Cartoonish shriek — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 12 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EEK
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
September 12 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword September 12 2026
EEK
April 14 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword April 14 2026
EEK
June 14 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 14 2025
EEK
October 16 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 16 2024
EEK
December 19 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 19 2023
EEK
June 2 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 2 2023
EEK
December 20 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 20 2022
EEK
April 28 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword April 28 2022
EEK
August 17 2021
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Daily Themed Crossword August 17 2021
EEK
Mouse-spotter's horrified squeal
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
Cartoon shriek
EEK
3
"A rat!" sound
EEK
3
Cry of horror
EEK
3
Shriek of horror
EEK
3
Sound of "A rat!"
EEK
3
Common string between "Geek" and "Greek"
EEK
3
"A rat!"
EEK
3
Antlered animal in Yellowstone National Park
ELK
3
Notre-___ de Paris, famous medieval structure
DAME
4
"Steady as ___ goes ..."
SHE
3
Flowery Hawaiian garland
LEI
3
___ vera (sunburn-soothing gel)
ALOE
4
"Yee-___!" (cowboy's exclamation)
HAW
3
Fish's appendage that helps it swim
FIN
3
Clickable text on a webpage
LINK
4
___ purpose (only reason)
SOLE
4
Colorful gemstone (rhymes with "abate")
AGATE
5
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