Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — March 18, 2023 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 18, 2023. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

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

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ on the back (encouraging gesture)PAT
4AType of dance with clicking soundsTAP
7ATrash disposal placeDUMP
11AActress ___ Mendes of "2 Fast 2 Furious"EVA
12AHave loans to settle, sayOWE
13AEye part that may be blue or greenIRIS
14AVoice ___, sound taping device that was widely used before smartphonesRECORDER
17A___ Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actorANDY
18AStay-at-home-___DAD
19AFour-term US president: Abbr.FDR
21ALibrary item that can now be accessed digitally with a smartphoneBOOK
23AChop ___ (American-Chinese dish)SUEY
24A___-Dame de Paris (landmark)NOTRE
25A"Stop telling me all this!" in texts: Abbr.TMI
26ADot on a die, sayPIP
29ADoctor who treats tonsillitis, say: Abbr.ENT
30A"___ is me!" ("Alas!")WOE
31ASo-called "loneliest" numberONE
32ANat ___ Wild (TV channel)GEO
33AMai ___ (sweet cocktail)TAI
34ALess than 90 degrees, as an angleACUTE
36AElectronic device used for mathematical operations that's mostly been replaced by smartphonesCALCULATOR
38A___ Weasley, Harry Potter's friendRON
39A___ Beesly, "The Office" characterPAM
40A"A ___ formality" (insignificant)MERE
43A___ and downsUPS
45APrefix with "while" to mean formerly, in olden timesERST
49A"Katherine" author ___ SetonANYA
50A___ ring (foot jewelry)TOE
51ABig cat's comment?ROAR
52AWalt Whitman's creationPOEM
53AFilming locationSET
54A"___ boy!" ("Well done!")ATTA

Down

1DPay-___-viewPER
2D"___ Maria" (popular hymn)AVE
3DTic ___ (mint)TAC
4DSweeney ___, "demonic" Johnny Depp characterTODD
5DReaction on seeing the Niagara Falls, perhapsAWE
6DFragrant spray-on scent, sayPERFUME
7DPersonal journal that can now be maintained on a smartphoneDIARY
8DCaterer's large coffee vesselURN
9DPrefix with "night" to mean 12 AMMID
10D"Gangnam Style" singerPSY
15DPungent smellODOR
16DLeaf-gathering garden toolRAKE
20DOpus ___ ("The Da Vinci Code" sect)DEI
21DPaleontologist's finding, perhapsBONE
22D___ Mann, "The Simpsons" bus driverOTTO
23DLike a person that shows no emotion (anagram of "coits")STOIC
24DOpposite of "positive," for shortNEG
26DSulky selfie face, perhaps (rhymes with "bout")POUT
27D"What's gotten ___ you?"INTO
28D___ pressure (group influence)PEER
30DSquirrel's treats or waldorf salad ingredientsWALNUTS
33DLao-tzu's philosophyTAO
34DPie ___ mode: 2 wds.ALA
35DPhotography device that now comes equipped on all smartphonesCAMERA
36D___ of the crop (the best)CREAM
37DImprobable sports win, sayUPSET
40DNavigational sheet that can now be accessed using a smartphoneMAP
41DBrian ___, ambient music pioneerENO
42D"The Catcher in the ___" (J.D. Salinger novel)RYE
44DAuthor Edgar Allan ___ who created Detective DupinPOE
46DDecay, as a vegetableROT
47DGrabbed a chair, so to saySAT
48D"___-la-la"TRA
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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