Daily Themed Crossword March 8, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 8, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
March 8, 2018 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Keys beside Caps Lock on a keyboard | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Increase with "up" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Injure severely | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Jab with a finger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Resort island in Italy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Civil War letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | "The ___ from the boiling water cooks the dumplings." | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | End of grace | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Provide protection | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Top half of a Capricorn symbol | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | "The ___ Love" (American science-fiction thriller): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Molecule part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "Beloved" author Morrison | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | ___ Paulo Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Cash dispenser: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "Do ___ others.." | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Cartoonist ___ Browne who created "Hagar the Horrible" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Great ___ Dee River | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Millions of years | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Actor Tom Hanks's character in 2004 comedy-drama "The Terminal" which was inspired by a real-life person named ___ Nasseri: 2 wds. | MEHRANKARIMI | 12 | |
| #21 | Shudder at | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | The "k" in kgs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Huge amounts: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Target | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | "___ be nice to have him over." | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | People hired to spin tracks: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Expression of anger | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | "Call Me Maybe" singer's middle name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Quantity: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Economic yardstick: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Day-___ (paint manufacturer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | ___ Arad (Founder of Marvel Studios) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | "This Is Not Happening" host ___ Shaffir | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Sprinted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Squid ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actor Tom Hanks's character in 2005 historical drama "Bridge of Spies" which was inspired by a real-life lawyer named ___: 3 wds. | JAMESBDONOVAN | 13 | |
| #37 | Eye affliction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Owl's hideout | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | ___ Cassini (designer for Jackie Kennedy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ in stone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Dance form in which the footwork creates distinct sounds | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Connect two points | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Alaska North ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Internet slang for "it's your fault": Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | "For those in ___ on the sea" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Baked dish with a crusty base | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ of the situation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Japanese deer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actor Tom Hanks's character in an eponymously titled biographical drama inspired by a real-life airline captain named Chesley ___ | SULLENBERGER | 12 | |
| #50 | Western Indians | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Marcus ___ of MGM Studio | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Closest buddies for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Impressive | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Marathon for e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Langston Hughes poem: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | To and ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Wok like vessel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Opposite of paleo- | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Hold on to | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Shark ___ soup (Chinese delicacy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Rocks on a drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | "___ speak": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Cunning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Corp. head: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 8, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 8, 2018, a Thursday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is JAMESBDONOVAN at 13 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 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 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 8, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 8, 2018 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 64 clues with answers from 3 to 13 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.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 8, 2018 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.
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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.