Daily Themed Crossword March 9, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 9, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
March 9, 2023 — 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 | Baghdad's country | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Small recipe measurement briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Hoofed animal that brays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | List of a restaurant's dishes say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | You're so funny!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Skip to My ___ (dance song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Garfield's canine roommate | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Aid and ___ (help a criminal) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | We're on ___ way home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | C'___ la vie! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ Monsters 2019 comedy film starring Lupita Nyong'o and Alexander England | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Wish-granting Aladdin character | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Ladies' room in London slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Playing surface for a game of Twister | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Dr. of hip-hop? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | ___ Bareilles who sang Saint Honesty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Classroom sphere for studying the Earth | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | 2014 action film featuring Lupita Nyong'o and Liam Neeson: Hyph. | Show answer | 7 | |
| #19 | Lion's pride? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Prefix with dermis for the outer layer of the skin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Ang ___ Ride with the Devil director | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Unit of hope? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Employee whose boss is Santa maybe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | The ___ Book Oscar-winning 2016 film where Lupita Nyong'o voiced Raksha | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Bright gas in a diner sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Singer-songwriter Yoko | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | ___ Impala The Less I Know the Better band | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Uses elbow grease on | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Academic email address-ending letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Super dry as a desert | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Mystery solver's hint | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Round ___ virgin... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Johannesburg's country: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Actress Pataky of Poker Face | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Texter's I believe that...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Cherry's color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Alex and ___ (jewelry retailer) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ of Katwe 2016 biopic starring Lupita Nyong'o and David Oyelowo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Put it on the ___! (regular bar customer's statement) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Turtle or snail home | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Backyard spot with outdoor furniture perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | You're in ___ of trouble! (words from an angry father): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | ___ sister (female BFF) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Affirmative answer similar to Okay! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | One with intense dislike for something say (rhymes with crater) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #46 | Coleslaw or fries e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Mix and flip as a salad | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Fancy and festive party say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Alma mater for William Prince of Wales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Tom and Jerry studio: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Chemistry suffix with ethyl or benz | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Georgia's capital for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Seafood delicacy that's a homophone of row | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Tarzan's pal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | The Titanic's downfall for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Unwrapped and unboxed as birthday presents | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | River flowing through Egypt | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Place to kiss the bride perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | 12 ___ a Slave Oscar-winning 2013 film starring Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Star Wars: The ___ Awakens Oscar-nominated 2015 film featuring Lupita Nyong'o and Harrison Ford | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ Tribbiani Friends character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Reverse that command on Google Docs | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Name place animal or thing | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ and void (legally invalid) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Mamma ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | The wheels on the ___ go round and... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Word before angel or anemone | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 9, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 9, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is NONSTOP at 7 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 2 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 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 9, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 9, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 9, 2023 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 7 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, 2023 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 9, 2023 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.