Daily Themed Crossword November 3, 2023 Answers
Every clue and answer from the November 3, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.
November 3, 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 | Not bright like an old bulb | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | That guy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #3 | Hard-to-resist feeling say | Show answer | 4 | |
| #4 | May ___ the honors?: 2 wds. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | Crunchy food with a tortilla shell | Show answer | 4 | |
| #6 | Wedding cake layer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Squid's home | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | Hoppy brews at a tavern | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Sniffer dogs sniff around for this | Show answer | 4 | |
| #10 | ___-22 Joseph Heller's satirical novel that's now also a popular phrase that means an impossible situation | Show answer | 5 | |
| #11 | Small taste of a drink | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | Casual denial | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | Saturn's distinguishing features | Show answer | 5 | |
| #14 | Word coined by Dr. Seuss in If I Ran the Zoo that's now used to refer to stereotypically studious sorts | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Palindromic whitewater craft | Show answer | 5 | |
| #16 | ___ down someone (prevent from progressing) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Engine lubricant | Show answer | 3 | |
| #18 | Inventor-clockmaker Terry | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | Liters meters and grams e.g. | Show answer | 5 | |
| #20 | In conflict? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #21 | Fundamental principle | Show answer | 5 | |
| #22 | Builder from a British children's cartoon | Show answer | 3 | |
| #23 | Pecan or cashew for one | Show answer | 3 | |
| #24 | Word coined by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels that's now also the name of a popular email service | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | Is this your ___? (question from a magician perhaps) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Ancient Peruvian | Show answer | 4 | |
| #27 | Electrical resistance unit | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | Dog in Garfield | Show answer | 4 | |
| #29 | Attack like a bear | Show answer | 4 | |
| #30 | Hide the truth perhaps | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | It holds the lock? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #32 | Actor Omar ___ of House | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Forever and a day? | Show answer | 3 | |
| #34 | Compact ___ (computer insert) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | Hey! What's the big ___?! (annoyed person's exclamation) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #36 | Defensive castle ditch with water | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | ___ Jordan (Green Lantern's secret identity) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #38 | Skating rink surface | Show answer | 3 | |
| #39 | A rolling stone gathers no ___ | Show answer | 4 | |
| #40 | Word coined by Thomas More in an eponymous book that's now also the word for a perfect imaginary society | Show answer | 6 | |
| #41 | Get ___ of (discard) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Nat ___ nature documentary channel | Show answer | 3 | |
| #43 | Make a blunder say | Show answer | 3 | |
| #44 | Sierra Nevada resort lake | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown network: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #46 | Provoke or annoy | Show answer | 3 | |
| #47 | ___ tip (some expert advice) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #48 | Make changes to as a document | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Bill ___ Saves the World (Netflix series) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #50 | Actress Gadot of Keeping Up with the Joneses | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Move downhill over snow | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Objection starter often | Show answer | 3 | |
| #53 | Back to square ___ | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Liquor in a gimlet | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | High shot in tennis | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Easy to slice as a steak | Show answer | 6 | |
| #57 | The Beatles' original bass guitarist lovingly | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | Like William and Kate? | Show answer | 6 | |
| #59 | Organization for the Denver Nuggets: Abbr. | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | The ___ Machine HG Wells' post-apocalyptic novella that's now also a hypothetical machine that can take one to the past or future | TIME | 4 | |
| #61 | ___ in the wall (type of cozy cafe) | Show answer | 4 | |
| #62 | Cincinnati's state with a greeting in its name | Show answer | 4 | |
| #63 | Symbolic warning? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #64 | Cape ___ Massachusetts | Show answer | 3 | |
| #65 | Shakespeare's Much ___ About Nothing | Show answer | 3 | |
| #66 | 2011 animated film with a blue macaw | Show answer | 3 | |
| #67 | Kindergartner's break | Show answer | 3 | |
| #68 | Champion's prize perhaps | Show answer | 3 |
How the November 3, 2023 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for November 3, 2023, a Friday. It contains 68 clues, which is a little above the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is UTOPIA at 6 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 2 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 November 3, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
November 3, 2023 — Questions
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3 Tips for the November 3, 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 November 3, 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 November 3, 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.