Daily Themed Crossword June 23, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the June 23, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
June 23, 2023 — All 67 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Spot to say Cheers! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Steeped beverage | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | ___ is where the heart is | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | It's ___ from us! (Everything looks good!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Get ___ of (discard) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Ilhan ___ Minnesota congresswoman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | A ___ Ships 2019 novel by Natalie Haynes that is a modern retelling of the Trojan War mythology | Show answer | 8 | |
| #8 | Cancel that previous command on a computer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Ready to harvest as a tomato | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Brits call them chips | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Hangry cray or adorbs e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #12 | State of matter for many a noble element | Show answer | 3 | |
| #13 | Aah's partner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | It's now or ___! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #15 | George of the Jungle primate | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Place for a sauna | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Comfy TV room | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Traffic ___ frustrating road situation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ Jones's Diary 1996 novel by Helen Fielding that is roughly based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice | Show answer | 7 | |
| #20 | Paintball player's asset | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ Stark Maisie Williams's Game of Thrones character | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Prince who married Meghan Markle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #23 | Draw a ___ (fail to remember) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #24 | Rite ___ (drugstore chain) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | What beats scissors? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Wide ___ Sea 1966 novel by Jean Rhys that was written as a prequel to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre | Show answer | 8 | |
| #27 | Rent-a-car giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | Engrave on glass | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Actress Merkel of 42nd Street | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Ideas worth spreading group acronym | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Ernie ___ golfer whose name is hidden in Helsinki | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Rivendell resident in The Lord of the Rings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ down (frisk as at the airport) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | That's gross! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Ghostly greeting | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Spider's web to a fly | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | A in a German magazine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | ___ to queue (YouTube phrase) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | The ___ 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham that is inspired by and features Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | ___ Hotels & Resorts (hotel chain based in Texas) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Match ___ in heaven | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Cupid's Greek counterpart (anagram of sore) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Funeral parlor container with ashes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Put pen to paper | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | The apple doesn't fall ___ from the tree | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Oceanic distress signal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Prune as a tree branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Whaler captain of Moby-Dick | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ___ Hackman of The French Connection | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Small swirl in a stream say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Singer Suzanne of Tom's Diner | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Not quite shut as a door | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Hand that beats a high card in poker | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Prestigious TV award for Homeland | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Major captain and colonel e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #56 | Bug someone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Quadriceps area | Show answer | 5 | |
| #58 | Periodontists' organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Spoiled kid | Show answer | 4 | |
| #60 | Anna K: A ___ Story 2020 novel by Jenny Lee that is a modern retelling of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Corrosive liquid that turns litmus paper red | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Rainbow shapes | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | You Should ___ Me in a Crown (Billie Eilish song) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Second largest ocean for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Seek damages from | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | NBC's weekend fixture: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Bumbling buffoon | Show answer | 3 |
How the June 23, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for June 23, 2023, a Friday. It contains 67 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is THOUSAND at 8 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 June 23, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
June 23, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the June 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 67 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 June 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 67 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the June 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.