Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — March 13, 2026 Answers

Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor·

Below you'll find the complete solved grid and every answer for the Daily Themed Crossword puzzle dated March 13, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1C
2A
3V
4E
5B
6A
7A
8I
9B
10M
11O
W
E
D
12A
C
L
13D
E
A
14Y
E
T
I
15L
I
L
16E
L
K
17S
18L
E
D
19S
20M
A
L
E
21I
22G
23L
O
O
24L
I
E
25S
L
A
N
G
26F
A
R
A
27D
28A
29Y
30H
O
T
31S
I
D
32O
L
E
33W
I
34L
35S
O
N
36P
37A
R
E
S
38B
A
S
E
39O
L
A
40E
41R
42N
S
T
43S
E
M
44T
O
O
45C
46A
T
47O
48R
49B
50S
51T
O
G
52A
M
Y
53S
O
U
L
54U
F
O
55R
O
E
56T
O
D
O

Clues & Answers

Across

1AWhere one may find batsCAVE
5ASheep's cryBAA
8A"Big Blue" tech giant: Abbr.IBM
11AHad bills to payOWED
12A___ tear (common sports injury): Abbr.ACL
13ANarcotics organization (anagram of "ade"): Abbr.DEA
14AMonster from Himalayan legendYETI
15ARapper ___ Wayne of "Tha Carter III"LIL
16AManitoban or Roosevelt for oneELK
17AVehicle for winter hillsSLED
19AStephen ___, Fields medal-winning mathematician who struggled with math during his schoolingSMALE
21AIcy Arctic homeIGLOO
24ATell an untruthLIE
25ARad or tubular, e.g. (rhymes with "clang")SLANG
26AMichael ___, inventor of the electric generator who had no formal education in mathematics and was primarily an experimentalistFARADAY
30ALike chili sauceHOT
31APBS's "___ the Science Kid"SID
32ACry for a matadorOLE
33AE.O. ___, biologist who struggled academically in math and argued that high mathematical competence is not needed in all scientific fieldsWILSON
36APeels an apple (anagram of "spare")PARES
38A___ camp (prep area for mountaineers)BASE
39ASuffix to "Cray" or "Motor"OLA
40A___ Kummer, mathematician who struggled with elementary arithmetic and was instead skilled in applied mathematicsERNST
43AAcademic term for shortSEM
44A"___ many cooks spoil the broth"TOO
45AMeow-erCAT
47APlanets, to poetsORBS
51ADress, with "up" (anagram of "got")TOG
52A"Russian Doll" co-creator PoehlerAMY
53AOperation Wandering ___ book by Richard Powers which was a finalist for the National Book AwardSOUL
54AFlying "saucer," e.g.: Abbr.UFO
55ASoon-to-be school?ROE
56A___ list (task list): Hyph.TODO

Down

1DPlayfully shy (rhymes with "boy")COY
2DFeeling of wonderment, as at a magic showAWE
3DPuppy doctor, for shortVET
4DThomas ___, light bulb inventor who struggled with math and famously said "I can always hire a mathematician, but they can't hire me"EDISON
5DBundle of hay in the stableBALE
6DHydrochloric ___ (stomach substance)ACID
7D"___ or nothing!" (risky bet in a game show)ALL
8DCreative sparkIDEA
9DAlexander Graham ___, telephone inventor who found arithmetic boring and preferred to find the method of solving a problem, not the answerBELL
10D"Let's ___ the best of it" (salvage)MAKE
18DFireplace woodLOG
19DKnight's titleSIR
20D"Cut ___ slice, would you?" (request a piece of pumpkin pie): 2 wds.MEA
21DSuffix with "self" or "fool"ISH
22D"Fireflies ___ in the dark"GLOW
23D"... Do, re, mi, fa, so, ___, do ...": 2 wds.LATI
24DScottish young'unLAD
26DSpeeder's penaltyFINE
27DKiddie "Explorer" on NickelodeonDORA
28DThe "A" of IPAALE
29D"Y" on a questionnaire, oftenYES
31DMessage from a stranded sailorSOS
34DWeight measurements, for shortLBS
35DPlopped down on a chairSAT
36DType of switch: AbbrPOE
37D"So close!"ALMOST
40DShakespeare's "You too?": 2 wds.ETTU
41D___ over your head (shelter)ROOF
42D"That's not happening": 2 wds.NOGO
43DBump on the eyelidSTYE
45DF1 racerCAR
46D"Te ___" (Spanish rom-com words)AMO
48DPooh's hopping friendROO
49D___ Light (beer brand)BUD
50D___-mo (like everyone's movement, to The Flash, for short)SLO
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

Twelve years editing daily puzzle solutions. Themed crosswords, wordplay, and the occasional cryptic.