"Data" preceder — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 17 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
BIO
3 letters
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"About the author" blurb, for short
BIO
3
Data predecessor
BIO
3
Prefix with data to mean a curriculum vitae
BIO
3
Data predecessor
BIO
3
Prefix with data to mean a curriculum vitae
BIO
3
Prefix with "hazard" to mean a dangerous substance
BIO
3
Blurb on a book jacket, for short
BIO
3
Science subject with dissection, for short
BIO
3
"About the author" section in a book, for short
BIO
3
Jacket text?
BIO
3
Bumble blurb, for short
BIO
3
Prefix with "Shock" for a critically-acclaimed video game
BIO
3
Lose color, as old clothes
FADE
4
DJ's stack: Abbr.
CDS
3
___ thai (Asian dish)
PAD
3
Clickable item, on a desktop
ICON
4
Olive ___ (salad topper)
OIL
3
Irish red ___
ALE
3
Heredity units passed down from one's parents
GENES
5
"Golly ___ whiz!"
GEE
3
Letters on a sunblock bottle
SPF
3
"Young Sheldon" network: Abbr.
CBS
3
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