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Daily Themed Crossword March 24, 2018 Answers

All 64 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the March 24, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.

64Clues
13Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

March 24, 2018 — All 64 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Accepts Show answer 3
#2 Milky-white gem Show answer 4
#3 Mississippi mud ___ (chocolate-based dessert) Show answer 3
#4 Leatherworker's tool Show answer 3
#5 A softer shade of purple Show answer 5
#6 Elegant as in fashion Show answer 4
#7 Records stacked in music stores Show answer 3
#8 Fools Show answer 5
#9 Frighten Show answer 5
#10 Flying aid Show answer 4
#11 Move one's tail Show answer 3
#12 In addition Show answer 4
#13 More than willing Show answer 4
#14 New Zealander Show answer 4
#15 Hip-___ (music genre) Show answer 3
#16 In poor health Show answer 3
#17 Auction off Show answer 4
#18 Film for which Frances McDormand won her first Oscar Show answer 5
#19 ___ pastry sheets used in making baklavas Show answer 4
#20 U.S. Intelligence organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#21 Actor Jim Parsons (birthday today) starred as God in this play by David Javerbaum: 4 wds. Show answer 10
#22 Must have Show answer 4
#23 ___ Dido (mascot for 7 Up) Show answer 4
#24 Common allergen Show answer 4
#25 Ballerina for e.g. Show answer 6
#26 Tennis legend Arthur ___ Show answer 4
#27 ___-do-well Show answer 4
#28 Speed down snowy slopes Show answer 3
#29 Put to work Show answer 3
#30 Easter ___ (some are made of chocolate) Show answer 3
#31 Health supplement chain: Abbr. Show answer 3
#32 Parking lot misfortune that may need some hammering Show answer 4
#33 Grand in scale Show answer 4
#34 "Finding ___" Show answer 4
#35 A 1982 Disney sci-fi film starring Jeff Bridges Show answer 4
#36 Actor Jim Parsons' most well-known role in the hit television sitcom "The Big Bang Theory": 2 wds. Show answer 13
#37 Arm or leg Show answer 4
#38 Raised to the third power Show answer 5
#39 "Cup ____" (1970s Don Williams song) Show answer 4
#40 Actress Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives" Show answer 4
#41 Slice through Show answer 3
#42 "I think" in text speak: Abbr. Show answer 3
#43 Longtime Elton John record label: Abbr. Show answer 3
#44 Brand of gasoline Show answer 5
#45 "___ Year" a British-American comedy-drama starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard: 2 wds. Show answer 5
#46 Guiding light from a lighthouse Show answer 6
#47 Illegal firing Show answer 5
#48 "Take ___!" Show answer 4
#49 Actor Jim Parsons played an avid bird blogger named Ichabod Crane in this 2011 comedy film starring Steve Martin: 3 wds. Show answer 10
#50 Position of leadership Show answer 4
#51 Clapton who sang "Layla" Show answer 4
#52 Scotland ___ (Police headquarters) Show answer 4
#53 "On ___ Majesty's Secret Service" (1969 James Bond film) Show answer 3
#54 Small pond hopper Show answer 4
#55 Airplane assignment Show answer 4
#56 It may need massaging Show answer 3
#57 Son of Prince Valiant Show answer 3
#58 Casual top Show answer 3
#59 Muhammad ___ Show answer 3
#60 "By ___!" (Brit's oath) Show answer 3
#61 Shrek for one Show answer 4
#62 Cinephile's network choice: Abbr. Show answer 3
#63 Strange Show answer 3
#64 Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were ____" Show answer 4
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About this puzzle

How the March 24, 2018 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 24, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SHELDONCOOPER at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 4 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.

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FAQ

March 24, 2018 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for March 24, 2018?
The March 24, 2018 grid has 64 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 64 clues. The longest answer is SHELDONCOOPER at 13 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
There is no companion puzzle on file for this date.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including March 23, 2018 and March 25, 2018.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the March 24, 2018 Crossword

01

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.

02

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.

03

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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 24, 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.

Last checked — Sep 9, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

64clues on this board
13longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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