Birthday candle count — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 7 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
AGE
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 7 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword October 7 2026
AGE
May 10 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword May 10 2026
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November 25 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword November 25 2022
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August 16 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword August 16 2022
AGE
July 2 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword July 2 2022
AGE
December 22 2021
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Daily Themed Crossword December 22 2021
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June 28 2021
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Daily Themed Crossword June 28 2021
AGE
Cause for wrinkles
AGE
3
Number representing one's trips around the sun
AGE
3
"Ice ___: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (2009 animated film)
AGE
3
___ like fine wine (gracefully grow old)
AGE
3
Some say it's just a number
AGE
3
Candle count on a birthday cake
AGE
3
"Ice ___: Boiling Point" (animated movie set to release in 2027)
AGE
3
Under ___ (minor)
AGE
3
What a tree's rings represent
AGE
3
Become older and older
AGE
3
It's just a number, to some
AGE
3
Number on a birthday cake
AGE
3
Vessel to make flapjacks
PAN
3
Letters on a sunblock bottle
SPF
3
Winged mammal in a cave
BAT
3
Answer at an altar: 2 wds.
IDO
3
Burrowing critter that can be "whacked" (rhymes with "hole")
MOLE
4
"Persian" pet that purrs
CAT
3
Bump on a toad
WART
4
Poker player's initial stake
ANTE
4
"___-Dick" (Herman Melville work)
MOBY
4
___-watching (TV viewing spree)
BINGE
5
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