Little wheel in a big machine — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 3 2023 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
COG
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 3 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 3 2023
COG
A ___ in the machine (insignificant)
COG
3
A ___ in the machine (insignificant)
COG
3
"Just another ___ in the wheel"
COG
3
Gear tooth
COG
3
Wheel or gear tooth
COG
3
Gear's tooth
COG
3
"Just another ___ in the machine"
COG
3
Wheel with teeth
COG
3
Gear's "tooth"
COG
3
Tooth on a gear
COG
3
Wheel or gear tooth (rhymes with "fog")
COG
3
Gear tooth in a machine
COG
3
Online call annoyance
LAG
3
Fruity toast spread
JAM
3
"___ Max: Fury Road," 2015 movie starring Charlize Theron
MAD
3
"Much ___ About Nothing" (play by William Shakespeare)
ADO
3
Birthday cake candle count
AGE
3
Two matching socks, say
PAIR
4
___ Ruth, former baseball player who once said, "Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game"
BABE
4
Not a foe?
ALLY
4
Capital city of Belarus
MINSK
5
Biblical beast
ASS
3
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