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(6/7) You shiver, instinctively searching for a thermostat. Instead, you find an empty fireplace with a pile of ___ and a box of matches. — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 3 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
WOOD
4 letters
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October 3 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 3 2026
WOOD
Mahogany or teak, e.g.
WOOD
4
Elijah ___, "Yellowjackets" actor
WOOD
4
Elijah ___, "The Lord of the Rings" actor who honored his role by getting a matching tattoo with the cast
WOOD
4
Elijah ___, "The Lord of the Rings" actor whose name may remind you of fireplace fodder
WOOD
4
Framework material for a tree house
WOOD
4
Mahogany, cedar, or ebony, e.g.
WOOD
4
Carpenter's raw material
WOOD
4
Carpenter's raw material
WOOD
4
Fireplace fodder
WOOD
4
Fireplace fodder
WOOD
4
Mahogany or teak, e.g.
WOOD
4
Historical period
ERA
3
Mississippi ___ pie (chocolate-based dessert)
MUD
3
It's smaller than a city
TOWN
4
Pen ___ (long-distance friend)
PAL
3
Suspicious and on guard (rhymes with "fairy")
WARY
4
"___-hoo!" (rhyming cry of delight)
WHOO
4
Sue Grafton's "___ for Innocent": 2 wds.
IIS
3
Teenager's skin trouble
ACNE
4
Flapjack breakfast chain: Abbr.
IHOP
4
(1/7) *Triiing* You reach to snooze your phone alarm, but instead there's an alarm ___ rattling you awake. Something's wrong.
CLOCK
5
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