Highway sealer — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 23 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TAR
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
February 23 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 23 2026
TAR
Black road-smoothening material
TAR
3
Road-paving material
TAR
3
Road-building material
TAR
3
Black gunk poured on roads
TAR
3
Road-smoothening material
TAR
3
Thick blackish liquid used on roads
TAR
3
It's used to fill a crack in the road
TAR
3
Road goo
TAR
3
Road crew's goo
TAR
3
Thick blackish liquid used on roads
TAR
3
La Brea ___ Pits
TAR
3
La Brea ___ Pits
TAR
3
Stomach muscles, for short
ABS
3
"Well, that ___ unexpected!"
WAS
3
Jet ___ (travel-induced drowsiness)
LAG
3
Word repeated before "black sheep," in a nursery rhyme
BAA
3
Actor ___ Baldwin from "Glengarry Glen Ross"
ALEC
4
"Get your ___ together"
ACT
3
DJ's stack: Abbr.
CDS
3
Art ___ (retro architectural style)
DECO
4
Hoppy brews at a tavern
ALES
4
Shampoo target
HAIR
4
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