Daily Themed Crossword September 5, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 5, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 5, 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 | Actress Ryan of When Harry Met Sally... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Billboard displays for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ year (student's sabbatical before college) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Little mischief makers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___-notch (first class) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Without further ___ the winner is... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Canberra's country with 28 Davis Cup wins known for players such as Rod Laver | Show answer | 9 | |
| #8 | Spoil the appearance of | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Kabayaki fish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Sugar and spice and all things ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | United ___ country with a record 32 Davis Cup wins known for players such as Andre Agassi | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Another name for wildebeest | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | H on a faucet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | I get that a ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Bidder's shopping website | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Air Wick target | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Back on a ship | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | One who ate the forbidden fruit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Scholarly book? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Great ___ London's island with 10 Davis Cup wins known for players such as Andy Murray | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | Actor Fazal from Victoria & Abdul | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Not in a whisper | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Stockholm's country with 7 Davis Cup wins known for players such as Bjorn Borg | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Brand-___ adventure! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Mouse's perch? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | Highway to Hell rockers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | E on a compass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Golden goose goodie | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Completely confident say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Instagram heart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Pretty tiny to a Scot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Take a stab at? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Cube for playing Chutes and Ladders | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Broadway's Mamma ___! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Ostrich's cousin Down Under | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Satellite-based navigation aid: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Georgia's capital for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | What are you ___ this weekend? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | Madrid's country with 6 Davis Cup wins known for players such as Rafael Nadal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Checkers or chess e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | ___ Lovelace mathematician and pioneering computer scientist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | ___ favor (Please in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Editor's Leave this as it is (anagram of tets) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Film spool | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Oh and another thing... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Billiards player's stick | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Baby Guinness or kamikaze e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | It's at the top of my ___ list: Hyph. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Molecule part | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Key above Caps Lock | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Belle's counterpart | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Adjective for superfans | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Urge or desire | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ 'em and weep! (poker player's words maybe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Paris' country with 10 Davis Cup wins known for players such as Rene Lacoste | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | Mahjong or Scrabble piece | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Post-sauna wrap | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | That's the ___ of my concerns! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #59 | Receive as a penalty | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Spit out as lava | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Payment for labor say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Outer boundary | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Devoid of dampness? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Kool-___ (fruity drink) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Snow-sliding gear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Piece of concert merchandise maybe | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 5, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 5, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is AUSTRALIA at 9 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. 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 5, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 5, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 5, 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 September 5, 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 September 5, 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.