Wednesday · March 5, 2025 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword March 5, 2025 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the March 5, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
6Abbreviations
Answers

March 5, 2025 — All 68 Clues

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

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#1 World Wide ___ Show answer 3
#2 Happy tail movement Show answer 3
#3 Sole cleaner at the door Show answer 3
#4 Eye's colored part Show answer 4
#5 Tool used by cobblers to punch holes Show answer 3
#6 Raggedy ___ doll Show answer 3
#7 Met ___ (annual fundraiser) Show answer 4
#8 Four-___ clover Show answer 4
#9 Remy from Ratatouille e.g. Show answer 3
#10 Collection of names or items Show answer 4
#11 ___ Geller NYU professor from Friends who has a Ph.D. in Paleontology Show answer 4
#12 Stretch the truth Show answer 3
#13 Part of the psyche Show answer 3
#14 Eighth month of the year for short Show answer 3
#15 Empty as a well Show answer 3
#16 I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do band Show answer 4
#17 Frasier ___ radio host and psychiatrist from Frasier who has a Ph.D. in Psychiatry Show answer 5
#18 The Good Doctor network: Abbr. Show answer 3
#19 Word before France or Jordan Show answer 3
#20 Red resident of Sesame Street Show answer 4
#21 Radiologist's tool: Abbr. Show answer 3
#22 Hot ___ (stadium food) Show answer 3
#23 Bother a lot Show answer 3
#24 UFO passengers: Abbr. Show answer 3
#25 T on some test questions Show answer 4
#26 Brooklyn Nine-Nine police organization: Abbr. Show answer 4
#27 ___ Farrah Fowler neuroscientist from The Big Bang Theory who has a Ph.D. in Neurobiology Show answer 3
#28 ___ Almighty (2007 Steve Carell film) Show answer 4
#29 Opposite of manual for short Show answer 4
#30 Aid in locating a pirate's treasure Show answer 3
#31 Savings plan letters Show answer 3
#32 Spencer ___ FBI agent from Criminal Minds who has multiple Ph.Ds in Chemistry Engineering and Mathematics Show answer 4
#33 Hydrogen's atomic number Show answer 3
#34 Diarist Anais ___ Show answer 3
#35 Programmer's keyword following if Show answer 4
#36 Store-bought hair say Show answer 3
#37 Reputation or 1989 to Taylor Swift Show answer 3
#38 Actor Murray of Ghostbusters and SNL fame Show answer 4
#39 ___ White high school teacher turned drug kingpin from Breaking Bad who has a Ph.D. in Chemistry Show answer 6
#40 In ___ of (amazed by) Show answer 3
#41 Intimidating look Show answer 5
#42 Planet between Earth and Jupiter Show answer 4
#43 California's Santa ___ River Show answer 3
#44 Dynamite's relative: Abbr. Show answer 3
#45 Take a trip by ship Show answer 4
#46 Driving hazard Show answer 3
#47 Fries for a hamburger Show answer 4
#48 And ___ new chapter begins ...: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#49 Nail every answer on a test say Show answer 3
#50 Internet address: Abbr. Show answer 3
#51 School of whales Show answer 3
#52 Starchy veggie that may be purple in color Show answer 3
#53 Like some apples or spoiled milk Show answer 3
#54 Condensed life story briefly Show answer 3
#55 Lionel Messi's country for short Show answer 3
#56 Pinot ___ (red wine) Show answer 4
#57 Temperance ___ forensic anthropologist from Bones who has multiple Ph.Ds in Anthropology Forensic Anthropology and Kinesiology BRENNAN 7
#58 Seattle or Atlanta e.g. Show answer 4
#59 Feel sorry about Show answer 3
#60 ___ Cozner character from Brooklyn Nine-Nine who has a Ph.D. in Classical Studies Show answer 5
#61 Extra as a bedroom Show answer 5
#62 Use a keyboard say Show answer 4
#63 Old-fashioned showdown Show answer 4
#64 Te ___ (Spanish for I love you) Show answer 3
#65 Yes ___ (Jim Carrey movie) Show answer 3
#66 The Grand Canyon's state for short Show answer 3
#67 Archaic and apt anagram for it's Show answer 3
#68 Shelley's To a Skylark e.g. Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the March 5, 2025 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 5, 2025, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BRENNAN at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 5, 2025 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, 2025 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for March 5, 2025?
The March 5, 2025 grid has 68 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 68 clues. The longest answer is BRENNAN at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 6 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for March 5, 2025 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, 2025 and March 6, 2025.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the March 5, 2025 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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, 2025 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 5, 2025 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

68clues on this board
7longest 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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