2016 Summer Olympics host — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 8 2023 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RIO
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 8 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 8 2023
RIO
"Grande" or "de Janeiro" lead-in
RIO
3
Brazilian metropolis, informally
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazilian city that hosted the 2016 Olympics
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Grand Carnival site
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro
RIO
3
Brazil's carnival city
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (city with the Maracana stadium)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (home to Copacabana and Ipanema)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (home to Copacabana and Ipanema)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (home to Copacabana and Ipanema)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO
3
Teacher's ___ (favorite)
PET
3
Night before Christmas, say
EVE
3
Indent key on the keyboard
TAB
3
Palindromic astronomical altar
ARA
3
Actor ___ Neeson of "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"
LIAM
4
___-and-seek (park game, perhaps)
HIDE
4
"Haha, so funny!" in a text: Abbr.
LOL
3
Burst ___ the scene
ONTO
4
Direction that's right on the map
EAST
4
2001 single by Enrique Iglesias that peaked at No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100
ESCAPE
6
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