Daily Themed Crossword September 26, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 26, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 26, 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 | ___ in (choose to participate) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | Police officer informally | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Female parent lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | The Simpsons bartender | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Rocky ___ (ice cream flavor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Young lady | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | That's ___ folks! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Jimi Hendrix's hairdo | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | ___ of lamb (ribs serving) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | Ken ___ former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Letter trio that follows R | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Electrical unit (rhymes with bolt) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Darrelle ___ former New York Jets cornerback who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023 | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Turn over ___ leaf: 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Red ___ (state of emergency) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | High-arcing tennis shot | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | ___ Coryell former head coach for the St. Louis Cardinals who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Midday snooze | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Not at all competent say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | Welcome to my humble ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #21 | Location for an event say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | ___ Jordan real name of the Green Lantern | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Gas holder in a car | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Basketball stat involving a missed free throw for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #25 | ___ vu (familiar feeling) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Where a fetus develops | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Zombie who sang Hands of Death with Alice Cooper? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Texter's Here's what I think: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Succulent used as an ingredient in lotions | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Boxer Muhammad ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Fawn's mother | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Word paired with neither | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | Put the collar on? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Actor ___ Epps of House M.D. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | ___ sci (college major slangily) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | ___ me a bit about yourself | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Child's coloring tool | Show answer | 6 | |
| #38 | Midriff punch reaction | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Standard golf score | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Soccer great ___ Hamm | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | The Lord of the Rings monster (anagram of roc) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | I Have a Dream orator: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | ___ and don'ts (certain rules) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Paltry porridge for Oliver Twist (aptly rhymes with cruel) | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | ___ Mendes of Hitch | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | ___ la la (song syllables) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ Zeppelin Dazed and Confused band | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Number between one and three | Show answer | 3 | |
| #49 | Sell on the street say (word aptly hidden in vendor) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Dies ___ (Latin hymn) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #51 | The Racer's Edge fuel additive brand | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Actress ___ Tyler of The Leftovers | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Ready Player ___ (2011 sci-fi novel) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Actor ___ Affleck of Argo | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | Opposite of yeah | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | If you liked it then you should have ___ ring on it... (Beyonce lyrics): 2 wds. | Show answer | 4 | |
| #57 | Popular evening brew for a Brit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Ronde ___ former Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023 | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | Bravo! at a bullfight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Hip-hop group featuring Ice Cube and Dr. Dre: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | German name for the city of Cologne | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Kellogg's Raisin ___ (popular breakfast choice) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | How ___ this happen? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | ___ rap (angsty rap offshoot) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | ___ Klecko former New York Jets defensive end who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023 | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Cattle cry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Hello in Brazil | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Baby's neckwear | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 26, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 26, 2023, a Tuesday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CRAYON at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 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 September 26, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 26, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 26, 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 26, 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 26, 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.