauty blender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Actor ___ Ray of The Green Berets or Battle Cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___-CIO (federation of unions) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Germany's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Carpenter's raw material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Male deer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Palindromic constellation also called The Altar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Disney World transport | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Bill ___ Groundhog Day actor who portrays Krylar in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Starchy Thanksgiving tuber | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Hurricane center | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Baby lion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ story (pitiful story) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Fight ___ movie starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Cute ___ button: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Garden shovel | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | It's ___-brainer!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Randall ___ Always Be My Maybe actor who portrays Jimmy Woo in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Head bob that means yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Denzel Washington to John David Washington | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Writer's fluid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | The ___ Duckling (Hans Christian Andersen tale) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Kathryn ___ Big Little Lies actress who portrays Cassie Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Prefix with political and science | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Based ___ true story: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Happy ___ (McDonald's offering) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Rudd I Love You Man actor who portrays Scott Lang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ATM access code: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Actress ___ de Armas of Blonde | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ...have you ___ wool? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | N.Y.C. summer clock setting: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Prefix with honest or respectful | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tool for tilling soil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | He came he ___ he conquered | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | The ___ thickens! (words at a movie maybe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Foul smell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Day between yesterday and tomorrow | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Neither solid nor liquid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Frequently to a poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Point a finger at (aptly rhymes with shame) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | My ___ readers... (storybook opener perhaps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Mystical glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Donkey's sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Family ___ (animated sitcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ media (media collectively) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Camera button for capturing a video for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Janitor's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Gas tank cover | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Hollywood's nation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Happy hour place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Ray-___ (sunglasses brand) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Gaga Shallow singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | A in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Physique slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Michael ___ Basic Instinct actor who portrays Dr. Hank Pym in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Show answer | 7 | |
| #58 | On a razor's ___ (precarious situation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Press ___ (media packet) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ de plume (pen name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Massage as dough | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Chop off as a branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Slangy no | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Author ___ Blyton of The Famous Five | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | I ___ you to be my Valentine... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Singer DiFranco of 32 Flavors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Say ___ (dentist's request) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Game with a reverse card | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Harsh cleaning agent | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 16, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 16, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DOUGLAS at 7 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 3 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 16, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 16, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 16, 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 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.
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 16, 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 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 16, 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.