Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — March 21, 2025 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 21, 2025. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

64 clues13×13 grid33 across · 31 down
1M
2A
3D
4A
5W
6E
7N
8E
9S
10T
11I
T
E
12M
13S
O
S
14I
O
T
A
15S
T
E
M
16S
E
A
17G
E
A
R
18C
A
M
E
19L
20U
21G
H
22I
23R
24E
25E
T
26A
27S
28S
29P
30I
D
E
R
31S
I
L
O
32O
R
S
33L
E
34S
35N
O
U
36W
E
S
37T
38Y
G
E
R
39U
40R
41L
42A
A
A
43S
44T
E
A
L
45R
O
L
46E
47X
48M
E
A
49V
A
50S
E
51E
A
R
52L
53A
C
L
54E
M
I
55R
A
S
56Y
S
L
57N
A
P
58N
Y
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1A___ Hatter, Lewis Carroll characterMAD
4AIn ___ (extremely impressed)AWE
7ABird's home where eggs are laidNEST
11AGrocery list componentITEM
13ADistress signalSOS
14ASmallest bitIOTA
15AFlower part that holds it upSTEM
16A"Pirates of the Caribbean" settingSEA
17AFirst, second, or reverse, in a carGEAR
18AHumped desert animal in Ogden Nash's titular poem that pokes fun of its anatomyCAMEL
20A"Yuck!"UGH
22ASaoirse Ronan's home country, for shortIRE
25ALanding hours shown on airport screens: Abbr.ETAS
28A"The ___ and the Fly," poem by Mary Howitt about the titular manipulative web-spinnerSPIDER
31AGrain storage buildingSILO
32AMedical procedure sites: Abbr.ORS
33AGene Kelly starrer "___ Girls"LES
35A"___-turn" (highway sign): 2 wds.NOU
36A___ Anderson, "Rushmore" directorWES
37AStriped predator, playfully spelled in William Blake's titular poem that marvels at its creator's workTYGER
39AWeb address: Abbr.URL
42ATiny battery sizeAAA
43AShoplift something, saySTEAL
45ASwiss luxury watch brandROLEX
48A"___ culpa" ("my bad")MEA
49ACeramic bouquet holderVASE
51A___ Grey teaEARL
53AOften-injured knee part: Abbr.ACL
54AAbbey Road Studios, formerly: Abbr.EMI
55A___ al Ghul, Batman's adversaryRAS
56AFrench brand whose heels resemble its logo: Abbr.YSL
57APart of a kindergartener's routineNAP
58AManhattan-based paper that owns Wordle: Abbr.NYT

Down

1DRandom collection, for shortMISC
2DEncouraging word before "boy!" or "girl!"ATTA
3D___ worthy (consider to be deserving)DEEM
4D"The ___ in the Lion's Skin" (fable by Aesop)ASS
5DMisery or despairWOE
6DRed-haired twin in the BibleESAU
7DMelodious bird in John Keats' titular poem that is a tribute to its song that soars beyond sorrow and timeNIGHTINGALE
8DWorkplace fairness initialsEOE
9DTrain stop, for shortSTA
10DRoad-paving sticky gooTAR
12D___ Tussauds: Abbr.MME
19DJar coverLID
21DSome electrical appliances: Abbr.GES
23DFamily member, for shortREL
24DPoetic word for "before"ERE
26D"Wake Me Up" singer ___ BlaccALOE
27DLike lemons or vinegar, taste-wiseSOUR
28DScatter seeds, saySOW
29DOpposite of "post"PRE
30DMagazine editionISSUE
34DLong, often unblinking gazeSTARE
38DEight-time NBA All-Star, ___ MingYAO
40DSpooky black bird in Edgar Allan Poe's titular poem where a distraught lover is paid visit by this mysterious birdRAVEN
41DAlpaca cousinLLAMA
43DMoments in a minute, for shortSECS
44DLike a giraffeTALL
46DMake $$sEARN
47D"What's on the inside" revealer: Hyph.XRAY
48DIs allowed to ... bloom in springMAY
50DTiny gulpSIP
52DD-Day carrier: Abbr.LST
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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