Daily Themed Crossword September 30, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the September 30, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
September 30, 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 | Day before Friday for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | ___ Mahal India | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Six-legged colony insect | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | ___ Johnson former U.K. Prime Minister and Mayor of London | Show answer | 5 | |
| #5 | Toothpaste-approving group: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #6 | Rock-a-___ Baby (lullaby) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #7 | ___ Summer Love to Love You Baby artist who became known as the Queen of Disco | Show answer | 5 | |
| #8 | ___ de plume (author's pen name) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #9 | The ___ Gees Stayin' Alive group who became known as the Disco Kings | Show answer | 3 | |
| #10 | Viral winter illness briefly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #11 | ___ testing (software testing phase) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #12 | ___ & the Gang Jungle Boogie band of the disco-era with two Grammys | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | ___ Beso song by Paul Anka | Show answer | 3 | |
| #14 | Santa ___ city in California | Show answer | 3 | |
| #15 | Hold ___ sec! (Wait!): 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | Get rid of skin as a snake | Show answer | 4 | |
| #17 | Ignited as a match | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | British granny lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Baking ___ (cooking ingredient) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #20 | Smallest unit of a dance routine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Bit of Morse code | Show answer | 3 | |
| #22 | Old-school icons to a rapper: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Wine barrel wood | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Close friend say | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Alma mater for William Prince of Wales | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Suffix with acetyl or butyl | Show answer | 3 | |
| #27 | You have the patience ___ saint!: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | ___ Possible animated Disney series | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | ___ Wind & Fire musical group of the disco-era that sold over 90 million records worldwide | Show answer | 5 | |
| #30 | Douglas ___ tree (common Christmas tree choice) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | Ethiopia's continent for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Adam's partner? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #33 | ___ Aviv Israel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | ___ we can! (affirmative response) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #35 | Nine-digit ID for a U.S. citizen: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #36 | Still undecided on a TV schedule: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #37 | Woo-___! We did it! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Container for ashes | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | Sunbather's shade | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Photoshop company | Show answer | 5 | |
| #41 | ___ Brown The Original Disco Man artist with 17 No. 1s on the Billboard R&B charts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #42 | Swedish group with hits like Waterloo and Dancing Queen who defined the disco-era of the '70s | Show answer | 4 | |
| #43 | Bill ___ the Science Guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Informal shirt with a round neck | Show answer | 3 | |
| #45 | The I in FYI for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | Place for a drink in an old Western movie | Show answer | 6 | |
| #47 | Forearm bone (anagram of luna) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Pregame coin flip | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Actress Hudson of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Ice Bucket Challenge letters | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Small thing to pick? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Short ___ sweet (surprisingly short) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Little Red Riding ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #54 | Highly anxious and nervous say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #55 | ___ Auto (former Volkswagen slogan) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Winner's take in poker | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | Can ___ honest with you?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Adjust as guitar strings | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | Everything's fine and dandy!: Hyph. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #60 | Swiss army ___ | Show answer | 5 | |
| #61 | Narcotics-fighting organization: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #62 | Me and ___ and the Dying Girl (2015 comedy film) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Frequently in poetry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #64 | Quaint Tsk tsk! | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Married woman's title | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | Hi-___ image (having fine detail) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Sports bar screens for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Rooster's mate | Show answer | 3 |
How the September 30, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for September 30, 2023, a Saturday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SALOON 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 3 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 30, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
September 30, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the September 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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.