Apple or key lime, e.g. — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 5 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PIE
3 letters
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Key lime ___
PIE
3
Apple or pumpkin dessert
PIE
3
Mississippi mud ___
PIE
3
Apple or pecan dessert
PIE
3
Mississippi mud ___ (dessert)
PIE
3
Pecan or pumpkin dessert
PIE
3
Common dessert that is divided into slices
PIE
3
Baked pastry dish
PIE
3
Circular chart
PIE
3
Apple ___ (pastry dish that's a comfort food)
PIE
3
"American ___" (movie series)
PIE
3
Leftover dessert from Thanksgiving, perhaps
PIE
3
Police officers, slangily
COPS
4
FBI's Ten ___ Wanted Fugitives list
MOST
4
Cherry on ___ of the cake (special addition)
TOP
3
Dog in the "Garfield" comic strip
ODIE
4
Camera setting that's not manual, for short
AUTO
4
___-inspiring (impressive)
AWE
3
The Beatles' number "All You ___ Is Love"
NEED
4
Cough ___ (medicine for a sore throat)
DROP
4
Perceive with the eyes
SEE
3
"What we have here is ___-or-die situation": 2 wds.
ADO
3
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