Daily Themed Crossword February 12, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 12, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
February 12, 2025 — 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 | ___-notch (first class) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ of spades | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Use an oar say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ and flow (tidal movements) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Hair-parting tool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Can ___ honest with you?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | D in CD | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Extremely small amount | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Foldable nap site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ one out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | For heaven's ___! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Partners in crime ... ___ Peralta & Amy Santiago couple whose rivalry turned into romance as they solved cases in Brooklyn Nine-Nine | JAKE | 4 | |
| #13 | Kool-___ (fruit-flavored drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Clothing tag | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Partners in crime ... ___ Decker & Lucifer Morningstar couple who cracked detective cases while balancing their unearthly love in Lucifer | CHLOE | 5 | |
| #16 | Vowels between a and u | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Pet doctor for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Day-___ (fluorescent paint) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ spell (period of no rain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Safari mammal with a horn | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ and don'ts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Partners in crime ... ___ Booth & Temperance Brennan couple who solve murders using forensics and a connection beyond the lab in Bones | SEELEY | 6 | |
| #24 | Fisherman's vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Moon landing organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Frankly my dear I don't give a ___ (Rhett's last words to Scarlett) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | ___ Vulcano comedian from Impractical Jokers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Pastry made of shortcrust | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Carpeting statistic | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Horse's braying cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Rob ___ (scotch-based cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Currency used in Tokyo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | When doubled or tripled a Cuban dance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Cheerleader's energy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Ideas worth spreading Talks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Kimono sash | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Barney & Friends network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Hydrochloric or sulphuric e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Imitate a dove | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | 911 responder: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Partners in crime ... ___ Castle & Kate Beckett couple whose teamwork on NYPD cases changes into a page-turning love story in Castle | RICK | 4 | |
| #42 | Bassoon's smaller kin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Soaked in water say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Pesto herb | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Pepsi rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Ctrl+Alt+___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Big fuss | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Prison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Peek-___ (hide and seek): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Some sushi tuna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Femur site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Shed tears like a baby say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Resident ___ (horror film series) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Last year's juniors for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Ethyl ending | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Child's Christmas present often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | One of three in injection | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Hi-___ graphics | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Furnace output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Partners in crime ... ___ Scully & Fox Mulder couple whose bond grew as they uncovered paranormal activities in The X-Files | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Nacho dip | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | The ___ Necessities song sung by Baloo in the film The Jungle Book | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Future teller for some? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Steve ___ former basketball player | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Ferris Bueller's ___ Off film starring Matthew Broderick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Kangaroo pouch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Jean ___ of Dada art | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Sushi eggs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #69 | Printing employee for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the February 12, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 12, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SEELEY 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for February 12, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 12, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 12, 2025 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 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 12, 2025 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 12, 2025 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.