Daily Themed Crossword September 16, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 16, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 16, 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 | Letter that follows cee | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Eureka! expression | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Nocturnal hooting bird | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ of Capri Italian resort island | Show answer | 4 | |
| #5 | ___ Diego California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | As easy as ___ (very easy) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | Often-poached bottom-heavy fruit | Show answer | 4 | |
| #8 | ___ pop nostalgic candy that you can propose with? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Money Longer rapper Lil ___ Vert | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Bride's affirmation: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | Understands as a joke | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Reese's ___ nostalgic candy with many bits? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #13 | Crafty like a fox | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Canadian ice hockey legend Bobby | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Coral's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Self-righteous person (anagram of grip) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Julius Caesar's attire | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Shed sorrowful tears | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | James ___ Jones who voiced Darth Vader and Mufasa | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Neither this ___ that | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | Remove as a branch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | AFL-___ federation of U.S. unions | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Tidal retreat | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Pop ___ nostalgic candy that you may find at a concert? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Prefix with crow for a mannequin on a crop field | Show answer | 5 | |
| #26 | Opposite of positive for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | Hopping Aussie marsupial informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Mont Blanc e.g. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Nuggets of data for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | If I Ruled the World rapper | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | ___-mo replay | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Black gold from the Middle East? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Fitting as a reply | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | New South Wales' capital for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Dreaming spot? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Fun ___ nostalgic color-changing candy that comes with its own side? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Suffix with Taiwan or Japan | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Portuguese pronoun for she | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | ___ live and breathe!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Puts on the wall as a painting | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | Celestial messenger with wings and a halo | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Magnum ___ (author's masterpiece) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Fizz ___ nostalgic candy that may be a brainiac's favorite? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Floral luau wear | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | Layla singer ___ Clapton | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Thorny date night flowers | Show answer | 5 | |
| #47 | ___ Moines Iowa | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Use a keyboard | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | ...like the ___ calling the kettle black... | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Throne metal in Game of Thrones | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Cogito ___ sum (I think therefore I am) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #52 | Instant messaging pioneer with a You've Got Mail! tagline | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Pool table triangle say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Colored eye part with two Is? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | Mop & ___ (floor cleaner) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Field of knowledge say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | ___ yesterday (naive or easy to deceive) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Poet Edgar Allan ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Copper-zinc alloy | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Jelly ___ jelly beans nostalgic candy that surprisingly doesn't come with a button? | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Film special effects letters (anagram of cig) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Bathtime bar? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | ___ of living | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Messenger molecule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Pea package | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | San Francisco's ___ Hill | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Fee ___ foe fum... (fairy tale giant's cry) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Antique | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 16, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 16, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is PIECES at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 1 clue is 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 September 16, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 16, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 16, 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 September 16, 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 September 16, 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.