Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 18, 2024 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated February 18, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid34 across · 34 down
1F
2A
3D
4E
5N
6A
7G
8T
9W
10O
11A
M
E
X
12E
V
I
13L
14A
H
A
15T
I
M
E
16W
I
F
I
17C
A
R
18D
I
R
19T
Y
20C
21L
O
T
22T
O
O
23B
E
E
24T
R
25A
Y
26S
27A
28L
29E
30A
31Y
32E
33K
I
T
34S
K
I
N
35L
O
O
36P
37S
38L
E
39O
40O
L
D
41S
U
N
S
E
42T
43W
44A
N
T
45A
M
Y
46B
L
T
47W
48A
49L
L
50I
51V
Y
52O
53R
54C
55A
56T
R
I
M
57N
E
E
58M
O
O
N
59O
P
P
60G
T
S
61N
O
G

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALose color, as clothes exposed to the sunFADE
5AConstantly pesterNAG
8A"Kill ___ birds with one stone"TWO
11ACredit card giant, for shortAMEX
12ABad to the bone, like a supervillainEVIL
14A"Found it!" expressionAHA
15AFind the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am a circle that bends, a ticking river that flows with no end"TIME
16ACoffeehouse's free Internet connectivity: Hyph.WIFI
17AAudi or Jaguar productCAR
18ALike clothes in the laundry bagDIRTY
20ACoagulate, like bloodCLOT
22A"Is that ___ much to ask for?"TOO
23AHoney maker who lives in the hiveBEE
24AAirplane seat attachmentTRAY
26ABlack Friday eventSALE
30A"You got it, captain!"AYE
33AEmergency ___ (medical supplies)KIT
34ATattooist's canvasSKIN
35AFroot ___ (popular breakfast cereal)LOOPS
38ADiCaprio or da Vinci, for shortLEO
40AAncient or outdatedOLD
41AFind the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am a sign off in the sky, dipping under the horizon as the day comes to an end"SUNSET
43A"Do you ___ to go for a walk?"WANT
45A___ Farrah Fowler, Mayim Bialik's character from "The Big Bang Theory"AMY
46ADeli sandwich known by its initialsBLT
47AGreat ___ of ChinaWALL
50AHarvard, Yale, or PrincetonIVY
52AApex predator that feeds on sharksORCA
56AShorten, as hairTRIM
57AMaiden name precederNEE
58AFind the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am silvery orb in the sky, lighting the way for the night traveler"MOON
59A"Right" to "left," for shortOPP
60AFast sports cars: Abbr.GTS
61AEggy holiday drinkNOG

Down

1DTrans ___ (unhealthy food component)FAT
2DIn the thick ofAMID
3D___ Lovato of "Sonny with a Chance"DEMI
4DApply, as pressureEXERT
5DFind the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am a city that never sleeps, a concrete jungle": 2 wds.NEWYORK
6DPrefix that means "bird" (anagram of "via")AVI
7DAnimated Internet file suffix: Abbr.GIF
8D"Shelly" Mexican snackTACO
9D"___ happens in Vegas..."WHAT
10DBoat rower's needOAR
13DParasites that make one's scalp itchLICE
19DYoung oneTOT
21D"More or ___ the same..."LESS
23D"Mega" or "Giga" endingBYTE
25DCatch the flu, sayAIL
27D"Lonely" singerAKON
28DCheerful tune (rhymes with "tilt")LILT
29DGet the short ___ of the stickEND
30DCapone, Pacino and GoreALS
31D"Are ___ busy?"YOU
32DUmpteen number of centuriesEON
36DBiblical hymnPSALM
37DHalf a college year, for shortSEM
39DFind the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am feathered, flying hunter of the night, a 'wise' advisor"OWL
42DKnotting, as shoelacesTYING
44DMinuscule particle with a nucleusATOM
46DTa-tas or adieusBYES
47DOrganization started under the Marrakesh Agreement: Abbr.WTO
48DDadaist sculptor Jean ___ARP
49D"Gloss" or "stick" precederLIP
51DDoc for a German Shepherd, for shortVET
53D___ Weasley from the "Harry Potter" series who is an expert chess playerRON
54DPigeon's callCOO
55D"Brokeback Mountain" director LeeANG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.