Firecracker that fizzles — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 8 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DUD
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 8 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 8 2025
DUD
Faulty firecracker (rhymes with "mud")
DUD
3
Defective firecracker
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
___ chowder (menu item)
CLAM
4
Title for a knight
SIR
3
Soda ___ (sweet carbonated drink)
POP
3
Cartoon skunk ___ Le Pew
PEPE
4
Costa ___ (Central American country)
RICA
4
First woman in the Bible
EVE
3
___-Carlton (hotel chain)
RITZ
4
Component on a list
ITEM
4
Month when "Jingle Bells" is played, for short
DEC
3
Candy ___ (striped treat)
CANE
4
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