Back muscle, briefly — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 28 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
LAT
3 letters
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Muscle worked out during a pull-up, for short
LAT
3
Back muscle, for short
LAT
3
Mid-back muscle, for short
LAT
3
Longitude crosser, for short
LAT
3
Triangular-shaped back muscle, for short
LAT
3
Cartographic line, for short
LAT
3
Longitude's partner, for short
LAT
3
Back muscle, to a weightlifter
LAT
3
Longitude's partner, for short
LAT
3
Longitude's partner, for short
LAT
3
Opposite of "longitude," for short
LAT
3
Competitor of NYT: Abbr.
LAT
3
Comic book writer ___ Lee
STAN
4
Hoarse-sounding voice
RASP
4
"I'm at my wits' ___" (perplexed and upset)
END
3
Prefix with "potent" and "present"
OMNI
4
Palindromic fashion magazine
ELLE
4
Do or ___ (high-risk situation)
DIE
3
___ Yang Twins (alliterative hip hop duo)
YING
4
Another word for saliva
SPIT
4
Genetic code letters
DNA
3
Prefix with "hazard" to mean disorganized
HAP
3
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