Daily Themed Crossword March 17, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 17, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
March 17, 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 | Legal drama series ___ & Order | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Fourth-of-July-celebrating nation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Farewell word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ of the Tiger (Rocky III theme song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Limbs used for hugging | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Brit's restroom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Stayin' Alive band Bee ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Ink or paint stain (rhymes with clot) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Mantelpiece container that usually contains ashes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Clip-___ (earrings for unpierced ears) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Like someone from Athens | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | What did you ___ me? (Repeat that): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Chicago White ___ MLB team that wears the Halfway to St. Patrick's Day uniforms in September | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Command to a dog | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | 60-minute durations for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Ankle-to-knee area | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Singer Rita ___ of Let You Love Me | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Tampa ___ Lightning NHL team that has worn green and plaid uniforms to honor St. Patrick's Day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Put to work | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Off-target in a way | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Happy dog's tail movement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Novelist ___ Wallace of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Six-pack muscles for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Toronto ___ Leafs NHL team that has worn green and white St. Pats jerseys to honor their previous name and St. Patrick's Day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Walk like a proud peacock | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Direction opposite NNW as seen on a map: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Capital of Philippines? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Tom Hooper's ___ Miserables | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Cincinnati ___ MLB team that was famously one of the first to wear green and white uniforms to honor St. Patrick's Day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | K-O connector | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Actor DiCaprio to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Uber Eats display | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Yang's counterpart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Masseuse's workplace | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Thick piece of concrete | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Break a ___! (Good luck!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Navy affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ hours (early morning) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Link to a website: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Pollution problems that affect visibility | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | The Jetsons pet with a space-related name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Toronto ___ Jays MLB team that has worn green caps to honor St. Patrick's Day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | New ___ (The Big Apple) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Billion-year span | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Soak up like a paper towel | Show answer | 6 | |
| #46 | Vegan milk option | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | To the ___ degree (to the utmost extent) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | George Strait's All My ___ Live in Texas | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Alexa rival | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | It's just ___ too colorful for my liking (bit much): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Miss Piggy e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | See-___ (children's park attraction) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Ship's body | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___ the sun! (words when looking at a sunrise): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Jersey Devils NHL team that has worn their green throwback uniforms to honor St. Patrick's Day | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Root veggies served on Thanksgiving | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Organ aptly hidden in hear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Food for a vehicle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Chicago ___ NBA team that used to go all green to honor St. Patrick's Day | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Extremely inclined as a cliff | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Makes the hair wavy in a way | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Prefix for final or circle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Where Knoxville and Nashville are for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Twist together like yarns | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | And ___ knight starts on his quest ...: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Viper roll fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Double-helix genetic material: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Captain Nemo's vessel for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 17, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 17, 2026, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ABSORB at 6 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 4 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 17, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 17, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 17, 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 6 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 17, 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 17, 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.