Gradually become narrower — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 9 2023 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TAPER
5 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 9 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 9 2023
TAPER
Santa's assistant in the North Pole
ELF
3
___ of the iceberg
TIP
3
Bonfire residue
ASH
3
___ Ming whose No. 11 jersey was retired by the Houston Rockets
YAO
3
___ Onassis, shipping magnate who was married to Jackie Kennedy
ARI
3
Green stew vegetable that rolls
PEA
3
Flightless Aussie bird
EMU
3
In the ___ of the moment (without thinking)
HEAT
4
Cleveland ___, NFL team that moved and was rebranded as the Baltimore Ravens in 1996
BROWNS
6
"Honest" American president, lovingly
ABE
3
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