"A Nightmare on ___ Street" (1984 movie) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 8 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ELM
3 letters
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I feel as old as yonder ___ (line from a James Joyce novel)
ELM
3
Street that may be nightmarish, according to a horror movie
ELM
3
"A Nightmare on ___ Street" (classic horror movie)
ELM
3
Big tree on a boulevard
ELM
3
Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on ___ Street"
ELM
3
Nightmarish street on screens
ELM
3
... as old as yonder ___: James Joyce
ELM
3
West follower to mean a furniture giant
ELM
3
Nightmarish street on screens
ELM
3
1984 horror film "A Nightmare on ___ Street"
ELM
3
"A Nightmare on ___ Street"
ELM
3
... as old as yonder ___: James Joyce
ELM
3
Weight-to-height calculation: Abbr.
BMI
3
Dog's happy tail movement
WAG
3
"What ___ around comes around"
GOES
4
Informal shirts
TEES
4
Water, when solid
ICE
3
What is scored in a game of soccer
GOAL
4
Boat propellers
OARS
4
Scottish boy
LAD
3
"That's the ___" (usual standard)
NORM
4
Spicy pepper used to add heat to salsas and curries, that was once believed to be harmful for human consumption
CHILI
5
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