Birthday party highlight — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 26 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
CAKE
4 letters
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"The Distance" band who seem like they may be suited to selling treats at a bake sale, with a name that is a classic birthday treat
CAKE
4
Tiered dessert at a wedding
CAKE
4
"___ by the Ocean," pop song by DNCE that a pastry chef might sing while frosting a chocolate sponge dessert
CAKE
4
Birthday party dessert
CAKE
4
(2/5) Ann the maid, says, "I was in the kitchen making a ___ (treat with icing) all morning and didn't have time to visit the mistress' chambers."
CAKE
4
It's a party favorite
CAKE
4
Birthday party centerpiece
CAKE
4
"Wait! Did you just solve that word like having a piece of ___? No doubt you're a Word Wizard!"
CAKE
4
Dessert that might get cut at New Year's parties
CAKE
4
Birthday essential
CAKE
4
Chiffon ___, dish invented in the 1920s that replaced butter with vegetable oil
CAKE
4
<"There's always room for more dessert! Get the holiday spirit flowing with a piece of Christmas ___ (dessert)">
CAKE
4
Foldable bed at camp
COT
3
Stanley Cup organization: Abbr.
NHL
3
Psychic's ability (anagram of "sep"): Abbr.
ESP
3
Pale ___ (bar order)
ALE
3
Proof of ownership
DEED
4
"Don't ___ stranger!" ("Keep in touch!"): 2 wds.
BEA
3
Barbie's boyfriend
KEN
3
North Dakota city that's also the title of a Coen brothers film
FARGO
5
"Breaking ___," drama series
BAD
3
___ Lauder (Clinique parent company)
ESTEE
5
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