Daily Themed Crossword Answers

Daily Themed Crossword — March 28, 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 28, 2026. Click any clue to see more about that specific answer.

Solved Grid

68 clues13×13 grid33 across · 35 down
1O
2W
3N
4P
5A
6S
7S
8D
9I
10G
11A
A
A
12A
N
N
E
13T
A
K
E
14K
I
N
15G
I
L
L
16E
D
E
N
17T
A
18L
E
19F
20A
X
21O
R
22B
23S
24T
A
25R
26O
27T
28M
U
S
I
C
29A
S
I
D
E
30H
31M
O
32D
I
33R
34D
E
N
35A
B
A
36C
37U
S
38E
39A
40R
41G
A
T
E
S
42A
F
O
43R
44L
E
45A
46D
47F
O
A
48L
49W
50A
51L
L
52S
E
53M
I
54D
A
55Y
56A
P
E
57I
S
A
R
58I
V
E
59S
R
S
60F
I
L
M
61O
A
T

Clues & Answers

Across

1A"Mind your ___ business"OWN
4AHall ___ (student's permission slip)PASS
8AUse a shovel, sayDIG
11ASmall battery sizeAAA
12A___ Hathaway, actress from "Interstellar"ANNE
13A"___ it easy!" ("Relax!")TAKE
14ANext of ___ (relatives)KIN
15AFish's breathing organGILL
16ABiblical gardenEDEN
17A"A ___ of Two Cities," novel by Charles DickensTALE
19A___ machine, office device for sending printed material which was first invented in 1846 and is still in production after over 180 yearsFAX
21APlanets, to poetsORBS
24AFortuneteller's cardTAROT
28A"That's ___ to my ears!"MUSIC
29A"All jokes ___ ..." ("On a serious note ...")ASIDE
30AMedical care group: Abbr.HMO
32AOne who calls the shots at a movie set, for shortDIR
34ASomeones apartment informallyDEN
35AManual calculator with beads, which was first invented around 2700 BC and is still in production after over 4,725 yearsABACUS
38ABarley spikeEAR
41AAirport signsGATES
42A"___ apple ...": 2 wds.AFOR
44AHeavy malleable metalLEAD
47ABaby horseFOAL
49APendulum ___ clock, hanging timepiece which was first invented in 1656 and is still in production after over 370 yearsWALL
52AFinal precederSEMI
54A___ and nightDAY
56A"The Great Grape ___ Show," 1970s cartoonAPE
57AMunich's riverISAR
58A"___ changed my mind"IVE
59ALast year's juniors, for shortSRS
60A___ camera, picture-taking device with a roll inside, which was first manufactured in 1888 and is still in production after over 138 yearsFILM
61ASource of some nondairy milkOAT

Down

1DAcorn treeOAK
2D___ and watch (have patience)WAIT
3DGrandma, affectionatelyNANA
4DPocket-sized devices for receiving text messages, first invented in 1949, and still in production after over 77 yearsPAGERS
5DYoung Darth Vader's nickname (anagram of "nia")ANI
6DBill Hader's sketch show on NBC: Abbr.SNL
7D"To thine own ___ be true"SELF
8DPaternal palindromeDAD
9DMike and ___ (candy brand)IKE
10DStart to "Z" or "Alpha"GEN
13D___ hold 'em (poker variant)TEXAS
18DGehrig of baseballLOU
20D"I am ___ point in my life where ...": 2 wds.ATA
22DAmounts entered on eBayBIDS
23D___-fi (time travel movie's genre)SCI
25DGet ___ of (discard)RID
26DKeats's "___ on Indolence"ODE
27DHamilton billTEN
28DProtective ditch around a castleMOAT
30DScary old woman in fairytales (rhymes with "bag")HAG
31DEntrepreneur's degree, usually: Abbr.MBA
33DChris ___, singer of "The Road to Hell"REA
36DPrison roomCELL
37DBe a bad friend?USE
39DDeclare to be trueAFFIRM
40DAussie marsupial that hops, slangilyROO
43DAudio device with a tuner which was first manufactured in the 1890s and is still in production after over 135 yearsRADIO
45D"___ that would ever happen!": 2 wds.ASIF
46D___ Arnaz of "I Love Lucy"DESI
48DVolcano fluidLAVA
49D"It ___ a pleasure meeting you!"WAS
50DTax-filing month, for shortAPR
51DGibson ___ Paul (electric guitar)LES
53DPrefix with "function" or "nutrition"MAL
55D"So close, ___ so far"YET
About Margaret Halloran
Senior Crossword Editor

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