Old tape format: Abbr. — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 19 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
VHS
3 letters
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Betamax rival of yore: Abbr.
VHS
3
2012 horror anthology film co-directed by Adam Wingard, where a blank TV switches on by itself and a cursed tape begins playing on screen
VHS
3
VCR format: Abbr.
VHS
3
Bygone tape format that brought the era of movies, rentals, and recording into the living room, before we had streaming: Abbr.
VHS
3
VCR format: Abbr.
VHS
3
Retro movie format: Abbr.
VHS
3
VCR format: Abbr.
VHS
3
VCR format: Abbr.
VHS
3
VCR format that was a popular mode of watching 19a in the 1980s and 1990s: Abbr.
VHS
3
VCR format: Abbr.
VHS
3
DVD's precursor: Abbr.
VHS
3
Pacino and Gore, for two
ALS
3
Crust formed on a wound
SCAB
4
"___ Me with Your Best Shot," song by Pat Benatar
HIT
3
Car parking area
LOT
3
"___ Lisa" (Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting)
MONA
4
___-hoo (chocolate beverage brand)
YOO
3
Female sheep
EWE
3
___ 500 (annual car race, for short)
INDY
4
Luxury cars from Germany: Abbr.
BMWS
4
Vengeful feeling (rhymes with "smite")
SPITE
5
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