Daily Themed Crossword September 14, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 14, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 14, 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 | Special ___ (secret military missions say) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Clean ___ whistle: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Messy hog home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Mine yield | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Dream sleep letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | ___ Angeles largest city in California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Charge for a parking spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Roger that ___ and out! | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Gone ___ Oscar-nominated 2014 film starring Tyler Perry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | John Jane or Joe e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Bring together as one (anagram of untie) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Tuna holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Complain chronically | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Oscar-winning 2018 political drama film starring Tyler Perry as former Secretary of State Colin Powell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Bonfire remains | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Forget ___! (gal pal's advice after a breakup maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Critical hospital ward: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Comp ___ for short (aspiring programmer's major) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Don't ___ Up Oscar-nominated 2021 film featuring Tyler Perry as a talk show host | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Captain's affirmative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Cost an ___ and a leg (very expensive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ No Sunshine Bill Withers song | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | City that hosts a famous Carnival | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Beaver's project perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Chisel and drill e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Not reactive like neon | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | West Point team | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Deer sir? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | What a fan circulates | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Lair for a bear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Website address: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Butterfly catcher's need | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Hit the snowy slopes say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Sayonara! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Three in Italian | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Word similar to Ouch! hidden in poof | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | ___-K (school for tots) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Last ___ near the local supermarket (words on a missing poster maybe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | Inviting or enticing fragrance say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Number of dwarf friends for Snow White | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | French soul | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Surgeon's narrow cut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Ripped apart as a paper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | French luxury fashion house initials | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Sprints or takes off | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Musician's booking | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Flawless tennis serve | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Casual denial | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Communication ___ satellite (through) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Like some wintry roads | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Actor's prompt | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Target as the bull's-eye | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | ___ polloi (general population) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Lithium-___ battery | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Place to buy and sell stocks for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Travel by boat | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Alex ___ 2012 action thriller starring Tyler Perry in the titular role | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Unconvincing as an excuse | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | ___ Rogers dubbed King of the Cowboys | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ of a Mad Black Woman 2005 rom-com written by and starring Tyler Perry | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Geometry term measured in degrees? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Star ___ Oscar-winning 2009 sci-fi film featuring Tyler Perry as Admiral Richard Barnett | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Science or potent opener? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Vent your frustration orally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Stadium seating level say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Annoying Spotify pop-ups for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Bath salt's spot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Road with a number for short | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 14, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 14, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UNITE at 5 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, 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 14, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 14, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 14, 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 5 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 14, 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 14, 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.