Wednesday · March 16, 2022 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword March 16, 2022 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the March 16, 2022 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
7Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

March 16, 2022 — All 66 Clues

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

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#1 Ceiling summer cooler Show answer 3
#2 President Eisenhower's nickname Show answer 3
#3 Don't ___ stranger: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#4 Indian queen's drape Show answer 4
#5 LA's state for short Show answer 3
#6 Blaster at a Black Sabbath concert for short Show answer 3
#7 Hiker's hard journey Show answer 4
#8 ___ Ward Arrow actor who played Alex Crawford on The Bold Type Show answer 4
#9 Regular bar customer Show answer 3
#10 Colombian currency Show answer 4
#11 They may make you cry in the kitchen Show answer 6
#12 Pointy thing in a witch's closet Show answer 3
#13 Acetyl ending Show answer 3
#14 Surgeon's cutting tool Show answer 7
#15 I shouldn't have done that! Show answer 4
#16 Calder Cup organization: Abbr. Show answer 3
#17 Item carried around during a buffet Show answer 5
#18 Toy magnate ___ Schwarz Show answer 3
#19 Overly docile (rhymes with week) Show answer 4
#20 ___ Fahy One Life to Live actress who played Sutton Brady on The Bold Type Show answer 7
#21 Mother affectionately Show answer 3
#22 Ottoman empire honorific Show answer 3
#23 ___ Dee Chasing Life actress who played Kat Edison on The Bold Type Show answer 5
#24 Entrance to another dimension in sci-fi movies say Show answer 6
#25 Slumber party apparel for short Show answer 3
#26 Farming prefix Show answer 4
#27 Two aspirins a day e.g. Show answer 4
#28 ___ Jeannotte Good Witch actor who played Ryan Decker on The Bold Type Show answer 3
#29 Bottom part of a hair Show answer 4
#30 Are you saying ___ blame?: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#31 Refrigerator door display maybe Show answer 3
#32 Classified advertisement letters Show answer 3
#33 Diner sign element Show answer 4
#34 Cab passenger's payment Show answer 4
#35 Greek god of war Show answer 4
#36 ___ Boosheri Circumstance actress who played Adena on The Bold Type Show answer 6
#37 ___ see that! (Duh!): 2 wds. Show answer 4
#38 ___ Stevens American idol participant and actress who played Jane Sloan on The Bold Type Show answer 5
#39 John who sang Tiny Dancer Show answer 5
#40 Instrument that sounds fishy? Show answer 4
#41 Expressive genre Show answer 3
#42 Sharp as a student Show answer 3
#43 Engine additive letters Show answer 3
#44 Road traveler's rest stop Show answer 5
#45 New prefix? Show answer 3
#46 Smartphone program for short Show answer 3
#47 American Uncle? Show answer 3
#48 Revolutionary Guevara Show answer 3
#49 Lager alternative Show answer 3
#50 Go on the ___ (skip town) Show answer 3
#51 One-kind connector: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#52 Wendy's Peter ___ Show answer 3
#53 Dad's boy Show answer 3
#54 I'm a little ___ short and stout Show answer 6
#55 Kellogg's waffle brand Show answer 4
#56 Miles's metric counterpart for short Show answer 3
#57 Melora ___ The Office actress who played Jacqueline Carlyle on The Bold Type Show answer 6
#58 Chicago's international airport Show answer 5
#59 Myopic Mr. of cartoons Show answer 5
#60 Not latched as a door Show answer 4
#61 ___ she the best? Show answer 4
#62 Large library filler? Show answer 4
#63 In the matter of: 2 wds. Show answer 4
#64 Use Somebody band Kings of ___ Show answer 4
#65 Cuddling at the cinema say: Abbr. Show answer 3
#66 Sushi garnish Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the March 16, 2022 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 16, 2022, a Wednesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SCALPEL at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 5 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 2022 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 16, 2022 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

March 16, 2022 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for March 16, 2022?
The March 16, 2022 grid has 66 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 66 clues. The longest answer is SCALPEL at 7 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for March 16, 2022 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including March 15, 2022 and March 17, 2022.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the March 16, 2022 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 7 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 16, 2022 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 16, 2022 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
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
7longest 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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