Crossword Answers for Friday, 20 March 2026

All 30 answers to the daily crossword for Friday, 20 March 2026. Still want to finish it yourself? Play the puzzle instead.

Across

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Second in order of importance BETA
5
A disparaging term for a British person POM
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A particular environment or walk of life ARENA
10
A single person or thing ONE
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Unusual largeness in size or extent or number GREATNESS
13
Furnish with a hat HATES
14
Someone who is skilled at analyzing data ANALYST
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Extremely offensive name for a Black person SPADE
18
Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases ANNOTATED
23
A male subordinate MEN
24
Selected as the best ELITE
25
Express in words SAY
26
Examine hastily SCAN

Down

1
Mammary gland of bovids BAG
2
To make a mistake or be incorrect ERR
3
The starting place for each hole on a golf course TEE
4
A collection of anecdotes about a person or place ANA
5
A writer of poems POETS
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The beginning or early stages ONSET
7
Soft semiliquid food MESS
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A person trained to compete in sports ATHLETE
12
A negative NAY
14
Transient cessation of respiration APNEA
15
Female goat NANNY
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A rapid active commotion ADO
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A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target SAMS
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A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite ALS
20
A local and habitual twitching especially in the face TIC
21
The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet ETA
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A unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts DEN