Daily Themed Crossword Hints March 16 2026

Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for March 16, 2026 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

Daily Themed Crossword Hints, March 16, 2026

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 3/16/26. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

• 1A. Color, as your hair
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• 4A. "___ Little Mermaid" (1989 Disney film about Ariel)
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• 7A. ___ or miss?
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• 10A. Fishing ___ (stick to which a fishing line is attached)
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• 11A. ___ Tai (cocktail)
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• 12A. Acorn producing tree
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• 13A. Spinning toy on a string: Hyph.
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• 15A. Drink stored in a cellar, often
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• 16A. Letters following "L"
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• 17A. Car speed measure: Abbr.
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• 19A. Cubed rollers for a board game
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• 21A. Rental agreement
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• 23A. "Marry ___," song by Bruno Mars that's easy to learn on the guitar thanks to its simple three-chord progression
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• 24A. "The Princess ___" (Anne Hathaway starrer)
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• 26A. Spanish bar snack
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• 30A. Early hours in a day: Abbr.
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• 31A. "When ___ Comes to Town," song by U2 that's easy to learn on the guitar thanks to its two-chord progression
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• 34A. Sixty seconds, for short
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• 35A. Company headed by Mark Zuckerberg
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• 37A. Chips accompaniment
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• 38A. Book units, briefly
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• 39A. "Something in the ___," song by Nirvana that's easy to learn on the guitar thanks to its two-chord progression
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• 42A. Floral neckwear
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• 44A. October fest?
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• 47A. Sandwich meat
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• 48A. Altar words? 2 wds.
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• 49A. "___ Peace a Chance," song by John Lennon that's easy to learn on the guitar thanks to its two-chord progression
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• 53A. Furious state
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• 54A. Sundar Pichai, for Google: Abbr.
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• 55A. What Satan represents
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• 56A. Rave's opposite
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• 57A. Letter after "K," phonetically
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• 58A. ___-I-Am (Dr. Seuss character)
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• 1D. "High and ___," song by Radiohead that's easy to learn on the guitar thanks to its simple three-chord progression
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• 2D. ___-hoo (chocolate beverage brand)
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• 3D. Ice cream maker Joseph ___
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• 4D. "I didn't need to know all that," in textspeak: Abbr.
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• 5D. Come in ___ (be useful)
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• 6D. Repeated letters in "Old MacDonald"
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• 7D. "Sweet ___ Alabama," song by Lynyrd Skynyrd that's easy to learn on the guitar thanks to its simple three-chord progression
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• 8D. Bond creator ___ Fleming
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• 9D. Boxing bout ender: Abbr.:
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• 14D. Actor ___ Epps of "House"
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• 15D. "___ of Fortune" (popular game show)
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• 18D. Unit of pressure: abbr.
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• 20D. Paper ___ (book reader's injury, perhaps)
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• 21D. Margarita fruit
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• 22D. Right, on a map
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• 24D. Hydroelectric structure on a river
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• 25D. Clump of Turf
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• 27D. Guitarist's sound booster, for short
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• 28D. Pork source
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• 29D. FAQ response, for short
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• 32D. Beyond disgusting (rhymes with "bile")
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• 33D. Fencer's tool
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• 36D. Shoemaker's need to punch holes
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• 40D. Wonderland girl
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• 41D. Sing, like a cowboy
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• 43D. American playwright William who wrote "Bus Stop"
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• 44D. Scarlett O'___ of "Gone With the Wind"
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• 45D. Prayer ender
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• 46D. Fuzzy fabric in a winter scarf
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• 47D. Trendy
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• 50D. ICU hookups, for short
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• 51D. Word meaning "traveling through"
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• 52D. North Dakota's state tree
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Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.

The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.

If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.