Fire-breathing flying beast, in a fairy tale — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 15 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DRAGON
6 letters
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Komodo ___, lizard species that is misleadingly named after a fire-breathing fantasy beast
DRAGON
6
"House of the ___," 2022 HBO fantasy drama that is the prequel to "Game of Thrones"
DRAGON
6
___ fruit, pink-skinned fruit that resembles a fantastical creature's scales
DRAGON
6
"The Way of the ___," 1972 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris
DRAGON
6
"The Girl with the ___ Tattoo," best-selling novel by Stieg Larsson that was originally written in Swedish
DRAGON
6
Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones, e.g.
BAND
4
"Pardon me, but I ___ to differ"
BEG
3
"Hey ___" (hit song by the Beatles)
JUDE
4
"... happily ___ after" (ending of many fairy tales)
EVER
4
Liquid essential for frying
OIL
3
Hydrochloric or citric, e.g.
ACID
4
Spreadsheet info
DATA
4
Winning combination in tic-tac-toe, perhaps
OOO
3
Vehicle pulled by a husky team, perhaps
SLED
4
___ feeling (intuition)
GUT
3
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