Daily Themed Crossword September 2, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 2, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 2, 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 | Alter ___ (alternative personality) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ vs. Wild adventure series starring Bear Grylls | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Tummy muscles in packs for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Sawmill input | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Airplane ___ (cell phone setting) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Butter type in cosmetics | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | 1975 ABBA hit that is one of their best-selling singles of all time | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | ___ and tear (damage associated with regular use) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ the day! (Carpe Diem!) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | ___ Mia 1975 ABBA song that became the inspiration for a musical and multiple movies | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Car starter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Two ___ play that game! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Make some brownies | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Tupac Shakur's genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Move like a bunny | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Cheer for a flamenco dancer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Hydroelectric power source | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Walrus' whiskered cousin | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | ___ Queen 1976 ABBA song that was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Like unwashed laundry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | ___ pro nobis (pray for us) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Musician's engagement | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | ___-lock brakes (car safety feature) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | The ___ Takes It All 1980 song by ABBA that topped the UK charts | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Oscar-winning actress ___ Marie Saint | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Fool me once ___ on you... | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | ___ date (project deadline) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Marge Simpson to Bart lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | No ___ in trying | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Holiday ___ a popular chain of hotels | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Be behind on bills | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Olympic medal-winning gymnast Suni ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Movie bear voiced by Seth MacFarlane | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Little helper at the North Pole | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Here ___ nothing! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Brute in fairy tales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Word repeated thrice in the title of a 1976 ABBA song that says It's a rich man's world | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | ___ fuel to the fire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___-noir (crime movie genre maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | May I have your attention? sound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Skyscraper's structural support | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Actress ___ Gilbert of The Big Bang Theory | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Path-finding puzzle with many dead ends | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Graceful long-necked bird that usually mates for life | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Company with the Swoosh logo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Cartographer's creation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Nanny ___ (baby monitor) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Beach ___ (type of physique slangily) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ maison (at home): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Barbie's beau | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Use for a torn tee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | I Saw ___ Standing There (Beatles hit) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Kellogg's Cracklin' ___ Bran | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Practice as a trade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Genetic material at a paternity test: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Protestor's placard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Bed at a campsite | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Like Colin Farrell or Pierce Brosnan | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Eat stylishly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Word repeated thrice in the title of a 1979 ABBA song that asks for A Man After Midnight | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Acknowledge openly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | The ___ of the Game 1977 song by ABBA that was sampled by the Fugees for Rumble in the Jungle | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Computer-related suffix with hard or soft | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Prepare for publishing as a story | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Ancient mystical character? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Comedian ___ Philips | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Malcolm in the Middle dad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Put a stop to | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 2, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 2, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is FERNANDO at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 September 2, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 2, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 2, 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 8 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 September 2, 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 September 2, 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.