Daily Themed Crossword March 18, 2024 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 18, 2024 grid, in puzzle order.
March 18, 2024 — 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 | Sailor's yes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Mend as a torn shirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | UV-blocking rating on a sunscreen bottle: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ duck walks into the bar... (common joke format): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | New Year's ___ (31st December) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Approving head bob | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | 1975 Bob Dylan song that's also a synonym for typhoon and cyclone | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Bobby ___ legendary defenceman on ice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ not think it's a good idea! (This plan sounds stupid!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Sketch as a portrait | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | ___ Sparks Tattoo singer | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Japanese currency that you'll spot if you read money backward | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Longtime newswire initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Like numbers not divisible by 2 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Tree whose name is a homophone of you | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Riders on the ___ 1971 song by the Doors that was the last song recorded by Jim Morrison | Show answer | 5 | |
| #17 | Subway halt for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Red carpet walker say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Name that sounds like stew | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Hula dancer's neckwear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Hospital department that deals with tonsillitis and sinusitis: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ player (movie-playing device at home once): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Meeting outline say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Alfred Hitchcock's ___ Window | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | ___-Town (nickname for Illinois' most populous city) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Sheepish remark | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Crying ___ 2009 Arctic Monkeys song from their third album Humbug | Show answer | 9 | |
| #28 | Lead-in with das for a Nike rival with a three-stripe logo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | French one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Glorifying verse | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Actor Perlman who starred in Hellboy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Barely sustain with out | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Word before Diego or Jose | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Volcanic debris | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | ___ gotta be kidding! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Hearing organ that you might sketch with just the letter C | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Silver medalist's place | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Telenovela actress Longoria | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Williams former broadcaster and National Radio Hall of Fame inductee | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ (Hey Oh) 2006 Red Hot Chili Peppers song that was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock chart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ favor (please in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Four-time POTUS: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Get ___ of (dump) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | It's raining cats and dogs for one | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Before to a poet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ updates? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Au ___ (roast beef order) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Chooses with for | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ shield (police protection device) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | High-speed Internet letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Don't ___ think about it! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Against the ___ 1980 Bob Seger song that peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Far from polite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Educate as children | Show answer | 5 | |
| #55 | 'Twas the ___ before Christmas... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Student advocacy group with moms and dads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Market price | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Cocktail or beer e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Letter trio common to vein and rein | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ on Me 2020 Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande song that won the Best Pop Duo Performance at the 63rd Grammy Awards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ exam (would-be lawyer's hurdle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Unnecessary commotion | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Eff follower phonetically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Android alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Confidentiality contract: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Next-___ technology (latest informally) | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 18, 2024 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 18, 2024, a Monday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is HURRICANE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 7 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 2024 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 18, 2024 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 18, 2024 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 18, 2024 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 9 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 18, 2024 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 18, 2024 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.