Daily Themed Crossword August 28, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 28, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 28, 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 | Toot your own horn | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Top left PC key to use on a frozen screen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Rodent in a subway tunnel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ list (list of unfinished tasks): Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Subject with calculus and calculations | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | President Lincoln who was born in a log cabin lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Virginia Charleston's state | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Opera singer's solo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | File a lawsuit against say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | One million grams say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Can't ___ the Moonlight 2000 LeAnn Rimes song that is the theme song of the film Coyote Ugly | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Informal language like tea for gossip or hammered for drunk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #13 | Day to start an early weekend for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Thanksgiving feast finale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Long long time | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | I ___ You 2000 LeAnn Rimes song that spent 25 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | The A in U.A.E. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | May ___ excused?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Carly ___ Jepsen who sang Now That I Found You | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Goes On 2002 LeAnn Rimes song from her album Twisted Angel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Chest muscle for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Climbing vine with ornamental leaves | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | What we inhale and exhale | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Number of stooges or musketeers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | What I Cannot ___ 2008 LeAnn Rimes song that was nominated for a Grammy Award | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Tip of a boot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Meat in a Western omelet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Glittery showy fabric | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Cookie Monster's color | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | It can get you buzzed in a brewery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Perfume target perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Take it ___! (Relax!) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Put on as a jacket | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Listen you! in Cancun | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Use a surgical beam | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Texter's Just as a side note...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Eggs from the sea | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Episode interrupters on TV for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Something's ___ Give 2005 LeAnn Rimes song that was featured on the US Billboard Hot 100 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___-splitting (very loud) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Rigid as muscles (anagram of tiffs) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Place to sit at a desk | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Red-ish skin irritation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Share a boundary with (anagram of tuba) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Crew neck or V-neck e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Tropical smoothie fruit with a verb in its name | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ and the same (identical) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Liquor paired with tonic or juice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Apple assistant that can tell jokes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Four-___ clover | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Pen ___ (snail mail buddy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | ___ and tuck (plastic surgery) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Shallowest and shortest-named Great Lake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Overhanging roof part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Actress Susan ___ of The Partridge Family | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Fava or pinto e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Nothin' ___ to Do 2007 LeAnn Rimes song that was featured on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Empty auditorium effect | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Arctic home with frozen walls | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | ___ or not here I come! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Actress ___ Wilson of Pitch Perfect | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Actor ___ Michael Murray of One Tree Hill | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Angel's above-the-head ring | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Preach it! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Nickname that sounds like mow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Mike Trout's MLB team: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | ___ Enterprise (Star Trek ship): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Body part that squints | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 28, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 28, 2023, a Monday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHANGE at 6 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 August 28, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 28, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 28, 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 6 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 August 28, 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 August 28, 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.