Be afraid of, as heights or spiders — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 25 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
FEAR
4 letters
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Scaredy-cat's emotion
FEAR
4
"___ Factor" (popular reality game show)
FEAR
4
___ of spiders a.k.a. arachnophobia
FEAR
4
"I ___ taking any step forward" ("I'm afraid to move ahead") If that's what you often said last year, find encouragement at 58a
FEAR
4
"___ Factor" (popular reality game show)
FEAR
4
"(Don't ___) The Reaper," song by Blue Oyster Cult that a grim reaper might sing at Fright Night Karaoke
FEAR
4
2000 song by Disturbed that's also the emotion felt when someone is scared
FEAR
4
Phobia's root emotion
FEAR
4
"(Don't ___) The Reaper," song by the Blue Oyster Cult
FEAR
4
"The ___ Index," 2022 series inspired by Robert Harris' novel where a scientist turns into a Wall Street tycoon
FEAR
4
"Primal ___," 1996 thriller film starring Edward Norton that earned him a Golden Globe nomination
FEAR
4
"Cape ___," 1962 thriller film starring Gregory Peck that was remade in 1991
FEAR
4
Sum up
ADD
3
Apple-picking season
FALL
4
No longer new
OLD
3
Australian hopper, slangily
ROO
3
"In a kingdom far, far ___ ..."
AWAY
4
Chili ___ carne (spicy stew)
CON
3
Word with "check" for a chess match-ending move
MATE
4
Payment to a taxi driver
FARE
4
The ___, home of the Hobbits in "The Lord of the Rings"
SHIRE
5
Cleaned a table with a cloth, say
WIPED
5
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