___ or miss — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 2 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
HIT
3 letters
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Pack
All Things Fall - Level 2
HIT
June 2 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 2 2026
HIT
March 16 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword March 16 2026
HIT
August 18 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 18 2024
HIT
July 27 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword July 27 2023
HIT
June 17 2023
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 17 2023
HIT
December 30 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 30 2022
HIT
December 21 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 21 2022
HIT
October 27 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 27 2022
HIT
August 22 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 22 2022
HIT
April 30 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword April 30 2022
HIT
March 2 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword March 2 2022
HIT
___ the nail on the head
HIT
3
"___ Me with Your Best Shot" (1980 song by Pat Benatar)
HIT
3
Flops opposite
HIT
3
Chart-topper
HIT
3
Billboard chart-topper, say
HIT
3
Chart-topping song, say
HIT
3
"___ me with your best shot!" ("Do your worst!")
HIT
3
Box-office opposite of a "flop"
HIT
3
Like a Billboard Top 40 song
HIT
3
___ the beach, tanning outing that's a relaxing activity for the last weekend before school
HIT
3
Big success
HIT
3
Smash
HIT
3
___ card (chip on your phone): Abbr.
SIM
3
Emcee's prop, for short
MIC
3
Card game with four colors
UNO
3
Zuckerberg of Facebook
MARK
4
"Let's rent ___ for the road trip!": 2 wds.
ACAR
4
"Exit full screen" key
ESC
3
___ known as (what "a.k.a." stands for)
ALSO
4
What a casting director offers
ROLE
4
Cabbage-like green
KALE
4
Help desk offering, for short
INFO
4
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