Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 22, 2025 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, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid35 across · 31 down
1S
2H
3I
4P
5P
6A
7T
8F
9A
10T
11H
U
S
H
12I
M
A
13O
U
I
14A
L
L
A
15E
S
T
16U
S
E
17Q
U
A
R
18T
19E
R
20U
21R
N
22M
A
R
23M
I
D
24S
25P
26F
27Z
I
28T
29N
I
30G
31H
32H
E
A
33T
34N
A
35Y
36K
N
E
E
37H
A
R
E
38N
E
39E
40G
E
M
41E
D
42U
43A
L
44I
45M
46O
W
47P
48R
49E
S
I
D
50E
51N
52T
53E
R
E
54S
A
L
T
55A
R
O
O
56G
E
L
57E
T
S
58G
O
T
59A
S
L
60T
E
E
61O
N
E

Clues & Answers

Across

1ASailing vessel like the TitanicSHIP
5AAppreciation gesture on the backPAT
8A"My Big ___ Greek Wedding"FAT
11A"___ little baby, don't say a word ..." (lullaby lyric)HUSH
12A"___ Believer," hit by The Monkees: 2 wds.IMA
13AFrench "Yes"OUI
14A"... and to ___ good night!" (host's sign-off): 2 wds.ALLA
15ASuperlative suffix with "great" or "cool"EST
16A"For indoor ___ only"USE
17AU.S. coin that has always had George Washington engraved, despite the flip side changing frequentlyQUARTER
20AOrnamental vaseURN
22AMonth of "International Women's Day," for shortMAR
23A___-life crisisMID
24ALetters on a sunscreen bottleSPF
27ASpot of acneZIT
29A"The end is ___" (approaching, poetically)NIGH
32AType of summer wave?HEAT
34AVote in the negativeNAY
36ABody part checked by a reflex hammerKNEE
37ATortoise racer, in a fableHARE
38AMaiden name precederNEE
40ADiamond or topaz, e.g.GEM
41ADartmouth URL enderEDU
43AAladdin's prince personaALI
45ATrim the lawnMOW
47AFirst ever head-of-the-government position that George Washington held for 8 yearsPRESIDENT
53A"Before," poeticallyERE
54ASea season?SALT
55ACowboy's suffix with "buck"AROO
56AHair styling productGEL
57AFlying saucer riders: Abbr.ETS
58A"Cat ___ your tongue?"GOT
59ASoundless communication: Abbr.ASL
60ATop with jeansTEE
61A___ dollar bill, currency that has George Washington's portrait and is the oldest design in U.S. currency historyONE

Down

1DO'Neal of the NBA, affectionatelySHAQ
2DStreaming service that streams "The Bachelor"HULU
3DActress Fisher from "Confessions of a Shopaholic"ISLA
4DDrugstore, for shortPHARM
5DDock for boatsPIER
6DMorning hours: Abbr.AMS
7DActor Channing from the "Magic Mike" moviesTATUM
8D___ Fathers, led by George Washington this group of leaders established the U.S. of AFOUNDING
9DLand Down Under, for shortAUS
10DUsual tic-tac-toe resultTIE
18D"Looney Tunes" devilTAZ
19D"___ Brockovich," 2000 movieERIN
21DPlace for skating with or without iceRINK
24D"Quiet!"SHH
25DPod occupantPEA
26D___ Address, letter written by George Washington as a parting message to the citizens of USAFAREWELL
28DLight brownTAN
30D"Golly ___ willikers!"GEE
31DBottom line?HEM
33DStage for ideas worth spreading: Abbr.TED
35DDough raiserYEAST
39DCountry band ___ Young BandELI
42DDistraughtUPSET
44DBoise's state, for shortIDA
45D"Big" prefix with "phone" or "byte"MEGA
46DSome "Minecraft" blocksORES
48D$150 per hour, e.g.RATE
49D"Stop it or ___"ELSE
50DShakespeare's "Therefore"ERGO
51DHigh time?NOON
52D___ bagTOTE
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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