Daily Themed Crossword March 17, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 17, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
March 17, 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 | Paleozoic or Mesozoic for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ cleaning (laundry choice) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Milk-producing bovine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Lofted tennis shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Dubai's nation: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Hockey legend Bobby ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ pen water-based ink pen that is used broadly in calligraphy | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | ___ matter (central nervous system part) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Masseur's supplies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Electric marine slitherer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Alphabet sequence that's also a TV network | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | American ___ (reality show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ down (demolished as an old building) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Grandmother to Brits | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | ___ Lanka Asian island nation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Writing implement used with touchscreens and electronic devices | Show answer | 6 | |
| #17 | ___ pen permanent or non-permanent highlighting pen used commonly on whiteboards | Show answer | 6 | |
| #18 | Student-focused school-support organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | So ___ so good | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Cry from a sty | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Twitter's bird or McDonald's arches e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Palo ___ California | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Pool table surface material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Wedding gown fabric | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Head ___ heels in love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Optical ___ (eye-deceiving phenomenon) | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | The Adventures of ___ Tin Tin ('50s children's TV series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Driving Home for Christmas singer Chris ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Crying in the Rain band: Hyph. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | She in Portuguese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Directional suffix with north or east | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ on the shelf popular Christmas tradition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Hopping Aussie marsupial informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ Dhabi capital of the United Arab Emirates | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ citizenship (citizenship of two countries) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Dried grape that is a rum cake ingredient | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Currency in Kyoto | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Earth's center and hottest part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___-B (toothbrush brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Twisted as a sense of humor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ Peace Prize award for Martin Luther King Jr. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___-tac-toe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | ___ pen fine-tipped pen that uses a thick opaque ink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Stark Maisie Williams' character in Game of Thrones | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | River-blocking construction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ need-to-know basis: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Small sugar measure for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Streaming service like Netflix: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Short funny performance say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Nevada's casino city | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Annoy or irritate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Mysterious vehicle in the sky say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Droop as an old mattress | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Parts to be played in movies say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | ___ ball pen ballpoint writing pens commonly found in offices | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Post box item for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Prefix with pressure or puncture | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Golf cry that sounds like four | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | What the three monkeys say See no ___... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ Headey Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | DJ ___ Walker of Faded | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Furious state | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ McKellen who portrayed Gandalf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | What a discovery! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Put the collar on? | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 17, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 17, 2023, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FOUNTAIN 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, and 1 clue carries 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 17, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 17, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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.