Daily Themed Crossword March 8, 2019 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 8, 2019 grid, in puzzle order.
March 8, 2019 — 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 | "A ___ of smoke rose up..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Heart's desire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "It all started with a small ___." (thought) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | ___ of chocolate (solid bar) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Greeting that usually precedes "Nice to meet you!" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Taunting remark | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Quick punch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | "End of ___" (great period): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Initiated | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Authorization to enter a foreign country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Promise meant to be honored | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "To what do I ___ the pleasure?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Exclamation of amazement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Doing nothing at all | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Container hung from a height filled with treats that's broken as part of celebrations in Mexico | Show answer | 6 | |
| #16 | Conifer that could become a Christmas tree | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Jima Japanese island that is a famous WWII battle site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Navy ___ (elite U.S. Navy commando) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | "___ your pardon" (one way of apologizing politely): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Do some stitching | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Chilean poet-diplomat and politician known for his collection "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #22 | "The ___ Love" science-fiction thriller film from 2014: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Dust or grime that soils a cloth | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "She's ___ roll!" (doing great): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Your Next Bold Move" singer DiFranco | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Pointy tool for making holes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Bart's grandpa on "The Simpsons" informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Human anatomy subject for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Deer that's smaller than a moose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Seventh letter of the Greek alphabet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Electric current unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Mesmerized by a performance say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | NBC sitcom starring the extraterrestrial Gordon Shumway that aired in the late 80s | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | "As ___..." (according to) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Make an earnest attempt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ Yeats Irish poet who wrote the poem "The Second Coming" and helped found the Abbey Theatre: 2 wds. | Show answer | 13 | |
| #37 | Bart's sister on the show in 22a | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Trouble someone | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Abbreviation for the French name of the International Union of Radio Science | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Thor's sly brother in "The Avengers" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ favor ("please" in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Cook with fat in a pan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Call for help in Morse code | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Father compared to the son in terms of age | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | ___ off (fend off a threat) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Government agency responsible for air travel safety: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Storage area below the roof | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Had on as a dress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | American poet and essayist often called the father of free verse and who wrote the poem "Song of Myself": 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #50 | Small but loud brown bird | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Plural of "mouse" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Prayer ending word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Home for babies of 44d | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Spider's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "Which person?" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | David Guetta song "___ Mama" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Show courage to undertake a task | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | What the clock tells | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Suffix with "mountain" to mean the person who climbs it | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | "The best ___!" (of all time) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Puts the finishing touch on a cake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "See you later!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | ___ McCormack Kevin Bacon's character in "Footloose" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | One-hundredth of a dollar | Show answer | 4 |
How the March 8, 2019 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 8, 2019, a Friday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WILLIAMBUTLER at 13 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 7 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 2019 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 8, 2019 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 8, 2019 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 8, 2019 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.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for March 8, 2019 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 8, 2019 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.