Middle-___ (in one's 40s or 50s) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 31 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
AGED
4 letters
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"Wow, this ___ like milk!" ("This looks bad in hindsight")
AGED
4
Really old
AGED
4
Matured, like wine
AGED
4
Barrel-___ (liquor matured in wooden barrels)
AGED
4
Old, like some fine wines
AGED
4
Matured, like some wines
AGED
4
Like fine wine
AGED
4
Like fine wine
AGED
4
Grew older, say
AGED
4
Like fine wine or cheese
AGED
4
"You haven't ___ a day since I met you!" (words at a reunion, maybe)
AGED
4
Matured, as cheese
AGED
4
Use a telephone
CALL
4
Sticky tree secretion
SAP
3
"___-ching!" (sound a cashier hears)
CHA
3
"___-dokie!"
OKIE
4
___ the nail on the head
HIT
3
"Nothing," in Spanish
NADA
4
"Yep" counterpart
NOPE
4
Mike and ___ (fruit-flavored candy brand)
IKE
3
Grab a stool
SIT
3
___ Girls, British pop group who staged an explosive reunion comeback with concerts that sold out in under a minute
SPICE
5
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