Clue for March: one in seven desperately trying to make friends and influence people (5,9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Clue for March: one in seven desperately trying to make friends and influence people (5,9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on March 3, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHARM.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHARM Clue for March: one in seven desperately trying to make friends and influence people (5,9) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 3, 2026
5% AMY One of the March sisters (3) Thomas Joseph Feb 28, 2026
5% PULL Influence (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 25, 2026
5% IDES "The -- of March" (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 20, 2026
5% HEFT Influence (4) Thomas Joseph Feb 7, 2026
5% BELONGINGS One's own people perhaps are desperate to get involved (10) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 9, 2026
5% GRASPATSTRAWS Make a desperate try (13) Newsday Apr 29, 2020
4% SEAS Sail the seven __ (4) Newsday Mar 2, 2026
4% NONCONFORMIST One who MARCHes to a different drummer (13) Newsday Mar 1, 2026
4% JOHNPHILIPSOUSA The MARCH King (15) Newsday Mar 1, 2026

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