(1/5) Start of a New Year's Eve countdown...or the result of 100 divided by 20 — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 27 2023 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
FIVE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 27 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 27 2023
FIVE
"Hawaii ___-O," police procedural set in Honolulu, where the titular number equals the count of fingers on a hand
FIVE
4
Want to see a pair of eyes staring at you from your browser? Then look up the horror video game "___ Nights at Freddy's" on Google!
FIVE
4
"The ___ Seasons," 1981 rom-com about a group of friends on vacation ... with 40a added in
FIVE
4
"___ second rule," food safety myth you might have learned in school
FIVE
4
___-second rule, classic childhood belief that was debunked on "MythBusters"
FIVE
4
Last digit in the New Year we're about to welcome: 2025
FIVE
4
Nine-to-___ (job hours)
FIVE
4
"___ Years Time," 2007 song by Noah and the Whale which is also their debut single
FIVE
4
"The Famous ___," adventure novel by Enid Blyton about the adventures of a group of children
FIVE
4
Middle of a New Year's Eve countdown!
FIVE
4
Number of fingers on one hand
FIVE
4
"___ Easy Pieces," 1970 drama film that features Frederic Chopin's "Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4"
FIVE
4
___-hanging fruit
LOW
3
*Mother, affectionately...and the theme apparent in 29a, 47a, 5d, 35d, and 46d.
MOM
3
"Just Go with It" actor ___ Sandler
ADAM
4
"...boy ___ girl?" (question to new parents, perhaps): 2 wds.
ORA
3
Crunch targets, for short
ABS
3
___ mater (one's former school)
ALMA
4
Surprise police attack
RAID
4
Eggy Yule drink
NOG
3
Prefix with "Pen" for a lifesaving injection
EPI
3
___ Kunis, mother of Mila Kunis
ELVIRA
6
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