Bone in a "cage" — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 13 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RIB
3 letters
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June 13 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword June 13 2025
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April 26 2025
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Daily Themed Crossword April 26 2025
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November 12 2024
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Daily Themed Crossword November 12 2024
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October 6 2024
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Daily Themed Crossword October 6 2024
RIB
August 2 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword August 2 2022
RIB
May 27 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword May 27 2022
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February 7 2022
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Daily Themed Crossword February 7 2022
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August 4 2021
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Daily Themed Crossword August 4 2021
RIB
Rack unit
RIB
3
Bone in a cage that protects the heart and lungs
RIB
3
Heart protector?
RIB
3
Bone that's part of a cage
RIB
3
Chest bone that's part of a "cage"
RIB
3
___-eye steak
RIB
3
___-tickling (funny)
RIB
3
Bone in the chest
RIB
3
Lung protecting bone
RIB
3
Juicy BBQ serving, perhaps
RIB
3
Bone in a cage?
RIB
3
Lung-protecting bone
RIB
3
Not ripe
RAW
3
Slumber party attire, for short
PJS
3
Baby's mealtime neckwear
BIB
3
ET's craft: Abbr.
UFO
3
Cut off, as a tree branch (rhymes with "bop")
LOP
3
___ out (barely make)
EKE
3
Sis's sibling, for short
BRO
3
Air Force ___ (Presidential plane)
ONE
3
"Fist of Fury" star Bruce ___
LEE
3
"Sunny" bit of an egg
YOLK
4
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