Daily Themed Crossword March 5, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 5, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
March 5, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Attorney's area of expertise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | At a low ___ (in a weak state) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Snip with scissors | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Earth's line of rotation e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Plunging neckline shape for a tee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Squid's defensive secretion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Basil-flavored pasta sauce | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Body part aptly hidden in hearing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Not ___ shabby! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Australian-American singer whose 1972 song became an anthem for the women's liberation movement: 2 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #11 | The ___ of the Worlds H.G. Wells novel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Prefix with pod for a three-legged camera stand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Butterfingered fella | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Letter with a twisty shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Japanese cartoon art genre | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ the lines of (similar to) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Part one of 18a's 1972 female empowerment lyric: 3 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #18 | South ___ (Seoul's country) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #19 | Express disapproval as a sports fan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Something to put a houseplant in | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Glass half ___ (pessimistic view) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Important promise like I do | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Part two of 18a's 1972 female empowerment lyric: 3 wds. | Show answer | 10 | |
| #24 | Loving nickname similar to honey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Neighbor of X on a keyboard phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Unkind and wicked | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Bird that's scared away by farmers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Magician's rabbit-procuring accessory | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Neat display | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Tabby in an alley e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___-la-la! (humming syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Eli's Ivy League school | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Swimmer's unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Lumber-chopping tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | I ___ you were here (I miss you) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Don't ___ think about it! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Grizzly or Polar mammal | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Artist's topper perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Austin or Boston e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Spanish number after cero | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Boxer wins the bout!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Slow-cooked meal like ratatouille | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Suffix with Cray to give a crayon brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Poetic before | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Sketch with a pencil | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | T-Rex or Triceratops for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Acorn-dropping tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | ___ vera (soothing succulent) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | In no way shape or ___ (not at all) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Sister or brother for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Mischief-making pipsqueak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ Zedong Chinese revolutionary | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Suffix with differ or consist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | One crying Uncle? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Golden ___ Bridge San Francisco | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Change one's residence say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Billionaire's luxury boat | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | It's a whale of a movie? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Don't ___ Be Happy (1988 Bobby McFerrin song) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Bring up? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Company that owns Facebook and Instagram | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Otherworldly glow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Not an imitation? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Secretly send an email to: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | The Altar observed by astronomers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Many a Twitter profile allegedly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Soap maker's stock | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 5, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 5, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HELENREDDY at 10 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 3 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 5, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 5, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 5, 2023 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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, 2023 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 5, 2023 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.