Friday · March 20, 2026 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword March 20, 2026 Answers

All 69 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the March 20, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.

69Clues
6Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

March 20, 2026 — All 69 Clues

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

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#1 Uncooked like salad veggies Show answer 3
#2 A long time ___ in a galaxy far far away ... Show answer 3
#3 Tequila serving Show answer 4
#4 Incoming flight info: Abbr. Show answer 3
#5 Line of airplane seats Show answer 3
#6 Drained of color Show answer 4
#7 Bear's home Show answer 3
#8 ___ Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece) Show answer 4
#9 Alan ___ (M.A.S.H star) Show answer 4
#10 Runs out of juice like a cell phone Show answer 4
#11 ___ toucan bright-beaked tropical bird which appears in Rio as the romantic and wise Rafael voiced by George Lopez Show answer 4
#12 ___ to a Nightingale (poem by John Keats) Show answer 3
#13 One of five on a foot Show answer 3
#14 ___ Wars (film with the opening crawl in 4a) Show answer 4
#15 Dora's companion who shows her the way Show answer 3
#16 Kit ___ wafer bar brand Show answer 3
#17 Chest bone that's part of a cage Show answer 3
#18 May ___ excused? (Can I leave? politely): 2 wds. Show answer 3
#19 ___ macaw blue bird that belongs to the star species in Rio represented by Blu and Jewel voiced by Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway SPIXS 5
#20 President Eisenhower lovingly Show answer 3
#21 Shop ___ You Drop (1991 game show) Show answer 3
#22 Out on the ocean Show answer 4
#23 Liquor in a martini Show answer 3
#24 Poli-___ major Show answer 3
#25 Once ___ a time ... (fairy tale opening) Show answer 4
#26 Yellow ___ bright bird which appears in Rio as the samba-loving Nico voiced by Jamie Foxx Show answer 6
#27 Nepal's continent Show answer 4
#28 Nowhere near Show answer 4
#29 American Girl singer ___ Petty Show answer 3
#30 ___-billed toucan rainbow-colored bird which appears in Rio as Eva Rafael's wife voiced by Bebel Gilberto Show answer 4
#31 Retail event at the end of a season Show answer 4
#32 Alphabet-starting trio of letters Show answer 3
#33 Put two and two together Show answer 3
#34 Fruit drink suffix Show answer 3
#35 A teacher should ___ role model for their students: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#36 ___-crested cardinal chili-colored bird which appears in Rio as Pedro voiced by will.i.am Show answer 3
#37 No thanks I already ___ (dinner invitation refusal) Show answer 3
#38 Hogwarts magic stick Show answer 4
#39 United States ___ Forces (military) Show answer 5
#40 Canada ___ migratory bird which appears in Rio as the species for Alice and Chloe voiced by Jane Lynch and Wanda Sykes Show answer 5
#41 At your ___ risk Show answer 3
#42 Astronaut's domain Show answer 5
#43 Luminous circle often depicting saintliness Show answer 4
#44 Like a centenarian Show answer 3
#45 Afternoon brew Show answer 3
#46 ___ girl! (Bravo girl!) Show answer 4
#47 Should ___ shouldn't ...: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#48 ___!... I Did It Again (Britney Spears' song) Show answer 4
#49 Lanka lead-in Show answer 3
#50 Start to Tok for a popular social media app Show answer 3
#51 Homer Simpson's old man Show answer 3
#52 Actor Gibson of Mad Max Show answer 3
#53 Don't complicate the matter in textspeak: Abbr. Show answer 3
#54 Wood chopper Show answer 3
#55 Air travel safety agency: Abbr. Show answer 3
#56 Put ___ writing (document something): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#57 Container that says Use Me Show answer 3
#58 ___ in the neck (hassle) Show answer 4
#59 Soccer cheer Show answer 4
#60 Bony plate on a fish's body Show answer 5
#61 Day ___ (facility for children) Show answer 4
#62 Like a dirty Kleenex Show answer 4
#63 The ___ Piper of Hamelin Show answer 4
#64 You can start ___ at a bar (open a running account): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#65 Judge's gown Show answer 4
#66 Spell-it-out song by Village People Show answer 4
#67 Wanted poster letters Show answer 3
#68 Cool ___ cucumber: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#69 It's all the rage Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the March 20, 2026 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 20, 2026, a Friday. It contains 69 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CANARY at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 6 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 20, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

March 20, 2026 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for March 20, 2026?
The March 20, 2026 grid has 69 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 69 clues. The longest answer is CANARY at 6 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for March 20, 2026 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including March 19, 2026 and March 21, 2026.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the March 20, 2026 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 69 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.

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 20, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 69 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 20, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

69clues on this board
6longest 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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