Big success — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 20 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
HIT
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
August 20 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 20 2025
HIT
___ the nail on the head
HIT
3
___ or miss
HIT
3
"___ Me with Your Best Shot" (1980 song by Pat Benatar)
HIT
3
Flops opposite
HIT
3
Chart-topper
HIT
3
___ or miss
HIT
3
Billboard chart-topper, say
HIT
3
Chart-topping song, say
HIT
3
"___ me with your best shot!" ("Do your worst!")
HIT
3
Box-office opposite of a "flop"
HIT
3
Like a Billboard Top 40 song
HIT
3
___ the beach, tanning outing that's a relaxing activity for the last weekend before school
HIT
3
Father, lovingly
DAD
3
Droop, like an old sofa
SAG
3
Tit for ___
TAT
3
___ carte: 2 wds.
ALA
3
Hustle and bustle
ADO
3
"___ Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001 film)
LARA
4
Took part in a relay race
RAN
3
Adidas ___ Smith (tennis shoe)
STAN
4
Prefix with "biotic" and "virus"
ANTI
4
Prepare to propose, say
KNEEL
5
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