Crossword-solving need — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the July 21 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
CLUE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
July 21 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword July 21 2025
CLUE
Mystery film starring Tim Curry, set largely in a single location where party guests are stranded in a spooky mansion
CLUE
4
Stray hair on a carpet, to a detective
CLUE
4
Murder mystery board game where players use hints to unmask the killer among suspects like Professor Plum and Mrs. White, released in 1949
CLUE
4
You're reading one
CLUE
4
"Give me a ___!" ("I need a hint!")
CLUE
4
What is helping you find each word on this crossword
CLUE
4
Detective's essential lead to solving mysteries
CLUE
4
Detective's case-solving aid
CLUE
4
Helpful hint like this one that is derived from the Middle English word "clew," meaning "a ball of yarn"
CLUE
4
Detective's breadcrumb
CLUE
4
1985 film starring Tim Curry that is based on a murder mystery board game of the same name
CLUE
4
What this particular line is
CLUE
4
Squirrel's bushy part
TAIL
4
Hoofed animal that brays
ASS
3
Take a seat
SIT
3
Scalp-dwelling pests
LICE
4
Frying liquid
OIL
3
"It's ___ dark to tell" (night-time words)
TOO
3
"Redhead" on "Sesame Street"
ELMO
4
Point of no return?
ACE
3
"___: Miami" (forensic television drama): Abbr.
CSI
3
Actor Epps of "House"
OMAR
4
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