Hint for a crossword solver — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 17 2021 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
CLUE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 17 2021
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 17 2021
CLUE
Mystery film starring Tim Curry, set largely in a single location where party guests are stranded in a spooky mansion
CLUE
4
Stray hair on a carpet, to a detective
CLUE
4
Murder mystery board game where players use hints to unmask the killer among suspects like Professor Plum and Mrs. White, released in 1949
CLUE
4
You're reading one
CLUE
4
"Give me a ___!" ("I need a hint!")
CLUE
4
What is helping you find each word on this crossword
CLUE
4
Detective's essential lead to solving mysteries
CLUE
4
Detective's case-solving aid
CLUE
4
Crossword-solving need
CLUE
4
Helpful hint like this one that is derived from the Middle English word "clew," meaning "a ball of yarn"
CLUE
4
Detective's breadcrumb
CLUE
4
1985 film starring Tim Curry that is based on a murder mystery board game of the same name
CLUE
4
Facebook's new name
META
4
Tai ___ (martial art form)
CHI
3
Month in 2021 when GameStop's stock prices soared after it was discussed on Reddit (for short)
JAN
3
"Gosh darn it!"
DRAT
4
"It'll be ___ little secret"
OUR
3
Angsty teen's music genre
EMO
3
Month in 2021 when Bond film "No Time To Die" premiered after getting delayed for over 18 months
SEPTEMBER
9
Most preferred, in texts
FAV
3
Letters on a hoppy beer
IPA
3
Reaction to a punch in the gut
OOF
3
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