Polite, attention-getting cough — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 1 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
AHEM
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
February 1 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 1 2025
AHEM
Attention-grabbing cough sound
AHEM
4
"Excuse me ..."
AHEM
4
Interrupter's throat-clearing sound
AHEM
4
"May I have your attention, please?"
AHEM
4
Throat-clearing sound
AHEM
4
Faux cough
AHEM
4
Throat-clearing sound
AHEM
4
Throat-clearing sound
AHEM
4
Throat-clearing sound
AHEM
4
"Excuse me" sound
AHEM
4
Throat-clearing sound
AHEM
4
Attention-grabbing cough sound
AHEM
4
Arrow's partner, in archery
BOW
3
Gray stuff in a fireplace
ASH
3
"Cost an ___ and a leg" (too expensive)
ARM
3
"I Really Like You" singer Carly ___ Jepsen
RAE
3
Cube that keeps your drink cold
ICE
3
Stick that hits the 8-ball
CUE
3
Month before April, for short
MAR
3
Banana waste
PEEL
4
First Sergeant from the G.I. Joe toy franchise portrayed by Channing Tatum in the 2009 live-action film
DUKE
4
Make a lion's sound, say
ROAR
4
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