Daily Themed Crossword March 18, 2026 Answers
Every clue and answer from the March 18, 2026 grid, in puzzle order.
March 18, 2026 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Boat rower's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Just Not That into You (2009 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Mercedes-Benz or Audi competitor: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ got a bad feeling about this | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Piece of rock from which metal could be extracted | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ code (part of a phone number) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | The ___ Supper (famous Leonardo da Vinci painting) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Prefix with angle for a geometric shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | ___ of love (letter ender) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | He was ___ father's son | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Midday sleep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | ___ Drama animated reality show where each season has two endings and the broadcast winner differs by country | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Keep ___ the lawn! (words on a garden sign) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Thin as ___ (slender): 2 wds. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | Have we received any letters ___? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | 24-hour cash dispenser: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Casual dining restaurant chain ___ Fridays | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Salon hair stiffener | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Spy organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Sci-fi drama starring Matthew Fox where three different finales were shot for its fourth season to maintain secrecy till release | LOST | 4 | |
| #21 | Gobi or Sahara e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #22 | Circular chart | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Walk through water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Canned lunch meat brand | Show answer | 4 | |
| #25 | As ___ on TV (advertising phrase) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Cue game with an eight ball | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Breaking ___ show starring Bryan Cranston with a comedic alternate ending that is a homage to Malcolm in the Middle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Rotary telephone feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Ostrich's Australian cousin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Letters after D | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Thick rounded hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Tightrope walker's safety equipment | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___-hee! (giggle sound) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Secrets and ___ mystery anthology series that kept its ending a secret during filming by shooting multiple endings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Liquid that fries fries | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actress ___ Gardner of old Hollywood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Low-___ (like a blurry picture) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Red ___ (cinnamon candy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Make a mistake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Iconic '90s sitcom starring Julia-Louis Dreyfus as Elaine Benes which has an alternate ending that was created as a DVD extra | SEINFELD | 8 | |
| #41 | Male sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | How I ___ Your Mother sitcom starring Josh Radnor which has an alternate ending that was created as a DVD extra | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Now where ___ I? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | European peak | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Bangkok's cuisine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | ___ be back (line from The Terminator) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Nautical back (anagram of fat) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Tit for ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Institution or establishment for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Follow like a spy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Santana's ___ Como Va | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Did great on as a test | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Goodyear product | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Welcome ___ (floor decor that you might wipe your shoes on) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Former telecom giant: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Precious multicolored rock | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Phone card: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Ram's lady | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Open-toed shoe | Show answer | 6 | |
| #60 | Catch ___ shuteye (sleep) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Look grumpy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Better to be ___ than sorry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Push over the ___ (make someone lose control) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Autograph essential | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ your bottom dollar (be completely certain that something will happen) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ sing you a lullaby will you go to sleep?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ you ready for this? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ Alamitos California | Show answer | 3 |
How the March 18, 2026 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for March 18, 2026, a Wednesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SEINFELD at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 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 2026 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for March 18, 2026 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
March 18, 2026 — Questions
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3 Tips for the March 18, 2026 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 68 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 18, 2026 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the March 18, 2026 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.