MONDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 33 ACROSS · 35 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword March 2 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the March 2, 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
Pacino and Gore, for two
ALS
3
4A
___ talk (motivating pre-game speech)
PEP
3
7A
Gymnast's landing spot
MAT
3
10A
"Burnt ___ crisp" (extremely charred): 2 wds.
TOA
3
11A
Grammy-winning singer Grande, to fans
ARI
3
12A
___ slaw (cabbage-based side dish)
COLE
4
13A
Stare at shamelessly
OGLE
4
15A
Quick-thinking humor
WIT
3
16A
Rock 'n' ___ (music genre for 57a and 12d)
ROLL
4
17A
Lodging on a road trip, often
MOTEL
5
19A
"The Distance" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a classic birthday treat
CAKE
4
21A
Water, water everywhere, ___ any drop to drink
NOR
3
23A
"Bald" bird on the Presidential seal
EAGLE
5
27A
Fast-drying paint medium
ACRYLIC
7
31A
Google's mailing service
GMAIL
5
32A
Top of a two-piece
BRA
3
33A
Dua Lipa's music genre
POP
3
35A
___ band (group like NSYNC or Westlife)
BOY
3
36A
"Helpless" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a common sweetener
SUGAR
5
39A
One of a knitted hand-warming pair
MITTEN
6
42A
Actress Catherine ___-Jones of "Wednesday"
ZETA
4
43A
"This ___ shall pass"
TOO
3
44A
Story about Pandora or Medusa, say
MYTH
4
47A
___ Girls, "Wannabe" group who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a flavor enhancer
SPICE
5
51A
Addition symbol
PLUS
4
54A
Currently trending
HOT
3
56A
King ___ (ancient Egyptian pharaoh, colloquially)
TUT
3
57A
Pearl ___, "Black" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a sweet fruit spread
JAM
3
58A
Blow away
AWE
3
59A
"The Good Wife" network: Abbr.
CBS
3
60A
Valencias country for short
SPA
3
61A
Clip-on ___
TIE
3
62A
"___ Jude," song by the Beatles
HEY
3
1D
Particle with electrons and neutrons
ATOM
4
2D
Nike's Swoosh or Wikipedia's globe, e.g.
LOGO
4
3D
___-N-Pepa, "Push It" group who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a classic seasoning
SALT
4
4D
Dog's handshake offering
PAW
3
5D
___ Clapton, "My Father's Eyes" singer
ERIC
4
6D
Bread enjoyed with hummus
PITA
4
7D
Dairy farm call
MOO
3
8D
"Against ___ odds"
ALL
3
9D
Graham Bell's invention, for short
TEL
3
12D
"Sunshine Of Your Love" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a "whipped" pie topping
CREAM
5
14D
Billie Holiday's "___ Meeny Miney Mo"
EENY
4
18D
"That's a funny meme!": Abbr.
LOL
3
20D
Beer barrel at frat parties
KEG
3
22D
Letters on a tombstone
RIP
3
24D
___ Kaplan, star of "Welcome back, Kotter"
GABE
4
25D
Simba or Mufasa, for one
LION
4
26D
Actor Ron ___ of "Tarzan"
ELY
3
27D
Muscles that are "crunched" during crunches, briefly
ABS
3
28D
Penelope ___, actress from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
CRUZ
4
29D
"It's all the ___ these days" ("It's very popular")
RAGE
4
30D
Website address ender
COM
3
34D
Passion ___, Carried Away band that began as Michael Angelakos solo project
PIT
3
37D
Dollar dispensers: Abbr.
ATMS
4
38D
Billy ___ Cyrus who featured in "Old Town Road"
RAY
3
40D
How-___ (instructional steps)
TOS
3
41D
Bunk bed option
TOP
3
45D
Not this
THAT
4
46D
Heres __ created this piece.: 2 wds.
HOWI
4
48D
Reaction to poison ivy, maybe
ITCH
4
49D
It has six sides
CUBE
4
50D
E-commerce site for crafts
ETSY
4
51D
Slumber party wear, for short
PJS
3
52D
Where a napkin may rest
LAP
3
53D
"One," in Portuguese
UMA
3
55D
Gym shirt, informally
TEE
3
No clue on this page matches that text.
1A
2L
3S
4P
5E
6P
7M
8A
9T
10T
O
A
11A
R
I
12C
O
L
E
13O
G
L
14E
15W
I
T
16R
O
L
L
17M
O
T
E
18L
19C
A
20K
E
21N
O
22R
23E
A
24G
25L
26E
27A
28C
29R
Y
L
I
30C
31G
M
A
I
L
32B
R
A
33P
O
34P
35B
O
Y
36S
U
G
37A
38R
39M
I
40T
41T
E
N
42Z
E
T
A
43T
O
O
44M
Y
45T
46H
47S
P
48I
49C
50E
51P
52L
53U
S
54H
O
55T
56T
U
T
57J
A
M
58A
W
E
59C
B
S
60S
P
A
61T
I
E
62H
E
Y
The completed 13 x 13 grid for March 2, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the March 2, 2026 puzzle
The March 2, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 33 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Monday 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 2 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.