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FRIDAY · 13 x 13 GRID · 66 CLUES · 31 ACROSS · 35 DOWN

Daily Themed Crossword September 15 2023 Answers

Below is the full clue list for the September 15, 2023 puzzle with the solution beside every clue, followed by the completed grid. Tap a clue to see its letter count and every other puzzle it has appeared in.

66 of 66 clues Solved grid ↓
Across
1A Lose firmness, as a sofa SAG 3 4A "All good things must come to an ___" END 3 7A "___-la-la" (chorus syllable) TRA 3 10A Words ___ minute (typist's speed) PER 3 11A "Hinky Dinky Parlay ___" (popular song from the 1920s) VOO 3 12A Prepare a banana for eating PEEL 4 13A "That" in Tijuana ESA 3 14A Ray of sunshine BEAM 4 15A Upper ___ Side, Manhattan neighborhood EAST 4 16A "Demon ___," Barbara Kingsolver novel that won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction COPPERHEAD 10 19A Ring out, like a bell (anagram of "leap") PEAL 4 20A TikTok upload, for one VIDEO 5 24A Paper fastener STAPLE 6 28A Month before May, for short APR 3 29A "The Nickel ___," Colson Whitehead novel that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction BOYS 4 32A Prefix with "natal" for a hospital unit for newborns NEO 3 33A India's continent ASIA 4 34A ___-inspiring (mind-blowing) AWE 3 35A "The ___ Watchman," Louise Erdrich novel that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction NIGHT 5 37A Nostalgically stylish, say RETRO 5 40A Rod and ___ (fishing equipment) REEL 4 43A Majestic "bald" birds of prey EAGLES 6 47A Done with, with "of" RID 3 49A "The Underground ___," Colson Whitehead novel that won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction RAILROAD 8 52A Back in time, say AGO 3 53A Bone near the funny bone ULNA 4 54A "Go ___ or Go Home!" (rally cry, maybe) BIG 3 55A Librarian's warning, perhaps SHH 3 56A Very small TINY 4 57A Extreme state of anger IRE 3 58A Seventh Greek letter ETA 3
Down
1D Design detail, for short (anagram of "pecs") SPEC 4 2D "Fabled" author of "The Tortoise and the Hare" AESOP 5 3D Fruit growing on a vine GRAPE 5 4D "Never Have I ___" (Netflix drama) EVER 4 5D Biblical boat builder NOAH 4 6D Rounded planetarium roof, say DOME 4 7D Bubble ___ (refreshing caffeinated beverage) TEA 3 8D Hi-___, for short (sharply detailed) RES 3 9D Key on either side of the space bar ALT 3 12D Mani-___ (beauty treatment) PEDI 4 14D Accessory that holds up one's pants BELT 4 17D "This too shall ___" PASS 4 18D "___ Maria" (hymn) AVE 3 21D "___ Rheingold," Richard Wagner's music drama DAS 3 22D Prefix with "dermis" or "Pen" EPI 3 23D "Did they have a boy ___ girl?": 2 wds. ORA 3 25D Raggedy ___ doll ANN 3 26D Shar ___ (wrinkly dog breed) PEI 3 27D ___ cabin (rustic forest retreat) LOG 3 29D Common drinking spot with a dartboard, perhaps BAR 3 30D Be in debt, say OWE 3 31D "The show's not over ___!" YET 3 33D Savored, as a dish ATE 3 36D 60 minute periods, for short HRS 3 38D Race with batons RELAY 5 39D Rowboat steering stick OAR 3 41D Clear, as a chalkboard ERASE 5 42D "All the ___ We Cannot See," Anthony Doerr novel that won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction LIGHT 5 44D Mongolia's arid expanse GOBI 4 45D Dragon's hideout LAIR 4 46D Be on the ___ of your seat (very excited) EDGE 4 48D Capital of Qatar DOHA 4 49D Mundane routine RUT 3 50D "The Greatest" boxer Muhammad ALI 3 51D Sojourn spot? INN 3
Solved grid13 x 13 · 126 letters
1S
2A
3G
4E
5N
6D
7T
8R
9A
10P
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11V
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12P
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13E
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A
14B
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M
15E
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16C
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17P
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18A
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19P
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20V
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21D
22E
23O
24S
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25A
26P
27L
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28A
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29B
30O
31Y
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32N
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33A
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34A
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35N
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36H
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37R
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38R
39O
40R
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41E
42L
43E
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44G
45L
46E
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47R
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48D
49R
50A
51I
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52A
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53U
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54B
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55S
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56T
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57I
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58E
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The completed 13 x 13 grid for September 15, 2023. Numbers mark where each across and down answer begins.

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About the September 15, 2023 puzzle

The September 15, 2023 Daily Themed Crossword is a 13 x 13 grid with 66 clues — 31 across and 35 down. Puzzles tend to get harder as the week progresses, so a Friday grid sits where you would expect it in that run.

There is also a small 5x5 Mini published the same day — its answers are on the September 15 2023 Mini page. If a clue reappears in a later puzzle its own answer page is updated, so bookmarking the clue is more reliable than bookmarking the date. Older puzzles live in the archive. We are in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the publishers that created the game.