Palindromic failure — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 20 2022 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DUD
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
February 20 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 20 2022
DUD
Faulty firecracker (rhymes with "mud")
DUD
3
Defective firecracker
DUD
3
Firecracker that fizzles
DUD
3
Firecracker that fails to crack
DUD
3
Disappointing firework (rhymes with "bud")
DUD
3
Failed firecracker, say
DUD
3
Defective firecracker that rhymes with "bud"
DUD
3
Firework that failed, say
DUD
3
Firecracker that bombs?
DUD
3
Worthless firecracker, say
DUD
3
Failed firecracker, say
DUD
3
Defective firecracker
DUD
3
Chooses, with "for"
OPTS
4
Desert-like (barren)
ARID
4
Baseball equipment
BAT
3
"___ Dreams," 1994 documentary film based on two boys pursuing their basketball dreams
HOOP
4
Jazz singer Simone of "Feeling Good"
NINA
4
Specialized hospital area: Abbr.
ICU
3
Widely shared image, perhaps
MEME
4
Yemen's Gulf of ___
ADEN
4
___ Arbor, Michigan
ANN
3
Remind incessantly
NAG
3
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