Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 22, 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 22, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

62 clues13×13 grid30 across · 32 down
1S
2A
3D
4A
5S
6P
7F
8I
9T
10E
L
A
11F
L
I
12P
13E
C
O
14M
A
R
15G
16A
R
I
T
A
17D
E
W
18I
N
T
E
R
19C
A
N
20O
E
21H
O
R
22S
E
23T
H
R
24E
25E
26O
K
S
27S
A
L
T
28O
29T
30T
31A
W
A
32I
33T
A
L
I
C
34A
R
E
S
35T
R
O
Y
36F
A
Q
S
37S
H
A
W
38U
N
39C
L
E
40E
41L
42O
43P
44E
45S
46K
I
47L
I
M
48E
L
I
G
H
T
49O
I
L
50A
M
E
N
51A
R
I
A
52D
N
A
53W
E
D
S
54M
E
L

Clues & Answers

Across

1AFeeling low, saySAD
4ASlithering Nile dangerASP
7A___ as a fiddle (very healthy)FIT
10A"She," in PortugueseELA
11A___-flops, footwear for the beachFLIP
13AGreen prefix with "friendly" and "system"ECO
14A"It's National ___ Day! A day to celebrate your favorite cocktail! Find ingredients to make this drink in the movies at 27a, 47a, 8d, and 30d"MARGARITA
17AMorning droplets on a spider's webDEW
18APrefix with "galactic" to mean on a galaxy scaleINTER
19AKayak's cousinCANOE
21ANeighing animalHORSE
23A"The ___ Little Pigs," popular fable with a huffer and pufferTHREE
26ASigns off on, as an important documentOKS
27A2010 film starring Angelina Jolie and Liev Schreiber...and what you'd use to garnish the rim of a 14a glassSALT
28ACanada's capital cityOTTAWA
32AFont style that makes the letters slantedITALIC
34AGreek god of war (anagram of "eras")ARES
35AHelen of ___ (mythology figure)TROY
36AHelp sections on web pages: Abbr.FAQS
37AGeorge Bernard ___, Nobel Prize-winning "Pygmalion" authorSHAW
38A___ Sam who wants YOU! in promotional postersUNCLE
40ARun away to tie the knotELOPE
45ASlide on the snowSKI
47A1952 film starring Charlie Chaplin...the first half of whose name is the key citrus fruit in 14aLIMELIGHT
49ALiquid flowing through a pipeline, maybeOIL
50A"You can say that again!" at churchAMEN
51ADiva's solo, at the operaARIA
52AGenetic stuff collected at a crime scene: Abbr.DNA
53AGets marriedWEDS
54AScary Spice ___ BMEL

Down

1DPrefix meaning "half"SEMI
2DActor ___ Rickman who played a potions master in "Harry Potter"ALAN
3D___ Vader who is Luke Skywalker's fatherDARTH
4DContinent with Zambia and Zimbabwe, for shortAFR
5DPieces of pizza, saySLICES
6DBread enjoyed with hummusPITA
7DThe "F" in FBIFEDERAL
8D"___ Age: The Meltdown," 2006 animated film...whose first word would be the ingredient to serve 14a "on the rocks"ICE
9D___-away zone (like an area where one can't park)TOW
12DBreathe heavily after a long runPANT
15DPrefix with "logical" or "political"GEO
16DCupid's missileARROW
20D"___ Can You Scream," live performance video by Skid Row: 2 wds.OHSAY
22DCalypso-influenced Caribbean genre (anagram of "ask")SKA
24D___ Manning named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2016ELI
25D"And so on...": Abbr.ETC
28DClumsy chap, sayOAF
29DX-___ large (like some tees)TRA
30D"___ Sunrise," 1998 film starring Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer...and whose first word is the primary liquor in 14aTEQUILA
31DThe "A" in NBA, for shortASSN
32DRetiree's nest egg: Abbr.IRA
33DPost shower wrapTOWEL
35DDaily ___ Crossword (this app)THEMED
37DSlug secretionSLIME
39DLobster's sharp appendageCLAW
41DActor Neeson of "Taken"LIAM
42DMythological meanieOGRE
43D___ Collins who sang "In the Air Tonight"PHIL
44D"Zeta" follower, in the Greek alphabetETA
45DLandscaper's lawn rollSOD
46DNext of ___ (closest relatives)KIN
48DJunior Navy rank, for shortENS
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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