Close with wax — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 25 2021 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SEAL
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 25 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 25 2021
SEAL
Navy commando
SEAL
4
Elephant ___, ocean dweller that can hold its breath underwater for dives of up to two hours, in dire circumstances
SEAL
4
Close, as an envelope
SEAL
4
Ball-balancing marine mammal
SEAL
4
Close an envelope, say
SEAL
4
Letter lock?
SEAL
4
Whiskered marine animal that "claps"
SEAL
4
Close, as an envelope
SEAL
4
___ the deal
SEAL
4
Lock an envelope, say
SEAL
4
Whiskered, "clapping" marine mammal
SEAL
4
Elite Navy fighter
SEAL
4
Master Melvin of baseball
OTT
3
Scottish flat hat
TAM
3
9-to-5 ___
JOB
3
___ Astaire, actor who played Santa Claus in the 1979 TV movie "The Man in the Santa Claus suit"
FRED
4
___ Lovelace, computing genius
ADA
3
___-Wan Kenobi from "Star Wars"
OBI
3
Disappear slowly
FADE
4
Spick and ___
SPAN
4
Like freshly baked cookies
HOT
3
Stage sound booster, for short
AMP
3
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