Graceful pond paddler (rhymes with "dawn") — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 21 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SWAN
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
September 21 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword September 21 2026
SWAN
What the Ugly Duckling grew up to be
SWAN
4
___ song (last act)
SWAN
4
Graceful long-necked water bird
SWAN
4
The ugly duckling, as an adult
SWAN
4
Graceful bird known to mate for life, that symbolizes eternal love and fidelity in European motifs
SWAN
4
"Black ___" (ballet-themed movie starring Natalie Portman)
SWAN
4
Trumpeter bird
SWAN
4
Graceful pond glider
SWAN
4
Graceful long-necked water bird
SWAN
4
Long-necked pond bird
SWAN
4
Bella ___, lead character of the "Twilight" series who shares her name with a bird
SWAN
4
Graceful pond bird
SWAN
4
Column's partner
ROW
3
In ___ We Trust (U.S. motto)
GOD
3
Metallic mine find
ORE
3
Singer Grande's nickname
ARI
3
Columbus' state
OHIO
4
Black road-smoothening material
TAR
3
Some Dell products (anagram of "SCP"): Abbr.
PCS
3
Umbilical ___
CORD
4
Positive response to "shall we?"
LETS
4
Australian hard rock band who open with the distinctive sound of bagpipes in their 1975 anthem "It's a Long Way to the Top"
ACDC
4
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