"Don't take that ___ with me!" ("Don't speak to me like that!") — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 12 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TONE
4 letters
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Dial ___ ("beep" sound)
TONE
4
Dial ___ (telephone sound)
TONE
4
Pitch of the voice
TONE
4
"Don't take that ___ with me!" ("Don't talk to me that way!")
TONE
4
Dial ___ (telephone "beep" sound)
TONE
4
Dial ___ (sound from a telephone)
TONE
4
"Please leave a message after the ___" (voicemail words)
TONE
4
___ it down (reduce the intensity)
TONE
4
Dial ___ (telephone sound)
TONE
4
"Don't take that ___ with me!" ("Don't talk to me that way!")
TONE
4
Dial ___ (telephone sound)
TONE
4
"Watch your ___, mister!" (warning to a teen, maybe)
TONE
4
Number that follows nine
TEN
3
Double-helix genetic material: Abbr.
DNA
3
Put money on a race, say
BET
3
"Mi ___" (Spanish for "my love")
AMOR
4
Alley-___ (NBA play)
OOP
3
King Kong, for one
APE
3
Ballerina's costume
TUTU
4
"Through thick and ___" (under all circumstances)
THIN
4
"Shop ___ You Drop," popular game show
TIL
3
___-cone (cold treat)
SNO
3
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