Daily Themed Crossword March 9, 2020 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 9, 2020 grid, in puzzle order.
March 9, 2020 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Face-powder mineral | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | "Ideas worth spreading" talks | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Director Kazan of "East of Eden" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Bambi's family | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Actress Marisa of "What Women Want" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Boxing bout enders: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Big name in packaged soup | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | "Days of ___ Lives" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Nine-digit ID: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | ___ Dorough member of the group "Backstreet Boys" who released a solo album "Back to Me" in 2011 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Web designer's code: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Move money from one account to another | Show answer | 8 | |
| #13 | Prefix with "zoic" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Mortgage broker's offering | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Pub order | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | "The ___ now is on you." (responsibility) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Vowel-rich cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Tell a whopper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Sunrise time in poetry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | "When I ___ kid ...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Nick ___ member of the group "Backstreet Boys" who released a solo album titled "All American" in 2015 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Beachgoers' hues | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Close ___ (approach): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Sites for military flights: 2 wds. | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | Fifth element | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Circle segment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Educational institution for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Tango requirement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | "Holier ___ thou" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Chop with an axe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | "Honest ___" (presidential nickname) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Tolkien monster | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Short-lived trend | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Gardner of "The Barefoot Contessa" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Morning beads on the grass | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | "___ Engine" software system to find things on the Internet: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #37 | Take home as pay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Toothy group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | New Year's ___ (preceding day) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Be in debt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Hullabaloo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | High-speed Internet letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Etch or sketch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Lubricated say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Grove items that are rich in Vitamin C | Show answer | 7 | |
| #46 | Outlook competitor from Google | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | Brilliant flourish | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Former U.N. leader Annan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Richardson member of the group "Backstreet Boys" who was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame | Show answer | 5 | |
| #50 | Brother of Donald Trump Jr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Wind direction indicator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Alexander James ___ member of the group "Backstreet Boys" who is also a contributor for the "It Gets Better Project" | Show answer | 6 | |
| #53 | Listening organs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Lhasa ___ (dog breed) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Tree house? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___ cavity (mouth) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Ancient | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | October birthstone | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Wee Reese former professional baseball player | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Orangutan for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Penalty for a parking violation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | "Star Wars" princess | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Blog feed letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Cooled with cubes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Shoulder muscle for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Drunkard | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 9, 2020 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 9, 2020, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is WEBSEARCH at 9 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 2020 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 9, 2020 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 9, 2020 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 9, 2020 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 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, 2020 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 9, 2020 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.