Faulty firecracker (rhymes with "mud") — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 17 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DUD
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
September 17 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword September 17 2026
DUD
Defective firecracker
DUD
3
Firecracker that fizzles
DUD
3
Firecracker that fails to crack
DUD
3
Disappointing firework (rhymes with "bud")
DUD
3
Failed firecracker, say
DUD
3
Defective firecracker that rhymes with "bud"
DUD
3
Firework that failed, say
DUD
3
Firecracker that bombs?
DUD
3
Worthless firecracker, say
DUD
3
Failed firecracker, say
DUD
3
Palindromic failure
DUD
3
Defective firecracker
DUD
3
Sport where you aim for par
GOLF
4
Capone and Pacino, for two
ALS
3
Request made to a judge
PLEA
4
Parking site
LOT
3
"I could ___ a hand here!" ("Help!")
USE
3
Stitched line on a baseball
SEAM
4
Alien believed to inhabit the Red Planet
MARTIAN
7
___-cone (icy treat)
SNO
3
Watercraft similar to a kayak
CANOE
5
"Eww, gross!"
UGH
3
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