Daily Themed Crossword March 24, 2022 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 24, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.
March 24, 2022 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Midriff muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Behind schedule say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Spectator's disapproving sound | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Tai (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | East of ___ (John Steinbeck novel) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | The O of BYOB | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | A Life Less ___ 1997 Cameron Diaz starrer following two angels tasked with making two people fall in love | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | M on an application often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Hardly successful | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Defensive spray | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Salty expanse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Kathmandu's country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | 2005 superhero horror film starring Keanu Reeves as an exorcist who communicates with half-angels and half-demons | Show answer | 11 | |
| #14 | Japanese waist accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Bowler for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Muddy farm enclosure | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Mr. or Mrs. e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | 1999 fantasy comedy film on two fallen angels and their plan to return to heaven starring Ben Affleck | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Played around (with) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Paid athlete for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Burst of wind | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Give a stray a home say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Tom kha kai cuisine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | The ___ Kid 1985 American fantasy film starring Lewis Smith as a hip guardian angel | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | Like a trip taken all by oneself | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Absence of difficulty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | One who issues tickets informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Hammer head | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Severely shrunk Asian sea | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Little lamb's mom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | French for mine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Outhouse for livestock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Fries for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Pre-Easter period | Show answer | 6 | |
| #35 | Cavity filler's organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Period in office say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Only Time singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ constrictor (Amazon snake) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Hogwarts mail carrier | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Numero uno | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | ___ facto | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ Joe Black 1998 American fantasy film starring Brad Pitt as the angel of death | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | State of the Union channel: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Volcanic debris | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Leaning Tower site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___-Man (shrinking Marvel superhero) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Science writer Willy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ of Angels 1998 American fantasy film starring Nicolas Cage as an angel who falls in love with a mortal woman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Just a smidgen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | On the crest of say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Mel of baseball fame | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Science subject with dissection for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | 2010 American horror film starring Paul Bettany as a fallen archangel who helps save humanity | Show answer | 6 | |
| #54 | Academic URL ender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | It may cover a driveway | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Pie a la ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Butter used in cosmetics | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Drop that may be seen on a cheek | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ bitten twice shy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Field furrow maker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Work on a Word document maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Baker's measurement for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Garden weeding tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Pint at a bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Hard ___ rock: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 24, 2022 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 24, 2022, a Thursday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CONSTANTINE at 11 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 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 24, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 24, 2022 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 24, 2022 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 65 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 24, 2022 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 24, 2022 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.