Cartoon shriek — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 15 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EEK
3 letters
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Cartoonish shriek
EEK
3
Mouse-spotter's horrified squeal
EEK
3
Cartoonish shriek
EEK
3
Scared squeal in a comic
EEK
3
Kin to "Yikes!"
EEK
3
"A rat!" shriek in cartoons
EEK
3
Cartoonish shriek on seeing a mouse
EEK
3
"A rat!" sound
EEK
3
Cry of horror
EEK
3
Cartoonish shriek
EEK
3
Shriek of horror
EEK
3
Sound of "A rat!"
EEK
3
Pacino and Capone, for two
ALS
3
First three letters of "The Alphabet Song"
ABC
3
Father's Day VIP, affectionately
DAD
3
___ down (take notes)
JOT
3
Fly like an eagle
SOAR
4
One who fights the villain in movies
HERO
4
In ___ of (amazed by)
AWE
3
Black ___ (space phenomenon)
HOLE
4
Palo ___, California
ALTO
4
What like poles of a magnet do
REPEL
5
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