Box-office opposite of a "flop" — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 24 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
December 24 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 24 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
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
Big success
HIT
3
Ewe's mate
RAM
3
Librarian's "Be quiet!"
SHH
3
"As ___ as a fox" (crafty)
SLY
3
Broken glass or a black cat, to some
OMEN
4
Company VIP: Abbr.
CEO
3
Summertime casual shirt without buttons
TEE
3
Pixar-produced "Finding ___"
NEMO
4
Limb with biceps
ARM
3
Animal companion
PET
3
Maiden name preceder (anagram of "een")
NEE
3
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