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Knocking on ___, superstition rooted in ancient Germanic and Celtic beliefs linking trees to good fortune and fate — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 16 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
WOOD
4 letters
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October 16 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword October 16 2026
WOOD
(6/7) You shiver, instinctively searching for a thermostat. Instead, you find an empty fireplace with a pile of ___ and a box of matches.
WOOD
4
Mahogany or teak, e.g.
WOOD
4
Elijah ___, "Yellowjackets" actor
WOOD
4
Elijah ___, "The Lord of the Rings" actor who honored his role by getting a matching tattoo with the cast
WOOD
4
Elijah ___, "The Lord of the Rings" actor whose name may remind you of fireplace fodder
WOOD
4
Framework material for a tree house
WOOD
4
Mahogany, cedar, or ebony, e.g.
WOOD
4
Carpenter's raw material
WOOD
4
Carpenter's raw material
WOOD
4
Fireplace fodder
WOOD
4
Fireplace fodder
WOOD
4
Mahogany or teak, e.g.
WOOD
4
Santa's pointy-eared helper
ELF
3
Inflated sense of self
EGO
3
"I've got a ___ feeling about this" (words about an ominous feeling)
BAD
3
Prefix with "natal" for a hospital unit
NEO
3
Pup's bark, in comics (anagram of "far")
ARF
3
___ de Janeiro, Brazil's port city
RIO
3
What's kneaded to make bread
DOUGH
5
What a cat might chase
RAT
3
Joan of ___
ARC
3
Australian hopper, informally
ROO
3
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