Thursday · June 22, 2023 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword June 22, 2023 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the June 22, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
9Longest
3Shortest
2Abbreviations
Answers

June 22, 2023 — All 68 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Clumsy Ice Age sloth Show answer 3
#2 Crossed paths with say Show answer 3
#3 Houseplant's home Show answer 3
#4 Japanese zen garden fish Show answer 3
#5 Ankle-length dress Show answer 4
#6 Sense of self-importance Show answer 3
#7 ___ complicated (Facebook relationship status) Show answer 3
#8 Music concert venue Show answer 5
#9 Limb used in boxing Show answer 3
#10 ___ Rim 2013 sci-fi film directed by Guillermo del Toro that features sea monsters and gigantic mechas Show answer 7
#11 Arouse from sleep Show answer 4
#12 ___ de Janeiro city with the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood Show answer 3
#13 Level as lawn grass Show answer 3
#14 Hot drink on a cold day Show answer 5
#15 2004 superhero film by Guillermo del Toro starring Ron Perlman as the titular character Show answer 7
#16 Actor McGregor of Black Hawk Down Show answer 4
#17 Sphynx cat's lack Show answer 3
#18 Battery size for small electronic devices perhaps Show answer 3
#19 Never ___ Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Show answer 3
#20 Pan's ___ 2006 fantasy film by Guillermo del Toro influenced by several fairy tales Show answer 9
#21 Bundle of cash Show answer 3
#22 Meme-receiver's reaction perhaps: Abbr. Show answer 3
#23 Apply perfume in a way Show answer 5
#24 Nightmare ___ 2021 neo-noir film by Guillermo del Toro starring Bradley Cooper as a carnival worker Show answer 5
#25 Toy train horn sound Show answer 4
#26 Shady street-lining trees Show answer 4
#27 ___ Max (Sweet but Psycho singer) Show answer 3
#28 If all ___ fails... Show answer 4
#29 Don't rock the ___! Show answer 4
#30 Ben-Hur novelist Wallace Show answer 3
#31 ___ pressure (group influence) Show answer 4
#32 Physique slangily Show answer 3
#33 Deborah ___ Woll Daredevil actress Show answer 3
#34 Ditch as a class Show answer 4
#35 Infinitesimal amount Show answer 4
#36 The D in CD Show answer 4
#37 Luigi's older brother in the video games Show answer 5
#38 E in CEO for short Show answer 4
#39 Baked beans container Show answer 3
#40 Crimson ___ 2015 gothic romance film by Guillermo del Toro starring Tom Hiddleston and Jessica Chastain Show answer 4
#41 Frightful folklore figure Show answer 4
#42 Actor ___ Hardy of Dunkirk and The Revenant Show answer 3
#43 Criminal organization in The Godfather Show answer 5
#44 Illegally off base in the military: Abbr. Show answer 4
#45 Game of Thrones throne metal Show answer 4
#46 Leatherworker's puncturing tool Show answer 3
#47 Don't Look Up actress Streep Show answer 5
#48 Animation still Show answer 3
#49 Have a mortgage say Show answer 3
#50 Schrodinger's animal? Show answer 3
#51 Center of activity like a busy airport Show answer 3
#52 Prohibit or shut out Show answer 3
#53 Non-dairy vegan milk option Show answer 3
#54 Boo-___! (triumphant cry) Show answer 3
#55 Temporary craze Show answer 3
#56 Frito-___ (potato chips maker) Show answer 3
#57 Comedian's mocking tribute Show answer 5
#58 Down with an infection say Show answer 3
#59 The Shape of ___ 2017 fantasy film by Guillermo del Toro that won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival Show answer 5
#60 Big first milestone for a baby Show answer 4
#61 One of two for a magnet Show answer 4
#62 Schitt's Creek family name Show answer 4
#63 In ___ land (daydreaming): Hyph. Show answer 4
#64 Not bumpy as a road Show answer 4
#65 Show lack of interest in a movie in a way Show answer 4
#66 ___ Tide song by The Righteous Brothers Show answer 3
#67 Leicester lavatory Show answer 3
#68 Prefix with cap to mean amusingly eccentric Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the June 22, 2023 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 22, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is LABYRINTH at 9 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out. 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 22, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

June 22, 2023 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for June 22, 2023?
The June 22, 2023 grid has 68 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 68 clues. The longest answer is LABYRINTH at 9 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 2 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for June 22, 2023 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including June 21, 2023 and June 23, 2023.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the June 22, 2023 Crossword

01

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 9 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

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.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for June 22, 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.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 68 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the June 22, 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, 2026
Numbers

Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

68clues on this board
9longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

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.

STEP 02

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.

STEP 03

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.

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