"Caged" bone that protects the lungs — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 14 2024 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RIB
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
June 14 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 14 2024
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
Bone in a "cage"
RIB
3
Lung protecting bone
RIB
3
Juicy BBQ serving, perhaps
RIB
3
Bone in a cage?
RIB
3
Frozen water
ICE
3
"You are here" indicator
MAP
3
Prefix with "function" to mean go wrong
MAL
3
Bobby ___, Boston Bruins legend
ORR
3
Surgeon's spots: Abbr.
ORS
3
Donkey's alias
ASS
3
Abu Dhabi's country: Abbr.
UAE
3
___ and tidy
NEAT
4
Food ___, ecosystem network where organisms become food for predators... and what is represented in 23a, 33a, 35a, 40d, and 41d
CHAIN
5
Clean with a towel
WIPE
4
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