Computer key next to "alt" — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 22 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
CTRL
4 letters
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PC key that doesn't do anything by itself
CTRL
4
___+C (copy command)
CTRL
4
___-Alt-Del (computer command)
CTRL
4
___+S, keyboard keys you wish you could use in real life to save that lucky recipe you somehow nailed but can never recreate
CTRL
4
___+Alt+Del (PC reboot sequence)
CTRL
4
PC key often pressed with Alt and Del
CTRL
4
___ + C (PC copy command)
CTRL
4
___-Alt-Del
CTRL
4
PC modifier key you might hold down with your pinkie
CTRL
4
___+C (PC copy command)
CTRL
4
Subject involving numbers, for short
MATH
4
DJ's shiny stack: Abbr.
CDS
3
"Every ___ and then ..." (from time to time)
NOW
3
Group of three
TRIO
4
"What did you say?" palindromic expression
HUH
3
"You Only Love Me" singer Rita ___
ORA
3
Opposite of "buys"
SELLS
5
Month after March, for short
APR
3
___ Moines, Iowa
DES
3
Give permission for
ALLOW
5
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