Daily Themed Crossword March 16, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 16, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
March 16, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | "It's ___" (slang for "done") | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | "I am ___ it." (no longer stuck on it) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Infuriate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Byron's "before" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | "Off the ___" (unnoticed) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Formally surrender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Physics Nobelist Steven in Obama's cabinet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Inheritors | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | "___ ante" (raise the stake): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Generally said after a prayer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Stubborn animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Rise swiftly like a bird's flight | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Active despite the years | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Aloe ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Personal watercraft from Kawasaki that was presented at the 2018 Oscars: 2 wds. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | American automobile brand that's known for their SUV "Cherokee" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ of wild hair | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Ended suddenly (fired) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Control the content as of a magazine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Organ of hearing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | American writer Joan Didion's 1992 book of essays written after the death of her friend and editor Robbins: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #22 | Nemo or Dory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | ___ Grey tea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Hell ___ No Fury" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | "How I Met Your Mother" actor Neil Patrick | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Throbbing pain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Swamp plant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Caspian ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "___ a test" (perform exceedingly well) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Coldplay's "A ___ Full of Stars" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Financial statement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Martin (cognac) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Subsides | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | A whole lot of | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | "Village People" hit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | American writer Joan Didion's 1979 book of essays on the history and politics of California in the late 60s and early 70s: 3 wds. | THEWHITEALBUM | 13 | |
| #37 | Actor Noah who plays Dr. Carter on "ER" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Mercury's atomic number | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | "In ___" (angry): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Actress Lamarr of "Samson and Delilah" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Salsa or guacamole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Secretly keep in the email loop: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Set down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Actor Elgort of "The Fault In Our Stars" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | "Whoops" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | "Memoirs of a ___" by Arthur Golden | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Magazine edition | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Stain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | American writer Joan Didion's 2011 memoir also called a "companion piece" to her earlier novel "The Year of Magical Thinking": 2 wds. | BLUENIGHTS | 10 | |
| #50 | Queue | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | "Wish ___ a Star" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Layered with gold | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Collagen target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | A short dramatic piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Apple assistant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Bread and breakfast | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | "Get ___ of" (discard) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | "___ show time!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Singer Yoko ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Slithery | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Standard measurement | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | X in Roman numerals | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | "Saving Private Ryan" craft: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Terminates | Show answer | 4 |
How the March 16, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 16, 2018, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THEWHITEALBUM at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 16, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 16, 2018 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 16, 2018 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.