It's smaller than a city — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 3 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TOWN
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 3 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 3 2026
TOWN
Small municipality
TOWN
4
The talk of the ___
TOWN
4
"Autumn ___ Leaves," song by Iron & Wine which narrates the tale of a place experiencing the season of autumn
TOWN
4
"Cougar ___" (TV sitcom starring Courteney Cox)
TOWN
4
Ghost ___ (abandoned place)
TOWN
4
Paint the ___ red (enjoy a night out)
TOWN
4
Settlement smaller than a city
TOWN
4
Ghost ___ (abandoned city)
TOWN
4
Paint the ___ red (enjoy yourself)
TOWN
4
4* ___, fictional boy band from the Pixar film "Turning Red"
TOWN
4
Paint the ___ red (enjoy yourself)
TOWN
4
Paint the ___ red (enjoy flamboyantly)
TOWN
4
Historical period
ERA
3
Mississippi ___ pie (chocolate-based dessert)
MUD
3
Pen ___ (long-distance friend)
PAL
3
Suspicious and on guard (rhymes with "fairy")
WARY
4
"___-hoo!" (rhyming cry of delight)
WHOO
4
Sue Grafton's "___ for Innocent": 2 wds.
IIS
3
Teenager's skin trouble
ACNE
4
Flapjack breakfast chain: Abbr.
IHOP
4
(1/7) *Triiing* You reach to snooze your phone alarm, but instead there's an alarm ___ rattling you awake. Something's wrong.
CLOCK
5
Nitrous ___ (laughing gas)
OXIDE
5
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