Daily Themed Crossword June 12, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 12, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
June 12, 2023 — All 68 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Friendly embraces | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Round shiny music holders: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Crowd's cry of disapproval | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Intentionally leave out say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Endearing term similar to sugar or cupcake for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rockstar's volume-enhancing equipment for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Lois ___ Superman's love | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | So I take it that's ___ (refusal): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Monetary risk of speeding? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | What people breathe | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ for a Superman (Is It Gettin' Heavy) 1999 song by The Flaming Lips that is inspired by Superman | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Bombard with as water balloons | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Slangy Hurry it up! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Be a braggadocio | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | ___ 9000 A.I. antagonist in 2001: A Space Odyssey | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Letters on a sunblock bottle | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Actors Pacino and Capone for two | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Y (millennials informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Pacific tuna in a pu pu platter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Superman (It's ___ Easy) 2000 song by Five For Fighting that is written from Superman's point of view | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Singer ___ Lipa with the album Future Nostalgia | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Far from urban as the countryside | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | 2000 song by 3 Doors Down whose title is inspired by Superman's weakness | Show answer | 10 | |
| #24 | I'm on my ___ (I'll be there soon) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Like a number that can't even? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Aluminum ___ (wrap for leftovers say) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Dumbo actress ___ Green | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Warming the bench say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Pull-___ (upper body exercises) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Sorority sibling for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Superman's ___ 1997 song by Our Lady Peace that was inspired by Superman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Utmost degree mathematically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | On-the-back gesture of praise | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Barrett of Pink Floyd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Christmas or Thanksgiving briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Actress Thurman of The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Clear liquor in a gimlet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | The Man of Metropolis ___ Our Hearts 2005 song by Sufjan Stevens that is inspired by Superman | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Blacken on the grill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Mafia honcho | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Winter project with a carrot for a nose | Show answer | 7 | |
| #42 | Fisherman's worm or flies stash e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Prefix with potent to mean all-powerful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ secret (secret that everyone knows) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Fish's appendage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Cousin ___ The Addams Family character | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Early internet bigwig: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Golfer's shirt perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Asia's direction from the US | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Inexpensive or low-priced say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #51 | Put on a blacklist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Indian queen's wraparound (anagram of airs) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Excellent in '90s slang (rhymes with that) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Item in a folder | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | England's ___ Fawkes Night | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Wipe with a towel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Drapes holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Loosened and opened as a necktie | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | ___-El Superman's birth name | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Browned bread with an appliance named after it | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | (___ I Could Fly Like) Superman 1979 song by the Kinks that is inspired by Superman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Amusement or amusement park experience | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Decline participation with out of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Seer's sixth sense: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Route planner's word | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | ___ Moines River Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Set as tiles | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | ___ Hall Jay Leno's announcer | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 12, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 12, 2023, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is KRYPTONITE at 10 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 1 clue carries 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 June 12, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 12, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 12, 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 68 clues with answers from 3 to 10 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 June 12, 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 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the June 12, 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.
Last checked — Sep 9, 2026Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers
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.