Daily Themed Crossword August 31, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the August 31, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
August 31, 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 | Microbe targeted by sanitizer perhaps | Show answer | 4 | |
| #2 | Texter's Speaking frankly...: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Joined at the ___ (inseparable) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Best-selling sandwich cookie | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | Nickelodeon's bilingual explorer with a talking backpack | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Post-employment savings plan: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Black-and-white marine predator | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Once ___ a midnight dreary... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Participated in a relay race say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Pen's pointed end | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Traditional Chinese tea whose name means Dark dragon | Show answer | 6 | |
| #12 | Simba's father on Disney's The Lion King who is a lion | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Mamma ___ that's a spicy meatball! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Momentous chapter of history say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Ignited as a tiki torch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Ants to anteaters | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Japanese cartoon genre like Dragon Ball Z or Yu-Gi-Oh! | Show answer | 5 | |
| #18 | Indoor cooling systems: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | New York's Park ___ for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Lanka India's southern neighbor | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Fuhgeddaboudit! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___-picking (petty criticism) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Zero to a soccer game announcer | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Disney's The Jungle Book protagonist who is an Indian boy | Show answer | 6 | |
| #25 | Pixar/Disney's Brave protagonist who is a Scottish princess | Show answer | 6 | |
| #26 | Legume that may be frozen? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Have an ___ to grind (personal motive) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Jacob's brother at Bible study | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Aladdin parrot | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | ___ and yang | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Buyer beware phrase on a price tag: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Fun vehicle for a snow day | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Movie streaming service like Disney+: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | That's a funny meme!: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Tale As Old As ___ song from Beauty and the Beast | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Slimy substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Make a mistake | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ room (fun and games room informally) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Disney protagonist from the 2016 namesake film who is a Polynesian chieftess | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | From ___ to bottom | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Witch's transport perhaps | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Capital city of Vietnam | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | ___ Hamada Disney's Big Hero 6 protagonist who is a half-Japanese boy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Country with Shiraz and Tehran | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Twinge of hunger (rhymes with tang) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Emirate with the tallest building in the world | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ of Dogs Wes Anderson animated film | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Napkin's place at the dinner table | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Give ___ second chance!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Funerary ash containers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | ___ enough (Good point) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Leather shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Used as a doorbell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Like many a Disney villain | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Abominable Snowman's alias | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | ___ Cooper (subcompact car) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | University grounds say | Show answer | 6 | |
| #58 | Item in a Crocs or Doc Martens store | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Like an optimal outcome say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Cowboy's cow-catching rope | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Belt's spot | Show answer | 5 | |
| #62 | Creamy cream-colored sandwich spread informally | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Illuminated theater sign | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Tenant's concern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #65 | Not feel great | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Muhammad ___ who was born Cassius Clay Jr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Thing in a ring? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Poem that's a sincere form of flattery? | Show answer | 3 |
How the August 31, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for August 31, 2023, a Thursday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is OOLONG at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 5 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 2 clues carry 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 August 31, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
August 31, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the August 31, 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 6 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 August 31, 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 August 31, 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.