Daily Themed Crossword November 5, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 5, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
November 5, 2023 — All 65 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | City dweller's ride | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Pet that uses a litter box | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Visibility-reducing weather condition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Creamy sandwich cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Welcome to ___ humble home (hosts' greeting perhaps) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Lincoln who's honored in a Washington D.C. Memorial fondly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Last but not the ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | Shipshape and ___ fashion idiom with an English seaport that means everything in perfect order | Show answer | 7 | |
| #9 | Magician's cry after a big reveal | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | Google Play Store download for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | To ___ a Mockingbird Harper Lee novel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Ivy League university in Connecticut | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Road to ___ idiom with the Syrian capital that means life-changing experience | Show answer | 8 | |
| #14 | Nickname for Edward perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Actress ___ Naomi King of How to Get Away with Murder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | No Time to ___ 2021 James Bond film | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Little bit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Sunbeams | Show answer | 4 | |
| #19 | Acquired illegally like a car | Show answer | 6 | |
| #20 | Military unit | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | The Sopranos network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | When doubled the yellow Teletubby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Data and facts briefly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Meet your ___ idiom with a Belgian city that means to experience a significant defeat | Show answer | 8 | |
| #25 | Rounded roof and often a canvas for Renaissance artwork | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Mike and ___ popular fruit-flavored candy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Bug bite syndrome perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Like word-of-mouth traditions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Invoice add-on? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ speak (as it were): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #31 | Super Soaker brand? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Young stallion | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Measured in acres hectares or square yards | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Small object that can be strung into jewelry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Corn on the ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Spiritual glow around a person say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Stumble while walking say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | Low-___ dairy product | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The price is negotiable in ads: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Hair-styling substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Japanese port city and financial hub | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | ___ Is Us (NBC family drama featuring Mandy Moore) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Secret agent | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sleek TV type: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ Fonsi of Despacito fame | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Up the ___ (raise the stakes) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #47 | ___ towards (be partial to a position) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Ed ___ n Eddy cartoon trio obsessed with jawbreakers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Pointy pub projectile | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Slightly open like an unlocked door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Cinco de ___ (annual celebration) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | ___ Meyers who hosts a late-night show | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Underside of the foot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | ___-Wan Kenobi Star Wars character played by Alec Guinness | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | It's ___ to a brick idiom with the English capital that means indicate with a high certainty | Show answer | 6 | |
| #56 | From hell to breakfast in ___ idiom with the French capital that means go through a wide range of experiences | Show answer | 5 | |
| #57 | Choir voice above tenor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Driver's call perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Actor Epps of Fatal Affair | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Comedian's forte | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Letters leading in to an alias | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | ___-Mex cuisine (fusion cuisine) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Month that pumpkin enthusiasts may love for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Cry of recognition | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | One with a Claus in his contract? | Show answer | 3 |
How the November 5, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 5, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 65 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DAMASCUS at 8 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 November 5, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
November 5, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 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 65 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 November 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 65 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the November 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.