Daily Themed Crossword March 8, 2021 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 8, 2021 grid, in puzzle order.
March 8, 2021 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Crush some potatoes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Simpsons bartender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | "Eight" in Spanish | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | "And others...": 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | George ___ creator of "Star Wars" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Paper size: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Parker of "South Park" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Distillation grain for whiskey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Stevie ___ multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the only woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | NICKS | 5 | |
| #10 | Onigiri wrapper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Baltimore's railroad partner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Speckled horse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Stock market launch: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Play a part | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Amounts entered on eBay | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | ___ the hatchet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Pancake house chain: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ Na Na American rock and roll group | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Drink with a polar bear mascot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Italian's "So long" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Billie ___ multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter nicknamed "Lady Day" | Show answer | 7 | |
| #22 | Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Rihanna's 2016 album featuring "Work" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | "Beautiful" singer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Eeyore is one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Fair-hiring initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Junior commissioned officer for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | "Finger lickin' good" chain: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Carole ___ multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the first female recipient of the Library of Gershwin Prize | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Tax-collecting agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___-turn (road sign): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Unknown on a schedule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Little one in a crib | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Stayed out of sight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Carry a tune without words | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Popular card game | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___ Grand (Las Vegas hotel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Loops (fruity breakfast rings) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Word after "pig" or "pony" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Tiananmen Square's city | Show answer | 7 | |
| #41 | ___ Mitchell multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and the first female musician to become a Companion of the Order of Canada | JONI | 4 | |
| #42 | Research institute in Fort Collins: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Recipe verb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Morrison's group with "The" | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Former NBA forward Lamar ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Scottish soccer player ___ Fraser | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | 2011 animated movie about a macaw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | School assignment | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | Poet's evening | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Decorative pitchers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Sticky strip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who is the first-ever recipient of Billboard's Woman of the Decade Award: 2 wds. | Show answer | 11 | |
| #53 | Actor Rickman of "Die Hard" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Outback jumpers informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Book-jacket part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | VCR alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Clock standard: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Black tie affair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Family name from "Schitt's Creek" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | "Dynasty" actress ___ Gillies lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Sound of a laser beam | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Wing length? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Fly like a glider | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Singer-songwriter ___ Max | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Hang ___ (surfer's maneuver) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | "S" in iOS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___-Tarts (toaster pastries) | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 8, 2021 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 8, 2021, a Monday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is TAYLORSWIFT at 11 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 8 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 2021 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 8, 2021 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 8, 2021 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 8, 2021 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 67 clues with answers from 3 to 11 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 8, 2021 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 8, 2021 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.