Daily Themed Crossword March 9, 2025 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 9, 2025 grid, in puzzle order.
March 9, 2025 — 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 | September follower for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ and cheese (pasta dish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | I ___ your pardon? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Faucet leak (rhymes with trip) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Granola bar grain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Zodiac feline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Artist Salvador ___ known for his piece The Persistence of Memory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | It's Barbie's big day! Do you know her real name? ___ Millicent Roberts named after her creator Ruth Handler's daughter! | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Mercedes ___ (automobile brand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Jean-___ Picard commanding officer in the Star Trek franchise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Enjoy as bok choy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | A hop ___ and a jump | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Billboard chart-topper say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | What is Barbie's signature color? Pantone shade 219C aka Barbie ___ a shade that's as iconic as the doll herself! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice director Burton | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Young Darth Vader's nickname | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Board game cube | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Brain of a computer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | E-w-w-w! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Parking ___ (street device) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Stitched border of a skirt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Increase in salary | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Well ___ that special! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | Cinnamon ___ Crunch (breakfast cereal) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | What was Barbie's first job? Introduced as a teen ___ model she has since rocked over 250 careers. Barbie really can do it all! | Show answer | 7 | |
| #27 | Voice below soprano | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Class with finger-painting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Agency in the 24 series: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Sad drop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Molecule key to protein synthesis: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Barbie's boy friend since 1961 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | State division for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | 7 or 11 e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Marine crustacean that walks sideways | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Scrabble piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Flash ___ (impromptu show) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Tiny battery size | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___-Alt-Del | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | When did Barbie make her debut? On this day in 1959 rocking her iconic ___ and white striped swimsuit. Talk about an entrance! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Suffix with mountain or musket | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Can you ___ little faster?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Tree with needles | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Schoolkid transporter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Laser gun sound effect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Ocean motion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Poison ivy symptom usually | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Green tube in Mario games | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Which Barbie holds the title of best-seller? Totally ___ Barbie! Known for her floor-length locks she's been turning heads for ages! | HAIR | 4 | |
| #50 | Ancient civilization from Peru | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ bar (Polynesian-themed spot) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Tiny bug's egg | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Eager to do something | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Mother in Dorchester | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Chicken coop material | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Spoil as fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Nature of a ___ (Queen Latifah album) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Fisherman's vessel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Youngest of the Jonas Brothers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Shopper's bag often | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Actor ___ Baldwin from Blue Jasmine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | ASAP in the emergency room | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Designer ___ Burch | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Not within walking distance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Prince Valiant's son | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Convent sister | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 9, 2025 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 9, 2025, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is BARBARA 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 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 2025 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 9, 2025 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 9, 2025 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 9, 2025 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 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, 2025 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 9, 2025 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.