Daily Themed Crossword March 5, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 5, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
March 5, 2020 — All 60 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Strike with an open hand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Thorn's site on a rose bush | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Mexican shell munchie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "For the first time ___ ..." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | "The ___" 2015 science fiction film starring Matt Damon which follows an astronaut who is left behind | Show answer | 7 | |
| #6 | Not tight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | At a ___ for words | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Theater award since 1956 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Walkman and Playstation maker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Filming site | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Volcano's output | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Expressed orally like some poetry | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Seashell seller in a tongue twister | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Stayed out of sight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | "Only Time" Irish singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Double-reed woodwind instrument | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Maker of Aspire PCs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | "The marksmen had ___ accuracy" (precise) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #19 | "Gangnam Style" rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | USB connection spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | "2001: A Space ___" 1968 epic science fiction film which follows a sentient computer's voyage to Jupiter | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | "That's kinda gross!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | "___: Miami" (forensic television drama): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Pirate's affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "Masterpiece" network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | "___ to meet you" (happy) | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | "Brokeback Mountain" director Ang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Span of years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Use a shovel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ Lanka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Race on snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | First-aid ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Slippery as winter roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Gian Lorenzo ___ baroque sculptor behind "Apollo and Daphne" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #35 | Gradually changed from apes to humans say | Show answer | 7 | |
| #36 | Singer Clapton of "Layla" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Caribbean or Red | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | 2013 science fiction film starring Sandra Bullock as an astronaut who is stranded in space | Show answer | 7 | |
| #39 | Special ceremonies or rituals | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Ginger ___ (soft drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | "Everything's fine": 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | "Monsters ___" 2001 animated movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Badminton barrier | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Alaskan King ___ (shelled creature) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | U.N. agency that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | "Dies ___" (Latin hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | 2014 science fiction film starring Matthew McConaughey which follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole | Show answer | 12 | |
| #48 | ___ Naldi American silent film actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Disco guy on "The Simpsons" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Water ___ (pond plant) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Adequately skilled | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Enjoy a Kindle say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Blaster's need: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Area (New York New Jersey and Connecticut): Hyph. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #55 | General atmosphere of a place say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Intergovernmental military alliance formed in 1949: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | City transport | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | American Jazz singer ___ Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Furniture hardwood | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Colored as Easter eggs | Show answer | 4 |
How the March 5, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 5, 2020, a Thursday. It contains 60 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INTERSTELLAR at 12 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 1 clue carries 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 5, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 5, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 5, 2020 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 60 clues with answers from 3 to 12 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 5, 2020 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 60 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 5, 2020 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, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.