Had some hot pockets, say — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the July 4 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ATE
3 letters
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Filled one's belly
ATE
3
Had a meal
ATE
3
"Someone at work ___ my sandwich!" (Ross Geller's line)
ATE
3
Had a can of Pringles
ATE
3
Finished off some pizza, say
ATE
3
Absorbed, as a cost
ATE
3
Filled one's belly
ATE
3
Had the forbidden fruit
ATE
3
Scarfed down
ATE
3
Munched on some lunch
ATE
3
Enjoyed some pho
ATE
3
Devoured a pizza, say
ATE
3
"___, humbug!"
BAH
3
Encouraging touch on the back
PAT
3
"Ready, willing, and ___"
ABLE
4
Body parts that blink
EYES
4
Hospital's critical ward: Abbr.
ICU
3
___ off (left the ground, like an airplane)
TOOK
4
Biological heredity unit
GENE
4
Words ___ minute (typing speed)
PER
3
Dickens' "A ___ of Two Cities"
TALE
4
Spangle the ___, Beanie Baby with patriotic red, white, and blue colors that may have been a 4th of July gift for a kid in the '90s
BEAR
4
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