Direction of the rising sun — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 2 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
EAST
4 letters
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Where the sun rises
EAST
4
Upper ___ Side (NYC locality)
EAST
4
Where to see 55a rise
EAST
4
Steinbeck's "___ of Eden"
EAST
4
Direction from which the sun rises
EAST
4
Sunrise direction
EAST
4
Right, on a map
EAST
4
One direction?
EAST
4
Middle ___ (region with the Arabian peninsula)
EAST
4
___ coast, region with Boston
EAST
4
Brightest direction in the morning
EAST
4
"Witches of ___ End," supernatural drama starring Julia Ormond where witches were part of the supernatural make-up of the story
EAST
4
1984 horror film "A Nightmare on ___ Street"
ELM
3
Not good
BAD
3
Sound heard in a library
SHH
3
"Where there's a will, there's a ___"
WAY
3
Bottom part of a shoe
SOLE
4
One who may catch a falling train?
HERO
4
Superlative suffix with "great" or "cool"
EST
3
San Francisco Bay ___
AREA
4
"___ It Off," 2014 Taylor Swift song and what you can do to the things at 25a, 36a, 45a, 12d, and 38d
SHAKE
5
Genetic info carrier: Abbr.
DNA
3
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