Heart protector? — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 21 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RIB
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 21 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 21 2026
RIB
Rack unit
RIB
3
Bone in a cage that protects the heart and lungs
RIB
3
Bone that's part of a cage
RIB
3
Chest bone that's part of a "cage"
RIB
3
___-eye steak
RIB
3
___-tickling (funny)
RIB
3
Bone in the chest
RIB
3
Bone in a "cage"
RIB
3
Lung protecting bone
RIB
3
Juicy BBQ serving, perhaps
RIB
3
Bone in a cage?
RIB
3
Lung-protecting bone
RIB
3
Plays a role in a film, like Brad Pitt
ACTS
4
People hired to spin tracks at a nightclub: Abbr.
DJS
3
Twinkler in the sky
STAR
4
___ hour (time for heavy traffic)
RUSH
4
Column's partner, on a spreadsheet
ROW
3
See-through window part (rhymes with "bane")
PANE
4
___ of spiders a.k.a. arachnophobia
FEAR
4
Sailor's "yes"
AYE
3
Low female voice
ALTO
4
Pen drive port type: Abbr.
USB
3
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