Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 5, 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 5, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

66 clues13×13 grid33 across · 33 down
1S
2O
3D
4J
5A
6M
7A
8B
9S
10K
O
I
11U
S
E
12T
U
E
13I
F
S
14P
H
O
15B
E
S
T
16C
17O
18L
I
19W
20R
Y
21D
I
T
22S
T
23A
24R
25S
26D
E
T
E
27R
28A
E
S
O
P
29T
30A
I
31R
A
32P
33I
C
Y
34S
P
A
35C
36E
37M
A
38R
39S
40A
T
L
A
S
41P
O
I
42N
E
43A
44R
O
C
45K
46E
47T
48B
49E
50S
O
51T
52R
I
M
53E
Y
E
54M
O
O
N
55T
I
K
56E
R
R
57W
N
W
58A
B
A
59P
E
N

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALawn materialSOD
4AFruity spread in a jarJAM
7AMuscles you can "crunch" into a six-pack, for shortABS
10AColorful Japanese fishKOI
11A"It's of no ___!" (pointless)USE
12ATwo days before Thursday, for shortTUE
13A"No ___, ands or buts!"IFS
14AVietnamese noodle soupPHO
15A"Save the ___ for last"BEST
16AE. ___ bacteria (anagram of "coil")COLI
19ATwistedly funnyWRY
21AMorse code tapDIT
22A"A Sky Full of ___," 2014 song by Coldplay with cosmic twinklers in its titleSTARS
26AHinder or dissuadeDETER
28AAuthor whose fables often had a moral twistAESOP
29A___ chi (martial art)TAI
31ASnoop Dogg's genreRAP
33AFrozen over and slippery, as winter roadsICY
34A"___ Truckin'," 1972 song by Deep Purple with an astrophysicist's domain in its titleSPACE
37A"Life on ___?", 1971 song by David Bowie with the Red Planet in its titleMARS
40AGeography class reference bookATLAS
41ALuau finger foodPOI
42ALargest labor union in America: Abbr.NEA
44A"___ Man," 1972 song by Elton John with an astronaut's vehicle in its titleROCKET
48ASpanish "kiss"BESO
51AShape, as a beardTRIM
53AOrgan you hold a gaze withEYE
54A"Fly Me to the ___," 1964 song by Frank Sinatra with the Earth's natural satellite in its titleMOON
55A___Tok (short video-sharing app)TIK
56AMake an oopsieERR
57ADirection opposite to the word seen in 36d: Abbr.WNW
58A"___ Daba Honeymoon"ABA
59AImplement you may "click" before starting to writePEN

Down

1DGlide on snowSKI
2DPunch-in-the-gut reaction, in comicsOOF
3DSlipped ___ (back injury)DISC
4D"Drops of ___ (Tell Me)," 2001 song by Train with the Solar System's largest planet in its titleJUPITER
5DBarbecue residueASH
6DKitty "hello"MEOW
7DGobbled a treat, sayATE
8DPublic vehicle with a conductorBUS
9D"Let me ___ the record straight..."SET
15DTechie tidbit?BYTE
17DPoem of homageODE
18DShakespeare's subject, for shortLIT
20DDurban's country: Abbr.RSA
23D"Just ___ suspected!": 2 wds.ASI
24D___-A-Fella Records (Jay-Z's former label)ROC
25DCovert agent who may be cloakedSPY
26DVintage telephone featureDIAL
27DLamb's fatherRAM
29DOrganization at an airport checkpoint: Abbr.TSA
30DLike the name Melody, for a singerAPT
32DShakshuka spice made from dried red peppersPAPRIKA
35DNikon's camera-making rivalCANON
36DLetter trio that "Japanese" has but "Japan" doesn'tESE
38DApartment unitROOM
39D"___ 'em!" (attack word)SIC
43D"___ girl!"ATTA
45D"___ your chin up!"KEEP
46DCharlotte Bronte's "Jane ___"EYRE
47DArctic seabird that sounds like "turn"TERN
48DLuxury wheels from Germany: Abbr.BMW
49DVast stretch of timeEON
50DScatter, as seedsSOW
52DBone that's caged?RIB
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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