Daily Themed Crossword September 23, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 23, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 23, 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 | Groceries holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Pose a question to | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Messy home for a pig | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Creamy cookie often dunked in milk | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Brain of the computer: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Sneaker or converse e.g. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Crust formed on a wound | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Damascus's country for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Camper's shelter | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___ Cornell lead singer for Soundgarden and Audioslave rock bands that were popular in the '90s | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Canadian city with the Blue Jays and the Raptors for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | U.N. workers' agency: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Officiator at a bar mitzvah | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | ___ exam (aspiring lawyer's hurdle) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Kitchen garment for a cook | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | We ___ to please! (words from a store clerk maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Moving meme format in the Instagram comment section: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | ___ Arbor Michigan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Weiland lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots rock band that was popular in the '90s | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | The Beatles' drummer ___ Starr | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Multi-headed monster slain by Hercules | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Al ___ who was Bill Clinton's vice president | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Rod between wheels in a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Michael ___ lead singer of R.E.M rock band that was popular in the 1990s | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Exchange or trade | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Abbreviation at the bottom of a business letter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Sidewalk user for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Physicist Georg ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Aunt in Spanish | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Director Aster of Midsommar and Beau Is Afraid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Take it from the ___! (cry during a rehearsal perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Do some tailoring | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | With all ___ respect... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Pear variety that is often poached (anagram of cobs) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Eyebrow shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Wheel with teeth say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Summer cooling machines: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Undercover agent like James Bond | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ Cobain lead singer of Nirvana rock band that was popular in the 1990s | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | ___ said yes! (giddy cry from a man maybe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Metric ___ (approximately 2204 pounds) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | The best is ___ to come | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___-Wan Kenobi who was a Padawan under Qui-Gon Jinn | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Guitar-holding accessory | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Brother or sister for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Let You Love Me singer Rita ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Video call delay say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Either you do it ___ will!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Sing your own praises | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Lead singer of U2 rock band that was popular in the 1990s and the 2000s | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Traveler's pit stop perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Residue in a firepit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Cold and distant as a person's demeanor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Enhancement to a car for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | To and ___ (back and forth) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Booby ___ (dungeon hazard) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Paycheck deduction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Federal auditing organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Snapper catcher? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | ___ In A Bottle Christina Aguilera song | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | ___ Make a Deal (classic game show) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Siri's tablet? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Northern neighbor of Chile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | ___ Falco of The Sopranos | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Big drinker? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Doctor ___ BBC's sci-fi series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Music volume booster for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Crow's cry | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 23, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 23, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CHRIS at 5 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 6 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 23, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 23, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 23, 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 23, 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 23, 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.