Daily Themed Crossword April 14, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the April 14, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
April 14, 2023 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Women's Day month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Idiot boxes: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___-smacking good (very tasty) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Give it ___ (attempt): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Bride's head cover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Marilyn Monroe's distinct facial feature | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Rhyming opposite of nay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | ___ Man 1952 novel by Ralph Ellison featuring an unnamed protagonist that won the National Book Award for Fiction | Show answer | 9 | |
| #9 | Optional extra like pizza topping say: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Grace-concluding word | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Play a role in a movie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Modify as a script for publication | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | The Time ___ 1895 novella by H.G. Wells featuring an unnamed protagonist who time travels | Show answer | 7 | |
| #14 | Prefix with function or ware | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Jacob's biblical twin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Sun-kissed skin tone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Ram or bull's gender | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Elvis ___ left the building | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier featuring an unnamed protagonist that was adapted into an eponymous Oscar-winning film | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Not a ___ out of you! (Shh!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Montana Sky author Roberts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Mai ___ (cocktail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | American ___ (reality show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | 1996 novel by Chuck Palahniuk featuring an unnamed protagonist with a film adaptation starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton: 2 wds. | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | |
| #25 | Well lah-di-___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Brainstorm output maybe | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Be at ___ (relax) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Double-helix genetic material: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Palindromic time of day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | She-sheep | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Do some needlework | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Big Mouth voice actress ___ Rudolph | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Matured like fine wine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | The ___ 2006 novel by Cormac McCarthy featuring an unnamed protagonist that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | First double-digit number | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | ___ voce (oral exam) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | The Real ___ Shady (Eminem hit) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Throw in a high arc | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Under the weather say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Baseball Hall of Famer ___ Wee Reese | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Leonardo da ___ The Last Supper painter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___ one's manners (behave politely) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Catch the drift? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Honolulu's island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Explosive initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Apple desktop | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | Soft mineral used in a barber's powders | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | This doesn't impress me at all slangily | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Right away! in office memos: Abbr. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Lawyer's assignment | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Make money | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Glee actress ___ Michele | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Keanu's character in The Matrix Resurrections | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Alcoholic drink made with honey | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Illegal money offer | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Actor Hawke of Before Sunrise | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | ___ on the back | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Slurpee alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Against all ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | The Ocean at the End of the ___ 2013 novel by Neil Gaiman featuring an unnamed protagonist that won a British Book Award | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Fish propeller | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Bachelor's last words?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Prefix for metric or logical | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | The L of LSAT | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Fair ___ (copyright term) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Yee-___! | Show answer | 3 |
How the April 14, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for April 14, 2023, a Friday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is INVISIBLE at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 3 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for April 14, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
April 14, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the April 14, 2023 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 66 clues with answers from 3 to 9 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
There is a mini board for this date too
Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for April 14, 2023 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the April 14, 2023 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.