Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 22, 2022 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 22, 2022. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

69 clues13×13 grid36 across · 33 down
1M
2A
3I
4L
5D
6E
7P
8P
9C
10U
11E
12A
G
R
I
13I
D
E
A
14A
S
S
15R
O
S
E
16O
U
S
T
17P
E
T
18S
19O
X
20C
H
21E
22A
23D
24D
25F
I
26J
I
27L
28E
29S
30S
31A
R
R
32F
D
A
33M
A
T
T
34R
A
E
35E
M
36U
37G
A
Y
38O
M
A
39R
40I
N
41N
42L
I
L
43N
A
M
E
44D
E
L
I
45E
N
E
46S
47D
I
48U
P
49S
50P
51L
52A
T
O
N
53I
C
54T
55A
56C
57O
58I
A
N
59H
A
N
K
60A
B
B
A
61N
B
A
62A
R
T
Y
63B
E
S
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1APost office deliveryMAIL
5AActor Johnny of "Pirates of the Caribbean"DEPP
9AActor's promptCUE
12APrefix with "culture" to mean farming practicesAGRI
13ABrainstorm session outputIDEA
14ABeast of burdenASS
15APete ___, former baseball player who is the all-time MLB leader in hits and number of games playedROSE
16ARemove forciblyOUST
17ACat or dog, e.g.PET
18ABoston Red ___SOX
20AErnesto ___ GuevaraCHE
22ASum upADD
25ASuva's countryFIJI
27ATame Impala's "The ___ I Know the Better"LESS
31ADeparture's counterpart, for shortARR
32AVitamin regulating organization: Abbr.FDA
33ADirector Reeves of "The Batman"MATT
34ARapper SremmurdRAE
35ALarge flightless birdEMU
37ALight-hearted?GAY
38A___ Vizquel, former baseball player whose career spanned over 24 yearsOMAR
40AHoliday ___ (hotel chain)INN
42ARapper WayneLIL
43AApplication form entryNAME
44AGrocery store sectionDELI
45AOpposite direction of WSW: Abbr.ENE
46A"Star Wars Program": Abbr.SDI
48AFedEx alternative: Abbr.UPS
50ALike some relationshipsPLATONIC
54AFast food in a shellTACO
58AActor McKellen of "The Da Vinci Code"IAN
59A___ Blalock, former Texas Rangers baseball player who played nearly 1000 gamesHANK
60A"Happy New Year" groupABBA
61ALeBron's organization: Abbr.NBA
62ASpurious display of artistic interestARTY
63AGet the better ofBEST

Down

1DDamage or defaceMAR
2D"...many many years ___"AGO
3DTax collecting organization: Abbr.IRS
4DDeceptive storiesLIES
5DCarbon ___DIOXIDE
6DUniversity URL enderEDU
7DActor Joe of "Home Alone"PESCI
8D"Career" follower to mean one's professional journeyPATH
9D___ Anson, former Chicago Cubs player whose career lasted for 27 seasonsCAP
10D___ Me (words on a dustbin)USE
11DNew York clock setting: Abbr.EST
19DNot quite on the markOFF
21DMassachusetts state treeELM
22DActor Paul of "Breaking Bad"AARON
23DHamlet, e.g.DRAMA
24D"If you can ___ it, you can do it"DREAM
26D___ Moyer, former baseball player whose career spanned over 25 yearsJAMIE
28DAmerica's symbolic birdEAGLE
29DSpot on a bibSTAIN
30DPurposefully arrange hairSTYLE
36DIll-fatedUNLUCKY
39DPause in musicREST
41DTuck's partnerNIP
44DKuwait currencyDINAR
47DCapital of QatarDOHA
49DWild guessSTAB
50DOne in an alley?PIN
51DChemist's workplace, for shortLAB
52DActress Gasteyer of "Wine Country"ANA
53DNot domestic, for shortINT
55DSimpsons grandpaABE
56D"60 Minutes" network: Abbr.CBS
57DStaple in a stableOAT
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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