Daily Themed Crossword September 12, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 12, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 12, 2023 — All 66 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Two hours before noon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Paintings sculptures and such e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | My Big ___ Greek Wedding (2002 rom-com) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | Dryly humorous (word you'll find hidden in awry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | ___ is me! (Alas!) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Selma director ___ DuVernay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Solemn pledge | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | Madame Tussauds material | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | Combine as ingredients for a salad | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Flightless Australian runner | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Completely satisfy as one's appetite | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ Cowboys NFL team led by Tom Landry for 29 seasons | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | General ___ (name on a Chinese menu) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Eye medication dispenser (rhymes with copper') | Show answer | 7 | |
| #15 | Not guilty for one | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | The Wizard of Oz character ___ Man | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Uno ___ tres... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | In need of a doctor say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Organ with a canal and a drum? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | Doomsday ___ legendary unit coached by Tom Landry during the '60s and '70s | Show answer | 7 | |
| #21 | ___ Speedwagon Time for Me to Fly rock band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | ___ Tomatoes (movie review-aggregation website) | Show answer | 6 | |
| #23 | New York ___ NFL team where Tom Landry played before becoming a legendary coach | Show answer | 6 | |
| #24 | Peaky Blinders network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | Prefix with puncture to mean a form of traditional Chinese medicine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #26 | ___ tear (common sports injury): Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Phew no ___ done | Show answer | 4 | |
| #28 | ___ Save the King (U.K. national anthem) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Mary ___ (cosmetics company) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | Serpent in The Jungle Book | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | What maid has but mad doesn't?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Before to Keats | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Word that may follow iron or stone | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Number of Super Bowl titles won by Tom Landry during his coaching career | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Major time period in history say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Pulitzer-winning Big Apple publication: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | How cuteee! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Cook in the oven say (rhymes with coast) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #39 | State with Austin and Houston and where Tom Landry was born | Show answer | 5 | |
| #40 | Pro Football Hall of ___ honorary list that Tom Landry was inducted into in 1990 | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Prefix that means bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | What you pay the government | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | May I ___ you? (offer from one on a information desk) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #44 | Treasure hunter's aid | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | ___ car (second-hand) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Crown or summit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | Banned insecticide: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Pop singer Grande lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | ___ wolf (solitary type) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Metallic bar | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Fuzzy stuff from a sweater | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | If all ___ fails... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Chrysler Building architect William Van ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Belgrade native say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Prince Valiant's son | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Film director's do-over | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | Watch chain | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Write on glass say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | The Selfish Giant author ___ Wilde | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Lady ___ who sang Bloody Mary | Show answer | 4 | |
| #61 | Clickable desktop item | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | BMW competitor | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Soapmaking substance | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Letters before a street name perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Spill-cleaning cloth? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Fannie ___ (government mortgage agency) | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 12, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 12, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is DROPPER at 7 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 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 12, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 12, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 12, 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 66 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 September 12, 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 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 12, 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.