Crosswords have been an extremely popular enjoyment for millions of people across the world, with the first crossword being published in the early 1900s and have since only increased in popularity and difficulty. USA Today as a publication was founded in 1982, with the first day of issue being on September 15, 1982, however more recently expanded with an international print edition, which was launched on July 10, 1984, being printed in countries such as England, Belgium, Germany, Hong Kong, and more.
The USA Today Crossword is one of the most popular crosswords in the United States and played by millions every single month. The publisher releases a new crossword every day, along with several other games on their puzzle section of the website. All of which are definitely worth checking out if you’ve only ever played the daily crossword.
As with any crossword though, the USA Today Crossword can be as difficult as it can be fun, due to the breadth of knowledge required to know all of the categories within the clues. We are here to help with that though and have all of the USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers for February 17 2023, to either help you onto the next clue, or finish the puzzle for the day ahead of tomorrow.
USA Today Crossword Clues and Answers for February 17 2023
We have collated all of today’s clues below, you will need to click into each clue to view the answer, but feel free to come back to this page to cross-reference any of the clues if you need a helping hand.
- Chore list heading
- Leader of a salat prayer
- Mined material
- Had the courage
- Baby’s first word often
- Spider-Man’s uncle
- Pursuit of two sets of degree requirements
- Unusual
- Fire or carpenter bugs
- Gets older
- Pariah director Rees
- Female deer
- Speaks dishonestly
- Medication quantities
- The A in ETA
- Duo
- It gets caught in a high jump
- One Direction singer Payne
- Permit
- Work of managing a household
- Metal no longer used in making kitchen foil
- What carpenters saw
- 2016 Olympics city for short
- Sara Gilbert’s role on The Connors
- Ray that brightens a room
- Noble horse
- Confidentiality contracts (Abbr.)
- Language related to Thai
- EverQuest and Final Fantasy XVI genre
- Wet weather
- Long sandwich
- Even score
- Helping out
- Org. with a Slam Dunk Contest
- Up to it
- Get closer to midnight
- Vietnamese Lunar New Year
- Disorderly situation
- So true!
- Not as slack
- Spherical shapes
- Drag queen Bianca ___ Rio
- Poem with a dedication
- Mental picture
- Grand and beautiful
- Ocean to Ocean singer Tori
- Damage
- Wind player’s time to shine
- Christ the ___ (huge statue in 39-Across)
- Finish
- Charitable contributor
- Baby’s first word often
- Letters and packages
- Uno uno
- Room star Brie
- .tech .travel or .tv
- Sitcom backdrop
- Answer to Who’s up for some fun?
- Took a look at
- Animal with tusks and whiskers
- Surface for eyeshadow
- Long tirade
- How someone might listen to their favorite song
- Places for polish
- Float up and down
- Six-point NFL scores
- A ballerina stands on one in an arabesque
- Did karaoke
- Number of players on a soccer team
- Baseball legend Hank
- Secure a ship
- Has a meal
- Spa day garment
- Can’t stand
- Explosive letters
- Beaver’s creation
- In the style of
If you found this guide useful, we also cover many other crosswords within our Crossword Clues section of the website. We’ll also be back tomorrow with further clues and answers for the USA Today Crossword and many more of your favourite crosswords and puzzles.
