March Madness surprise Crossword Clue

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March Madness surprise Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
2. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
(noun)
1. the act of upsetting something
2. a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
(verb)
1. form metals with a swage
2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SURPRISE (noun)
1. the act of surprising someone
2. a sudden unexpected event
SURPRISE (verb)
1. attack by storm; attack suddenly
2. cause to be surprised
MADNESS (noun)
1. an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
2. unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm

Hint 3: Anagram

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More WSJ Crossword (3/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. POTUS's military title

5. Long passes

10. Some hoppy brews

14. Puccini piece

16. Over

17. Kings' home

19. "Three Sisters" sister

20. What you do to a prie-dieu

21. Make a choice

23. Server record

24. Rough treatment

26. Cub Scouts leader

28. Scholastic output

30. Site with gates

33. Furious feeling

34. Entered

35. Mobile setting

39. Leave that to me

43. “Food, Glorious Food” musical

45. Quentin’s “Kill Bill” star

46. Mark Twain’s boyhood home

49. State games

52. Sign of spring

53. Low soccer score

55. Rap battle VIPs

56. Beat

59. Baseball’s Bonifácio and Pagán

62. Org. with a “Small Steps, Giant Leaps” podcast

64. Shipping department devices, and what four black squares in this grid serve as

66. Product in a red coat

67. Kept in reserve

68. Part of QED

69. Addition column

70. Big name in disinfecting

71. Some broadband connections

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Down

1. Port vessel

2. Persia, today

3. “Great thinking!”

4. “The Office” star

5. Disappoint

6. Starts the bidding

7. Portal with an Outlook.com link

8. Texas politico O’Rourke

9. Knock it off!

10. Altar assent

11. Sneeze inducer

12. Country with the second-most Portuguese speakers, after Brazil

13. “Under Siege” star Steven

18. “___ Have” (#1 Jennifer Lopez song)

22. Sri Lankan language

25. GPS guess

27. Charitable

28. Soul seller

29. Not online online

31. Gulf States bigwig

32. Seminary subj

34. Sparkling wine of Catalonia

36. Common dog biscuit shape

37. Star-studded group

38. Smith and Jones film franchise, for short

40. Statistical anomalies

41. "I think …," online

42. Prof's aides

44. "Evil Woman" group

46. Oscar-nominated 2025 Chloé Zhao drama

47. Play station?

48. Rogue producer

49. Gulliver’s first name

50. Leave that to me

51. Pitched

54. Candy wafer brand

57. Ancient Greek coin

58. Paddock frolicker

60. Exam type

61. Former JFK landers

63. Mornings (Abbr.)

65. They follow the nus

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