Daily Themed Crossword September 18, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 18, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 18, 2023 — All 64 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Year-opening month for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ out a living (barely manage) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Sir Michael ___ who portrayed Alfred in Batman Begins | Show answer | 5 | |
| #4 | Sugar-loving insect with a queen | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Second-largest U.S. state for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Al Pacino or Robert De Niro e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #7 | Umbrella and Good Girl Gone Bad singer who has won 13 AMAs as of 2023 | Show answer | 7 | |
| #8 | Bring up as a child | Show answer | 5 | |
| #9 | Participated in the Boston Marathon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Dublin citizens | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Day ___ (facility for young children) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | Legendary Himalayan snowman | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Once ___ a time... | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | Google ___ Zoom alternative | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Alpha follower in the Greek alphabet | Show answer | 4 | |
| #16 | Device with a record button for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Blow someone ___ (astonish) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | Red snapper on a sushi menu | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Audio equipment giant | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Shoemaker's tool | Show answer | 3 | |
| #21 | ___ is more (minimalist's philosophy) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | S in iOS for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | The Grand ___ Opry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Olympian's prize | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | ___ Houston Greatest Love of All singer who has won 22 AMAs | Show answer | 7 | |
| #26 | ___ Mars 24K Magic singer who has won 11 AMAs as of 2023 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #27 | Feel off-color | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Actress Thurman with a species of lizard named after her | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Color of honey | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Vive le ___! (Long live the King) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Talking ___ & Friends (animated sitcom) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Jam and jelly's holder | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Childhood nickname for Darth Vader | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | To the ___ degree (utmost) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Mount ___ active volcano in Italy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ Rogers The Gambler singer who has won 19 AMAs | Show answer | 5 | |
| #37 | Giga tera peta ___ (anagram of axe) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | ___ Underwood Hallelujah singer who has won 17 AMAs as of 2023 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #39 | Smoothie berry pronounced as ah-sigh-ee | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Tell me like ___! (Give me the truth!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #41 | Have a quick bite (anagram of hons) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #42 | Able was I ___ I saw Elba (palindrome wrongly attributed to Napoleon) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Large music concert venue | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | To-do list entry | Show answer | 4 | |
| #45 | Lion's little one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Tailless primate in a sanctuary say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | What fruits do when left uneaten for too long | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Modern-day letter in your inbox | Show answer | 5 | |
| #49 | iPad or Amazon Fire e.g. | Show answer | 6 | |
| #50 | Imitates a crow | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | Deep distress or heartache say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Braying load-bearing animal | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Response that means Count me in! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | ___ Swift Fearless singer who has won 40 AMAs as of 2023 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #55 | Not crazy | Show answer | 4 | |
| #56 | Columbus' state that takes its name from a river | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Actress Reinhart of Riverdale | Show answer | 4 | |
| #58 | Entrepreneur's degree often: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #59 | Verbal hesitation | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Confer knighthood on | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Avengers: Infinity ___ (2018 film) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Tough ___ to crack | Show answer | 3 | |
| #63 | Angsty rock genre | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Starchy tuber | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 18, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 18, 2023, a Monday. It contains 64 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is RIHANNA at 7 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 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 18, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 18, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 18, 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 64 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 18, 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 64 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the September 18, 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.