Daily Themed Crossword March 9, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 9, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
March 9, 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 | X-___ Marvel superhero team | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Elsa's sister in Frozen with a palindromic name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | Place for a nap | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Missing from military duty: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Great Barrier ___ Australia | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Metallic mine find | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Animal rights organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ... and they lived happily ___ after | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ and yang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Weasley who married Hermione Granger | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Money ___ grow on trees! | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | ___ Del Rey singer-songwriter who drops her own name in the lyrics to the 2012 song This Is What Makes Us Girls | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Direction opposite NNW: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Chinese way of life | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | M in SMS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Gone ___ the Wind (1939 epic film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | ___ Styles pop star who drops his own name in the lyrics to the 2022 song As It Was | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | PC key below X | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Lanka (Asian island nation) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Federal department concerning farmers: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Film set VIP for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Piece of real estate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___ Mahal white marble monument in India | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Mariah ___ legendary diva who drops her own name in the lyrics to the 2005 song Don't Forget About Us | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Texas city featured in the sports drama Friday Night Lights | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Cornea's place | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Lab or pug for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Author unknown for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | ___ Gaga pop icon who drops her own name in the lyrics to the 2009 song Bad Romance | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Do some excavating | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Loch ___ mythical Scottish monster | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Call Me by ___ Name (2017 film starring Timothee Chalamet) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | ___-Caps (chocolate candy sprinkled with white dots) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Two days after Sunday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Word before Miserables in a popular Victor Hugo title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Treasure hunt prop | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | She sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Do ___ disturb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Big concert venues | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Las Vegas' state for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | My next guest ___ no introduction (host's opening line perhaps) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Hairdos for Jimi Hendrix and the Jackson 5 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Beastie ___ hip-hop group who drop the band name in the lyrics to the 1986 song Fight for Your Right | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ Brockovich movie starring Julia Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Mark on a car after a collision | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ Croft protagonist of the Tomb Raider video games | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | I am ___ way home (I'm going home): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Wee backward | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | The ___ of the Rings (film trilogy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Two days after 61a for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | ___ in apple ... (speller's words): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Actor Josh ___ who voiced Olaf from Frozen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Small piece of land in the ocean | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Helen of ___ (Greek mythology figure) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Billboard chart-topper say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Sewer scurriers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Driver's ID | Show answer | 7 | |
| #58 | Food holder in a cafeteria | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Wise ___ owl: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | ___ Jackson R&B singer who drops her own name in the lyrics to the 1986 song Nasty | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | On that you can ___ ... (As Time Goes By lyric) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ___ and ends (various things) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | How you ___? (Joey's catchphrase in Friends) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Waffle brand from Stranger Things | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Buckeye State school: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Internet company once known for mailing out free trial CDs: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Kind of date for an expectant mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | 1997 and 2026 for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 9, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 9, 2026, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LICENSE 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 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 9, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 9, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 9, 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 9, 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 9, 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.