Friday · September 8, 2023 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword September 8, 2023 Answers

All 68 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the September 8, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.

68Clues
6Longest
3Shortest
4Abbreviations
Answers

September 8, 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 Two-___ toilet paper Show answer 3
#2 Green legume in fried rice Show answer 3
#3 Put clothes into a bag for a vacation say Show answer 4
#4 Garden weeding implement Show answer 3
#5 Cul-de-___ Show answer 3
#6 Strong desire say Show answer 4
#7 Granola bar grain Show answer 3
#8 Girl Scout uniform band Show answer 4
#9 Jockey's strap Show answer 4
#10 Another word for movie and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word pilm Show answer 4
#11 Crowdsourced dining review website Show answer 4
#12 Video's counterpart for short Show answer 3
#13 Place where one may kiss the bride Show answer 5
#14 Citrus fruit or a color and a word that has an obscure near-perfect rhyme with sporange Show answer 6
#15 Nobel Prize category for Nelson Mandela Show answer 5
#16 Movie dog ___ Tin Tin Show answer 3
#17 Slangy no Show answer 3
#18 Spearheaded as a project Show answer 3
#19 Period of geological time say Show answer 5
#20 Harmonious vocals or instrumental sounds and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word anchusic Show answer 5
#21 Robin Williams's Aladdin role Show answer 5
#22 ___ and proper (well-behaved) Show answer 4
#23 Picture puzzle with words for short Show answer 3
#24 One of the twelve divisions in a year and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word oneth Show answer 5
#25 The D in CD Show answer 4
#26 Computer menu option after a mistake Show answer 4
#27 Letters on a debtor's note Show answer 3
#28 The ___ Office (president's working place) Show answer 4
#29 Emulate a famous tower in Pisa Show answer 4
#30 ROFL relative in a text message: Abbr. Show answer 3
#31 Extravagant publicity? Show answer 4
#32 The ___ Wonder (nickname for DC Comics' Robin) Show answer 3
#33 Deer on Michigan's flag Show answer 3
#34 Noodle dish you may have in Hanoi Show answer 3
#35 Bread unit Show answer 4
#36 Hairy Himalayan snowman Show answer 4
#37 Awareness-raising TV ad: Abbr. Show answer 3
#38 Piece of cake! Show answer 4
#39 Body ___ flu symptom Show answer 4
#40 Color that is a blend of blue and red and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word curple Show answer 6
#41 ___ you still with me? Show answer 3
#42 Sci-fi special effect letters for Blade Runner 2049 (anagram of cig) Show answer 3
#43 Barbie's boyfriend Show answer 3
#44 Annoyingly self-satisfied say (rhymes with plug) Show answer 4
#45 Office PC network say (word hidden in land): Abbr. Show answer 3
#46 Racetrack unit Show answer 3
#47 Cub's abode Show answer 3
#48 Mineral in face powder Show answer 4
#49 ___ in the hole (hidden advantage) Show answer 3
#50 Carpet color for a VIP event Show answer 3
#51 Salem's state for short Show answer 4
#52 Ready to pluck as fruit Show answer 4
#53 Author unknown for short Show answer 4
#54 Rock guitarist's need for short Show answer 3
#55 Lew Wallace's Ben-___: A Tale of the Christ Show answer 3
#56 Round geometrical shape and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word hurkle Show answer 6
#57 ___-haw (donkey's sound) Show answer 3
#58 ___ & Garfunkel folk rock duo Show answer 5
#59 This is what I think... in chats: Abbr. Show answer 3
#60 Light source and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word culb Show answer 4
#61 Death on the ___ Agatha Christie mystery Show answer 4
#62 Saw or shovel e.g. Show answer 4
#63 Marvel superhero with anger issues? Show answer 4
#64 Homer Simpson's go-to exclamation Show answer 3
#65 Princeton's league Show answer 3
#66 Maple syrup source Show answer 3
#67 Modernist's prefix Show answer 3
#68 Actress Doris ___ of Pillow Talk Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the September 8, 2023 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 8, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is ORANGE at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 September 8, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

September 8, 2023 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for September 8, 2023?
The September 8, 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 ORANGE at 6 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 4 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for September 8, 2023 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including September 7, 2023 and September 9, 2023.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the September 8, 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 6 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 September 8, 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 September 8, 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
6longest 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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