THURSDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 68 CLUES · 35 ACROSS · 33 DOWN
Daily Themed Crossword March 5 2026 Answers
Below is the full clue list for the March 5, 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
___ date (essay deadline)
DUE
3
4A
Meowing house pet
CAT
3
7A
"It's c-c-cold!"
BRR
3
10A
Not on, as a switch
OFF
3
11A
Make up a story, say
LIE
3
12A
___ de Janeiro, 2016 Olympics host
RIO
3
13A
Bygone Roman garb (anagram of "goat")
TOGA
4
15A
"Murder Mystery" actor ___ Sandler
ADAM
4
17A
Do some sums
ADD
3
18A
___ Angeles, California city that was Marilyn Monroe's birthplace
LOS
3
20A
Michael ___, actor who was considered for the role of James Bond, but is instead famous for "The Italian Job"
CAINE
5
22A
Staircase units
STEPS
5
24A
A day has 24 of these, for short
HRS
3
25A
"___-wee's Big Holiday" (2016 movie)
PEE
3
26A
1991 album by Pearl Jam with the hit single Jeremy
TEN
3
28A
Hard ___ rock: 2 wds.
ASA
3
31A
Christian ___, actor who was considered for the role of James Bond, but is best known for playing Batman in "The Dark Knight" trilogy
BALE
4
33A
Put on Etsy, perhaps
SELL
4
36A
Lion's little one
CUB
3
38A
A rose may have a "thorny" one
STEM
4
39A
"Cee" successor, alphabetically
DEE
3
40A
"This bus will take you from point ___ point B quickly": 2 wds.
ATO
3
41A
Game show hosts: Abbr.
MCS
3
44A
Michael ___, actor who was considered for the role of James Bond, but is better remembered as Dumbledore from the "Harry Potter" franchise
GAMBON
6
46A
Weighing device in a bathroom
SCALE
5
48A
"Don't mind ___ do": 2 wds.
IFI
3
49A
Actress ___ Arthur of "The Golden Girls"
BEA
3
50A
Vanish ___ thin air (disappear suddenly)
INTO
4
52A
Duke Ellington's "I ___ Song Go Out of My Heart": 2 wds.
LETA
4
56A
Miles and miles away
FAR
3
57A
Palindromic lunch hour
NOON
4
58A
___ Neeson, actor who was considered for the role of James Bond, but is instead famous for "Schindler's List"
LIAM
4
59A
Travel by airplane
FLY
3
60A
Don a dress at the store before buying
TRY
3
61A
Leftover morsel
ORT
3
1D
"i" or "j" topper
DOT
3
2D
Saucer in the sky: Abbr.
UFO
3
3D
Letters after "D"
EFG
3
4D
School periods
CLASSES
7
5D
First-___ kit (emergency kit)
AID
3
6D
What professors do
TEACH
5
7D
Kellogg's Raisin ___ (popular breakfast choice)
BRAN
4
8D
Ferris wheel or roller coaster, e.g.
RIDE
4
9D
Pole used for fishing
ROD
3
14D
Pale pub drink
ALE
3
16D
"03" month, for short
MAR
3
19D
Say no to, with "out"
OPT
3
21D
"Every day ___ new day": 2 wds.
ISA
3
22D
Train passenger's reservation
SEAT
4
23D
Prefix with "phone" or "graph"
TELE
4
25D
"Reading Rainbow" network: Abbr.
PBS
3
27D
Father of Sansa Stark
NED
3
29D
Crust formed on a wound
SCAB
4
30D
Prefix with "correct" to mean a texting feature
AUTO
4
32D
Actress ___ Stone of "Cruella"
EMMA
4
34D
___ of Doom (DC Comics supervillain group)
LEGION
6
35D
___ by Niggle short story written by JRR Tolkien which features Niggle and his friend Parish
LEAF
4
37D
___ Jovi, glam metal band known for "Livin' on a Prayer"
BON
3
42D
___ Eastwood, actor who was considered for the role of James Bond, but is famously known for the "Dirty Harry" films
CLINT
5
43D
"Mister," in Mexico
SENOR
5
45D
Place to grind pepper or flour
MILL
4
46D
Close, as an envelope
SEAL
4
47D
___ Grant, actor who was considered for the role of James Bond, but was renowned for "North by Northwest"
CARY
4
49D
Closest pal: Abbr.
BFF
3
51D
Happy Meal component, often
TOY
3
53D
Vowel trio after "a"
EIO
3
54D
It's used to fill a crack in the road
TAR
3
55D
Invoice term, for short
AMT
3
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for March 5, 2026. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.
About the March 5, 2026 puzzle
The March 5, 2026 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 68 clues — 35 across and 33 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Thursday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.
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