Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 5, 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 5, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"And the ___ thickens ..."PLOT
5ASing without wordsHUM
8AVictorian or Renaissance, e.g.ERA
11AFood ___ (post-meal drowsiness)COMA
12A"___: Miami" (TV series): Abbr.CSI
13A"Mother," in LondonMUM
14ABreak, as a twigSNAP
15AWinter ride powered by dogsSLED
16A"Am ___ brother's keeper?": 2 wds.IMY
17ARachel ___, "Friends" character who worked retail at Bloomingdale's and Ralph LaurenGREEN
19ADr. Frankenstein's helperIGOR
21AThelma and Louise or Batman and Robin, e.g.DUO
22A"Met" backwardTEM
23ALike dry humor (sounds like "rye")WRY
26AGo bad, like an appleROT
28A"___ almost taste the victory!": 2 wds.ICAN
32AFair-hiring initialsEOE
33A"Call of Duty: Black ___" (video game)OPS
34A___ Harrington, "Stranger Things" character who worked retail at the fictional Scoops Ahoy ice cream shopSTEVE
35AGraceful pond swimmerSWAN
37A___ on the back (act of praise)PAT
39AHave some buffalo wings, sayEAT
40AQ's neighbor on a keyboardTAB
43ATake into custodyNAB
45ADrive-___ (restaurant service)THRU
46A___ Carey, character from the eponymous sitcom who worked retail at the fictional Winfred-Louder department storeDREW
48A___ Nahasapeemapetilon, "The Simpsons" character who ran the convenience store, Kwik-E-MartAPU
50A___ 500 (popular car race)INDY
52ANot working, as a batteryDEAD
55AChristmas tree typeFIR
56AProfessor's email address enderEDU
57ABall in a socket?EYE
58ASpike TV, formerly: Abbr.TNN
59AAlkali in cleansersLYE
60AChurch perchPEW

Down

1DDell products: Abbr.PCS
2D___ Island Iced TeaLONG
3DActor ___ Epps of "House"OMAR
4DSealed up, as a cartonTAPED
5DStomach acid: Abbr.HCL
6D"___ wisely!" (trainer's motto): 2 wds.USEIT
7D___ Maisel, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" character who worked retail at B. AltmanMIDGE
8DArab bigwigEMIR
9DAlcohol of the piratesRUM
10D___ Sosa, "Superstore" character who worked retail at the fictional Cloud 9 storeAMY
15DWest Coast icon ___ DoggSNOOP
18DBelgium's currencyEURO
20DLeave out, as a detailOMIT
23D"Rushmore" director ___ AndersonWES
24DColumn's partner, on a spreadsheetROW
25DApproving voteYEA
27DChef's measure, for shortTSP
29D"Bee" followerCEE
30D"Ex Machina" robotAVA
31DMeshed tool for catching fishNET
34DWord with "Wars" or "Trek" to make big franchisesSTAR
36DUtmost degree, in mathNTH
38DActor Samberg from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"ANDY
41D___ Winter, actress from "Modern Family"ARIEL
42DAl ___, "Married... with Children" character who worked retail at a women's shoe store in the fictional New Market MallBUNDY
44DSleeping spotBED
45DMake a U-ie, sayTURN
47DHave a good cryWEEP
48DFore and ___ (ends of a ship)AFT
49DATM entry: Abbr.PIN
51D___ date (deadline)DUE
53DIrish "yes"AYE
54DMorning dropletsDEW
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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