Daily Themed Crossword November 17, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 17, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
November 17, 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 | Fish that looks like a snake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Place for pampering and pedicures | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Put six and six together in math class | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Tai Happy Hour drink choice | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Brought the trophy home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Toilet in Britain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Address that starts with www: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Prince Valiant's heir | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Showed up | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Crowd-sourced restaurant review site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #11 | Stop and smell the ___ idiom that means to slow down and relax | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | Decisive boxing wins say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | ___-witted (stupid) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Christopher Nolan's film starring Robert Pattinson | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | To cut down tall ___ idiom that means to criticize someone for their achievements | Show answer | 7 | |
| #16 | Pressure singer Lennox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Bit of butter | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Pick a card ___ card | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | To deserve a bouquet of ___ idiom that means one has done something worthy of praise | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Unknown author for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Eggs to a biologist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Morning moisture in a meadow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Oops-a-___ idiom often said to encourage a child who has fallen | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | A shrinking ___ idiom used to refer to a shy modest person | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Corrosion sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Word following coffee or jelly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Pirate's syllable? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | In-flight announcement: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Ich bin ___ Berliner (John F. Kennedy's speech) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Weightifter's unit for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | That's superb! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Genetic messenger with a twist?: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Waikiki garland | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Flightless bird on Australia's coat of arms | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Organ with a stud often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | To gild a ___ idiom that means an unnecessary adornment has been added to something already beautiful | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Exchanges this for that say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #38 | ___ favor (Please in Spanish) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Raggedy doll | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | What a pity! cry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Igloo shape | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | ___ anyone else know? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | The C of PC for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | ___ out (just about manage) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | This is a ___ to process | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Tear as a cloth | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Pixel on a screen e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Chinese way of harmony | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Mess up | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Actor Cage of Color Out of Space to fans | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Faux ___ (fashion blunder) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Sir ___ McKellen who played Gandalf | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Brian who produced for U2 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Antonym's antonym for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Smooching in the mall say: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Parasite's home | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Poison ___ villainous botanist in Batman | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Cobbler's punch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Singer Ross of Love Hangover fame | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Gazillion years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Mad Love actress Barrymore | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Not manual | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Jimmy Boyd song): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Vital blue line in the body? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | The ___ of Sandwich (noble title) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #66 | Oxygen producer? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #67 | Mattress holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | University in Troy New York: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 |
How the November 17, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 17, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is POPPIES at 7 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 November 17, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
November 17, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 17, 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 7 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 17, 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 November 17, 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.