Caught ___ guard (surprised) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 5 2022 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
OFF
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 5 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 5 2022
OFF
___-limits (forbidden)
OFF
3
"Let's have a skate ___!" (words at an '80s version of a dance battle, perhaps)
OFF
3
Not on, as a switch
OFF
3
On/___ (light switch setting)
OFF
3
As easy as falling ___ a log (too easy)
OFF
3
"Keep ___ the lawn!" (words on a garden sign)
OFF
3
Not on, as a switch
OFF
3
Bouncing ___ the walls, "enthusiastic" phrase that describes Tigger's love for hopping around
OFF
3
___ the record (confidential)
OFF
3
On and ___ (light switch setting)
OFF
3
"Hands ___ the pinball machine!" sign you might have spotted if you wanted to play at a New York arcade during the 1940s ban
OFF
3
Light switch position
OFF
3
Beachcomber's shade
TAN
3
Sailor's "Mayday!"
SOS
3
Dollop of goo (anagram of "blog")
GLOB
4
Miner's unearthing
ORE
3
Bumper to bumper consequence, perhaps
DENT
4
Greek "I"
IOTA
4
"___ Me With Your Best Shot"
HIT
3
"Piece of cake!"
EASY
4
Mr. ___, middle school teacher on the TV show "Boy Meets World," played by William Daniels
FEENY
5
Zest and ___
ZEAL
4
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