Adhesive strip — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 13 2023 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TAPE
4 letters
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Gift wrapping need, usually
TAPE
4
Clear adhesive strip in your school supplies that patches things up
TAPE
4
Clear ___, adhesive roll that disappears exactly when you need to wrap a gift or a package
TAPE
4
Scotch product
TAPE
4
Gift-wrapper's need
TAPE
4
And finally, some ___ (sticky roll) with the end folded over neatly, but only 3 inches left. Enough nostalgia, now back to spring cleaning!
TAPE
4
Cassette
TAPE
4
Scotch ___ (adhesive strip used in securing boxes)
TAPE
4
"Mix ___," 2025 miniseries with Jim Sturgess ... or a romantic song collection gifted by the TV sweethearts at 25a, 38a, 43a, 9d, and 23d
TAPE
4
Duct ___ (sticky roll)
TAPE
4
___ deck, old-timey music player where you could slide in a cassette and play tunes all day long
TAPE
4
Sticky strip for wrapping gifts
TAPE
4
"Mary ___ a little lamb..."
HAD
3
Tax collection organization: Abbr.
IRS
3
Tuna can material
TIN
3
Fast, flightless bird in Australia
EMU
3
___ down (frisk)
PAT
3
Super serve, in tennis
ACE
3
___-and-greet
MEET
4
Square of glass in a window, say
PANE
4
Teacher's ___ (favorite)
PET
3
"I ___ it all to my parents..." (words in a valedictorian's speech, maybe)
OWE
3
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