Not a hit — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 4 2024 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
MISS
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
August 4 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 4 2024
MISS
"Little ___ Sunshine," 2006 indie hit with a diner scene where a family rallies behind a young girl's breakfast treat
MISS
4
Pageant title with "World" or "Universe"
MISS
4
"Little ___ Sunshine," tragicomedy road film starring Abigail Breslin as an aspiring beauty queen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
MISS
4
Hit or ___
MISS
4
"Our ___ Brooks," 1940s radio show by CBS adapted into a sitcom, featuring a witty, sardonic high school English teacher
MISS
4
___ Universe (pageant title)
MISS
4
"Little ___ Sunshine" (2006 film)
MISS
4
"Little ___ Sunshine," tragicomedy film starring Abigail Breslin as the adolescent protagonist
MISS
4
(5/5) "But I ___ you most of all my darling when autumn leaves start to fall ..."
MISS
4
___ Universe (pageant title)
MISS
4
"Good Golly ___ Molly," song by Little Richard with a rhyming title
MISS
4
Unmarried woman's title
MISS
4
Deer's kin found in Yellowstone
ELK
3
___ carte (menu words): 2 wds.
ALA
3
Molecular unit
ATOM
4
Bowling ball target
PIN
3
How-___ (instruction manuals)
TOS
3
Very strong desire
URGE
4
First time stock sale (anagram of "poi"): Abbr.
IPO
3
Item commonly borrowed from the library ... or a word that goes with 25a, 36a, 42a, 7d, and 37d
BOOK
4
"Gosh ___ it!" (angry utterance)
DARN
4
In the ___ of an eye (quickly)
BLINK
5
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