Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — February 9, 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 9, 2024. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

58 clues13×13 grid26 across · 32 down
1B
2I
3B
4S
5H
6E
7D
8I
K
E
9E
10S
C
A
P
E
11N
E
A
12L
13V
I
T
A
M
I
N
14D
A
N
E
15M
I
N
E
R
16G
17A
R
R
18P
E
19A
20C
21H
22A
23R
24M
E
N
I
A
25R
A
Y
26P
O
I
N
T
27L
28S
29U
30A
L
P
31R
I
N
D
32A
P
33O
L
L
O
34P
35E
36N
C
I
L
37W
A
D
E
S
38D
39I
40S
41H
42A
43P
44R
I
C
O
T
45E
R
I
E
46Y
O
U
R
47R
O
D
E
48E
D
G
E
49N
I
L

Clues & Answers

Across

1ALobster eater's neckwearBIB
4ALose skin, as a snakeSHED
8A___ & Tina Turner (R&B duo)IKE
9AFire ___ (emergency exit during a fire)ESCAPE
11ABasketball legend Shaquille O'___NEAL
13AEssential growth nutrient whose "A", "C", and "E" variety are present in 42aVITAMIN
14AGreat ___ (dog breed)DANE
15AOre-digging worker, sayMINER
16A"Tootsie" actress TeriGARR
18AFuzzy fruit with a pit and the closest relative of 42aPEACH
22AYerevan's landlocked country that neighbors Azerbaijan and whose national fruit is 42AARMENIA
25A"Blu-___" (disc format)RAY
26A"What's your ___?" ("What are you trying to say?")POINT
27ABaton Rouge school: Abbr.LSU
30AAustrian peakALP
31AOrange peelRIND
32A___ 11, first moon-landing spaceflight that served bars made from 42a for breakfastAPOLLO
34APuzzle solver's stationeryPENCIL
37AWalks through water, as a heronWADES
38AChef's creationDISH
42ACobbler and jam fruit with a sunset hue...and the theme connecting 13a, 18a, 22a, 32a, and 39dAPRICOT
45A___ Canal, New YorkERIE
46AThe "Y" in BYOBYOUR
47ATraveled by horse, sayRODE
48ABeat by a whisker?EDGE
49A0, on a soccer scoreboardNIL

Down

1DPut together, as a bookBIND
2DSwedish DIY furniture giantIKEA
3DJelly ___ (colorful candy)BEAN
4DPrefix with "crow" for a crop-protecting field mannequinSCARE
5D"Green Eggs and ___," TV series inspired by a Dr. Seuss bookHAM
6DLead-in to "dermis" or "Pen"EPI
7DLion's lairDEN
9DLetter sequence repeated twice in "Einstein"EIN
10DStaircase unitSTEP
12D"All of Me" singer JohnLEGEND
13DLike social media videos that spread like wildfireVIRAL
15DCT scan alternative: Abbr.MRI
17DSugar-loving insect who can become a zombie (:O)ANT
19DShrinking Asian seaARAL
20DUse a telephoneCALL
21DPrefix with "glycemic" to mean less than normalHYPO
22DMonth with Earth Day, for shortAPR
23DMonarch, in MarseilleROI
24DPart of an hour, for shortMIN
28DAnatomical pouchesSACS
29DReuters competitor: Abbr.UPI
33D___ and wiserOLDER
34D"___-Man," arcade game that sold over 40 million unitsPAC
35DFormer Tokyo name or poetic tribute, when read backwardsEDO
36DMeshed fishing materialNET
37DElectric current-carrying cableWIRE
39D"Fe," to a chemist, and the element found in dried 42aIRON
40D___ Ifni, Moroccan port citySIDI
41DShoe part that adds heightHEEL
42DHow a pirate says "okay"AYE
43DPea's place?POD
44DCarpet alternative hidden in "shrug"RUG
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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