"Calm before the ___ ..." — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 23 2024 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
STORM
5 letters
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"The Perfect ___," 2000 disaster movie where George Clooney's crew is "under the weather" while facing monstrous waves at sea
STORM
5
Strong wind accompanied by rain and thunder
STORM
5
"Onyx ___," 2025 romantasy novel by Rebecca Yarros that sold 2.7 million copies on release, more than any adult novel in the last 20 years
STORM
5
Johnny ___, blazing superhero from "Fantastic Four" who'd make a toasty winter pal
STORM
5
Calm before a ___
STORM
5
"Calm before the ___," idiom that can be completed with a phenomenon that starts from the ocean
STORM
5
"Riders on the ___," 1971 song by the Doors that was the last song recorded by Jim Morrison
STORM
5
___ Reid, "Euphoria" actress who plays Riley Abel in HBO's "The Last of Us"
STORM
5
Hurricane or blizzard
STORM
5
Violent weather
STORM
5
"Calm before the ___"
STORM
5
"The calm before the ___"
STORM
5
Meowing house pet
CAT
3
Day after Tuesday, for short
WED
3
"Give it a shot"
TRY
3
"Days of ___ Lives"
OUR
3
___-and-seek (popular children's game)
HIDE
4
Sewer rodent
RAT
3
Lingerie part
BRA
3
___ fail (humorous mistake)
EPIC
4
Support financially as an investor
FUND
4
"Stay With Me" singer ___ Smith
SAM
3
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