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Our Daily Themed Crossword Hints for September 23, 2023 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The Daily Themed Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.

Daily Themed Crossword Hints, September 23, 2023

You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the Daily Themed Crossword on 9/23/23. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.

« September 22 2023 Hints


  • Groceries holder

  • Pose a question to

  • Messy home for a pig

  • Creamy cookie often dunked in milk

  • “Brain” of the computer: Abbr.

  • Sneaker or converse, e.g.

  • Crust formed on a wound

  • Damascus’s country, for short

  • Camper’s shelter

  • ___ Cornell, lead singer for Soundgarden and Audioslave, rock bands that were popular in the ’90s

  • Canadian city with the Blue Jays and the Raptors, for short

  • U.N. workers’ agency: Abbr.

  • Officiator, at a bar mitzvah

  • ___ exam (aspiring lawyer’s hurdle)

  • Kitchen garment for a cook

  • “We ___ to please!” (words from a store clerk, maybe)

  • Moving meme format, in the Instagram comment section: Abbr.

  • ___ Arbor, Michigan

  • ___ Weiland, lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots, rock band that was popular in the ’90s

  • The Beatles’ drummer ___ Starr

  • Multi-headed monster slain by Hercules

  • Al ___ who was Bill Clinton’s vice president

  • Rod between wheels, in a car

  • Michael ___, lead singer of R.E.M, rock band that was popular in the 1990s

  • Exchange or trade

  • Abbreviation at the bottom of a business letter

  • Sidewalk user, for short

  • Physicist Georg ___

  • “Aunt,” in Spanish

  • Director Aster of “Midsommar” and “Beau Is Afraid”

  • “Take it from the ___!” (cry during a rehearsal, perhaps)

  • Do some tailoring

  • “With all ___ respect…”

  • Pear variety that is often poached (anagram of “cobs”)

  • Eyebrow shape

  • Wheel with teeth, say

  • Summer cooling machines: Abbr.

  • Undercover agent, like James Bond

  • ___ Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, rock band that was popular in the 1990s

  • “___ said yes!” (giddy cry from a man, maybe)

  • Metric ___ (approximately 2,204 pounds)

  • “The best is ___ to come”

  • ___-Wan Kenobi who was a Padawan under Qui-Gon Jinn

  • Guitar-holding accessory

  • Brother or sister, for short

  • “Let You Love Me” singer Rita ___

  • Video call delay, say

  • “Either you do it, ___ will!”: 2 wds.

  • Sing your own praises

  • Lead singer of “U2,” rock band that was popular in the 1990s and the 2000s

  • Traveler’s pit stop, perhaps

  • Residue in a firepit

  • Cold and distant, as a person’s demeanor

  • Enhancement to a car, for short

  • To and ___ (back and forth)

  • Booby ___ (dungeon hazard)

  • Paycheck deduction

  • Federal auditing organization: Abbr.

  • Snapper catcher?

  • “___ In A Bottle,” Christina Aguilera song

  • “___ Make a Deal” (classic game show)

  • Siri’s tablet?

  • Northern neighbor of Chile

  • ___ Falco of “The Sopranos”

  • Big drinker?

  • “Doctor ___,” BBC’s sci-fi series

  • Music volume booster, for short

  • Crow’s cry

Daily Themed Crossword is a popular online crossword puzzle game that is updated daily with new puzzles for players to solve. The game is developed by PlaySimple Games and is available on both iOS and Android devices.


Daily Themed Crossword
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The puzzles in Daily Themed Crossword are organized around a different theme each day, with clues and answers related to that theme. For example, the theme for a particular day might be movies, and all the clues and answers would be related to movies in some way.


Daily Themed Crossword
Daily Themed Crossword

The game is designed to be accessible to players of all skill levels, with puzzles ranging from easy to difficult. The game also includes helpful features such as hints and the ability to reveal individual letters or words to help players progress through more challenging puzzles.


Daily Themed Crosswords
Daily Themed Crosswords

If you enjoy the Daily Themed Crossword, we think you’d also enjoy the LA Times Crossword and the NYT Crossword. If you’re still struggling to solve your crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first.