___ apart (tear) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 4 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RIP
3 letters
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Common wardrobe malfunction
RIP
3
Tombstone letters
RIP
3
Tear a piece of cloth
RIP
3
"Let it ___!" (catchphrase before launching a Beyblade)
RIP
3
Letters on a tombstone
RIP
3
Tear a piece of cloth
RIP
3
Tear, as wrapping paper
RIP
3
"___ Van Winkle" (short story by Washington Irving)
RIP
3
Tombstone letters
RIP
3
Letters on a tombstone
RIP
3
Tear, like a cloth
RIP
3
Tombstone letters
RIP
3
Physician, for short
DOC
3
Go bad, as leftover food
ROT
3
Bucket ___ (set of things one wants to accomplish)
LIST
4
"To each his ___"
OWN
3
"It's the end of an ___!"
ERA
3
Length times breadth, for a rectangle
AREA
4
Take care of, as a garden
TEND
4
"The ___ is mightier than the sword" (writing equipment)
PEN
3
Lord Byron or Lord Tennyson, e.g.
POET
4
Web address letters
URL
3
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