Daily Themed Crossword March 12, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 12, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
March 12, 2023 — 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 | Desktop alternatives to iMacs say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Scottish boy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | This is the ___ straw! (No more chances!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | Enjoy a burrito say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Old age fund letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Soothing succulent in some skin creams | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Flightless Aussie bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Used an ottoman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Fisherman's hope? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Roasted or grilled Middle Eastern dish that consists of skewered meat or veggies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | I'm not ___ to come to the phone right now... (voicemail message) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Sis's sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Texter's response to a joke: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Utensil for eating soup | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Corn ___ sausage coated with cornmeal batter deep-fried and served on a stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Month after August for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ hat (construction worker's headgear) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Singer Lipa of New Rules | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Type of shirt that might have a popped collar | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Letter after emm? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Owl's cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Garbage disposal spot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Hog's mate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Most liked in texting slang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Layered Spanish appetizer consisting of bread meat or veggies and served on a stick | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Soccer player's asset | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Apple's cousin that's poached for desserts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ Lingus (Irish airline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Alias letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ mater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Gentle touch on the shoulder say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Brewery barrel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Chicken American entree that consists of fried cubes of meat on a skewer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Secret observer? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | The Hitch-Hiker director ___ Lupino | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___-a-boo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | He ___ through for us! (He succeeded!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | As ___ as a mule (bull-headed) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #39 | Portugal's capital | Show answer | 6 | |
| #40 | Palindromic Altar constellation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Computer input | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Fashion status symbol perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Gloved legend Muhammad ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Heavy drinker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Garment that sounds like a letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Legendary Yankee third baseman to fans: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Swell up say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #48 | Ship captain's journal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | He said ___ said | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Neverland dweller Peter ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Abbott and Costello e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Popular Greek dish that consists of grilled meat or veggies on small skewers | Show answer | 8 | |
| #53 | Slippery tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Ice ___ liquid-based frozen snack on a stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | What the d in this crossword clue number means | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Kiss in a metro say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | ___ polloi (common people) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | ___ paint (graffiti essential) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Age for a midlife crisis perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ Lock (keyboard piece) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Big pile of clothes say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Supplemented with out | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Just Dance singer Lady ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Political fundraising group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | The Holiday actor Wallach | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Invoice figure for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 12, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 12, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is STUBBORN at 8 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. 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 12, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 12, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 12, 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 66 clues with answers from 3 to 8 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 12, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 12, 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.