Friday · March 5, 2021 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword March 5, 2021 Answers

All 67 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the March 5, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.

67Clues
8Longest
3Shortest
5Abbreviations
Answers

March 5, 2021 — All 67 Clues

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

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#1 "Folsom Prison Blues" singer Johnny ___ Show answer 4
#2 Cassette successors: Abbr. Show answer 3
#3 "The Dick Van ____ Show" (1960s sitcom) Show answer 4
#4 Char as a steak Show answer 4
#5 John Krasinski's "A Quiet ___" Show answer 5
#6 Sports team's tally for short Show answer 3
#7 Snug as jeans Show answer 5
#8 ___ gin fizz (cocktail) Show answer 4
#9 Razor insert Show answer 5
#10 Toot one's own horn Show answer 4
#11 ___ Payne-Scott Australian radiophysics pioneer and the first female radio astronomer Show answer 4
#12 Wheel turner Show answer 4
#13 "___ whiz!" Show answer 3
#14 Seaworthy affirmative Show answer 3
#15 Actress Reinhart from "Chemical Hearts" Show answer 4
#16 Dwelling made from snow blocks Show answer 5
#17 Lavish as accommodations Show answer 4
#18 Reggae predecessor Show answer 3
#19 Intensely excited Show answer 4
#20 Up to the task Show answer 4
#21 Caroline ___ German astronomer who was the first paid female scientist Show answer 8
#22 Q-Tip for one Show answer 4
#23 Hair colorant Show answer 3
#24 Drenched Show answer 3
#25 Be indebted Show answer 3
#26 Typing speed stat.: Abbr. Show answer 3
#27 Organization found in bowling alleys: Abbr. Show answer 3
#28 Bread with a pocket Show answer 4
#29 Bond creator ___ Fleming Show answer 3
#30 ___ la la (singsong syllable) Show answer 3
#31 Succumb to gravity Show answer 3
#32 ___ up (absorb) Show answer 3
#33 "With all ___ respect..." Show answer 3
#34 Hibernation spot Show answer 3
#35 Suffix for "Japan" or "Siam" Show answer 3
#36 First word of Dante's "Inferno" Show answer 3
#37 ___ A. Williams American radio astronomer who was the first African-American woman to gain a PhD in Astronomy Show answer 7
#38 "Brick Lane" author Monica ___ Show answer 3
#39 Cowboy's workplace or salad dressing Show answer 5
#40 Mickey e.g. Show answer 5
#41 Milky gemstone Show answer 4
#42 Santa ___ winds Show answer 3
#43 Internet connection delay Show answer 3
#44 Orange discard Show answer 4
#45 ___ Mitchell astronomer who was the first female professor of astronomy and the first American to discover a comet Show answer 5
#46 Sixty seconds say for short Show answer 3
#47 Morgan Freeman or Al Pacino e.g. Show answer 5
#48 ___ Lovelace 19th century English mathematician who was regarded the first computer programmer Show answer 3
#49 ABBA's genre Show answer 5
#50 Horror film staple Show answer 4
#51 College application stat: Abbr. Show answer 3
#52 Substandard Show answer 4
#53 ___ Payne-Gaposchkin British astronomer and the woman who first explained the chemical composition of stars Show answer 7
#54 Hearing aids? Show answer 4
#55 Apple's Tablet Show answer 4
#56 Prefix with "space" or "plane" Show answer 4
#57 TV channel that aired "Jersey Shore" Show answer 3
#58 Marshy lands Show answer 4
#59 Fez toque and tam Show answer 4
#60 ___ talk (coach's speech) Show answer 3
#61 Formula 1 race stop Show answer 3
#62 "Star Trek: The Next Generation" counselor Deanna ___ Show answer 4
#63 ___-A-Fella Records (Jay-Z's label) Show answer 3
#64 Nicole ___ Parker from "Soul Food" Show answer 3
#65 ___ Rubin American astronomer whose observations confirmed the existence of dark matter Show answer 4
#66 Almost sold-out sign in theatres: Abbr. Show answer 3
#67 "On the ___" (on time) Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the March 5, 2021 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 5, 2021, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HERSCHEL at 8 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. 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 5, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

March 5, 2021 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for March 5, 2021?
The March 5, 2021 grid has 67 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 67 clues. The longest answer is HERSCHEL at 8 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 5 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for March 5, 2021 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including March 4, 2021 and March 6, 2021.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the March 5, 2021 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for March 5, 2021 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 5, 2021 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
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

67clues on this board
8longest 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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