Dozen minus two — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 18 2021 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TEN
3 letters
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Start of a countdown
TEN
3
How many tickles it takes to make an octopus laugh?
TEN
3
Double of five
TEN
3
1991 album by Pearl Jam with the hit single "Jeremy"
TEN
3
What "X" meant to 23d
TEN
3
Number of years in a decade
TEN
3
First double-digit number
TEN
3
Number of lords a-leaping in a Christmas song
TEN
3
"X" amount?
TEN
3
1991 album by Pearl Jam with the hit single Jeremy
TEN
3
Number of digits on one's hands
TEN
3
1991 album by Pearl Jam with the hit single Jeremy
TEN
3
Soon-to-be flower
BUD
3
"For ___ a jolly good fellow..."
HES
3
Skipper's vessel
SHIP
4
Mature, as cheese
AGE
3
___ mullet, term popularized during the pandemic to mean a combination of a nice top and ugly bottoms worn during work video calls
BODY
4
Candy ___ (striped Christmas treat)
CANE
4
Stanley Cup organization: Abbr.
NHL
3
Actor Paul ___ of "Wanderlust"
RUDD
4
Black-and-white sea predator
ORCA
4
Letter-shaped steel rod: Hyph.
IBAR
4
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