"Grande" or "de Janeiro" lead-in — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 13 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RIO
3 letters
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Brazilian metropolis, informally
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazilian city that hosted the 2016 Olympics
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Grand Carnival site
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro
RIO
3
Brazil's carnival city
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (city with the Maracana stadium)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (home to Copacabana and Ipanema)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (home to Copacabana and Ipanema)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro (home to Copacabana and Ipanema)
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
RIO
3
Furry alien from a 1980s sitcom
ALF
3
Wood-cutting blade with teeth
SAW
3
Electric guitars' sound boosters, for short
AMPS
4
___ Tai (rhyming cocktail)
MAI
3
Mama sheep
EWE
3
Hide-and-___ (children's game)
SEEK
4
Gumbo-thickening veggie
OKRA
4
British band behind "Yellow" and "Viva la Vida"
COLDPLAY
8
Fortune teller (rhymes with "peer")
SEER
4
"It's an ___ but a goodie" (still likable)
OLDIE
5
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