Daily Themed Crossword March 5, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 5, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
March 5, 2026 — 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 | ___ date (essay deadline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Meowing house pet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | It's c-c-cold! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Not on as a switch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Make up a story say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ de Janeiro 2016 Olympics host | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Bygone Roman garb (anagram of goat) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Murder Mystery actor ___ Sandler | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Do some sums | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Angeles California city that was Marilyn Monroe's birthplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Michael ___ actor who was considered for the role of James Bond but is instead famous for The Italian Job | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Staircase units | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | A day has 24 of these for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | ___-wee's Big Holiday (2016 movie) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Number of sides for a decagon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Hard ___ rock: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Christian ___ actor who was considered for the role of James Bond but is best known for playing Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy | BALE | 4 | |
| #18 | Put on Etsy perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Lion's little one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | A rose may have a thorny one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Cee successor alphabetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | This bus will take you from point ___ point B quickly: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Game show hosts: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Michael ___ actor who was considered for the role of James Bond but is better remembered as Dumbledore from the Harry Potter franchise | GAMBON | 6 | |
| #25 | Weighing device in a bathroom | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Don't mind ___ do: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Actress ___ Arthur of The Golden Girls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Vanish ___ thin air (disappear suddenly) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Duke Ellington's I ___ Song Go Out of My Heart: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Miles and miles away | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Palindromic lunch hour | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | ___ Neeson actor who was considered for the role of James Bond but is instead famous for Schindler's List | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Picnic pest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Give it a shot! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Leftover morsel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | i or j topper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Saucer in the sky: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Letters after D | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | School periods | Show answer | 7 | |
| #40 | First-___ kit (emergency kit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | What professors do | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Kellogg's Raisin ___ (popular breakfast choice) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Ferris wheel or roller coaster e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Pole used for fishing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Pale pub drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | 03 month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Say no to with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Every day ___ new day: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Train passenger's reservation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Prefix with phone or graph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Reading Rainbow network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | The Simpsons neighbor Flanders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Crust formed on a wound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Prefix with correct to mean a texting feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Actress ___ Stone of Cruella | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___ of Doom (DC Comics supervillain group) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Green plant part where photosynthesis takes place | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | ___ Jovi glam metal band known for Livin' on a Prayer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | ___ Eastwood actor who was considered for the role of James Bond but is famously known for the Dirty Harry films | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Mister in Mexico | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Place to grind pepper or flour | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Close as an envelope | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Grant actor who was considered for the role of James Bond but was renowned for North by Northwest | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Closest pal: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Happy Meal component often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Vowel trio after a | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | It's used to fill a crack in the road | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Invoice term for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 5, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 5, 2026, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CLASSES at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 5, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 5, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 5, 2026 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 7 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, 2026 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, 2026 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.