WEDNESDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 34 ACROSS · 34 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword March 18 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the March 18, 2026 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.
1A
Boat rower's tool
OAR
3
4A
"___ Just Not That into You" (2009 film)
HES
3
7A
Mercedes-Benz or Audi competitor: Abbr.
BMW
3
10A
"___ got a bad feeling about this"
IVE
3
11A
Piece of rock from which metal could be extracted
ORE
3
12A
___ code (part of a phone number)
AREA
4
13A
"The ___ Supper" (famous Leonardo da Vinci painting)
LAST
4
15A
Prefix with "angle" for a geometric shape
TRI
3
16A
"___ of love" (letter ender)
LOTS
4
17A
"He was ___ father's son"
HIS
3
19A
Midday sleep
NAP
3
21A
"___ Drama," animated "reality" show where each season has two endings and the broadcast winner differs by country
TOTAL
5
24A
"Keep ___ the lawn!" (words on a garden sign)
OFF
3
25A
Thin as ___ (slender): 2 wds.
ARAIL
5
26A
"Have we received any letters ___?"
YET
3
27A
Right now in textspeak: Abbr.
ATM
3
30A
Casual dining restaurant chain ___ Fridays
TGI
3
31A
___ together (get along)
GEL
3
32A
Spy organization: Abbr.
CIA
3
33A
Sci-fi drama starring Matthew Fox where three different finales were shot for its fourth season to maintain secrecy till release
LOST
4
36A
Gobi or Sahara, e.g.
DESERT
6
39A
Circular chart
PIE
3
40A
Walk through water
WADE
4
41A
Canned lunch meat brand
SPAM
4
43A
"As ___ on TV" (advertising phrase)
SEEN
4
45A
Cue game with an eight ball
POOL
4
46A
"Breaking ___," show starring Bryan Cranston with a comedic alternate ending that is a homage to "Malcolm in the Middle"
BAD
3
47A
Rotary telephone feature
DIAL
4
51A
Layer of dark-green eggs
EMU
3
52A
Letters after "D"
EFG
3
53A
Thick, rounded hairdo
AFRO
4
54A
Tightrope walker's safety equipment
NET
3
55A
"___-hee!" (giggle sound)
TEE
3
56A
"Secrets and ___," mystery anthology series that kept its ending a secret during filming by shooting multiple endings
LIES
4
1D
Liquid that fries fries
OIL
3
2D
Actress ___ Gardner of old Hollywood
AVA
3
3D
Low-___ (like a blurry picture)
RES
3
4D
Red ___ (cinnamon candy)
HOTS
4
5D
Make a mistake
ERR
3
6D
Iconic '90s sitcom starring Julia-Louis Dreyfus as Elaine Benes which has an alternate ending that was created as a DVD extra
SEINFELD
8
7D
Male sibling, for short
BRO
3
8D
"How I ___ Your Mother," sitcom starring Josh Radnor which has an alternate ending that was created as a DVD extra
MET
3
9D
"Now, where ___ I?"
WAS
3
12D
European peak
ALP
3
14D
Bangkok's cuisine
THAI
4
18D
"___ be back" (line from "The Terminator")
ILL
3
20D
Nautical "back" (anagram of "fat")
AFT
3
21D
Tit for ___
TAT
3
22D
Institution or establishment, for short
ORG
3
23D
Follow, like a spy
TAIL
4
24D
Santana's "___ Como Va"
OYE
3
27D
Did great on, as a test
ACED
4
28D
Goodyear product
TIRE
4
29D
Welcome ___ (floor decor that you might wipe your shoes on)
MAT
3
31D
Former telecom giant: Abbr.
GTE
3
34D
Kaavya Viswanathans How ___ Mehta Got Kissed Got Wild and Got a Life
OPAL
4
35D
Phone card: Abbr.
SIM
3
37D
Ram's lady
EWE
3
38D
Open-toed shoe
SANDAL
6
41D
Catch ___ shuteye (sleep)
SOME
4
42D
Look grumpy
POUT
4
43D
"Better to be ___ than sorry"
SAFE
4
44D
Push over the ___ (make someone lose control)
EDGE
4
45D
Purchase from Parker?
PEN
3
46D
___ your bottom dollar (be completely certain that something will happen)
BET
3
48D
"___ sing you a lullaby, will you go to sleep?": 2 wds.
IFI
3
49D
"___ you ready for this?"
ARE
3
50D
___ Alamitos, California
LOS
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for March 18, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the March 18, 2026 puzzle
The March 18, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 34 across and 34 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Wednesday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the March 18 2026 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.