Chewing treat that's usually borrowed — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 16 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
GUM
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 16 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 16 2025
GUM
Doublemint or Trident, e.g.
GUM
3
Something to chew on?
GUM
3
Chewy candy store purchase
GUM
3
Chewy Wrigley product
GUM
3
Minty chew you'd use before a midnight kiss
GUM
3
Where a canine sits?
GUM
3
"Spit out that chewing ___!" order you might have heard if you got caught chewing a sticky treat in Singapore after the 1992 ban
GUM
3
Chewing ___ (sticky treat one may step on)
GUM
3
Chewy Wrigley product
GUM
3
Teeth base?
GUM
3
Chewing ___ (sweet treat)
GUM
3
Chewy Wrigley product
GUM
3
IRS's collection
TAX
3
Meow-er
CAT
3
"In ___ likelihood ..."
ALL
3
Spanish cry at a football stadium
OLE
3
Yale or Dartmouth, e.g., for short
UNI
3
Tennis serve that gets a do-over
LET
3
"One's Self I ___" (poem by Walt Whitman)
SING
4
Sheep's greeting
BAA
3
"Breaking ___" (series with Bryan Cranston)
BAD
3
Mystical glow
AURA
4
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