Overconfident one, in an Aesop's fable — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the October 12 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
HARE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
October 12 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword October 12 2026
HARE
Tortoise rival in a fable
HARE
4
"Hyde and ___" (1955 Bugs Bunny short)
HARE
4
"The Tortoise and the ___" (one of Aesop's fables)
HARE
4
Race loser, in a fable
HARE
4
Tortoise's rival, in a popular fable
HARE
4
Aesop race loser
HARE
4
Arctic ___, rabbit-like animal whose brown fur sheds and becomes white to camouflage in the snow
HARE
4
Tortoise racer, in a fable
HARE
4
Rabbit's cousin
HARE
4
Loser to the tortoise, in a fable
HARE
4
Rabbit's cousin
HARE
4
Loser to a tortoise, in a fable
HARE
4
"Top Gun" actor ___ Kilmer
VAL
3
Airport safety group: Abbr.
TSA
3
"The Fresh Prince of ___-Air" ('90s sitcom)
BEL
3
Apple desktop
IMAC
4
"Please take a ___" (words heard in a waiting room)
SEAT
4
Tool for chopping wood
AXE
3
"The Best Is Yet to ___" (Ella Fitzgerald album)
COME
4
U-___ (moving truck company)
HAUL
4
"I ___ to differ!"
BEG
3
"Monday Night Countdown" channel: Abbr.
ESPN
4
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