___ purpose (only reason) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 12 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SOLE
4 letters
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Shoe's underside
SOLE
4
Boot's bottom
SOLE
4
___ heir (only inheritor)
SOLE
4
Footprint maker
SOLE
4
___ heir (only successor)
SOLE
4
Bottom of the shoe
SOLE
4
Shoe part that hits the road
SOLE
4
Bottom of a shoe
SOLE
4
Boot's bottom
SOLE
4
Shoe bottom
SOLE
4
Bottom of the boot
SOLE
4
Bottom part of a shoe
SOLE
4
Antlered animal in Yellowstone National Park
ELK
3
Notre-___ de Paris, famous medieval structure
DAME
4
"Steady as ___ goes ..."
SHE
3
Flowery Hawaiian garland
LEI
3
___ vera (sunburn-soothing gel)
ALOE
4
"Yee-___!" (cowboy's exclamation)
HAW
3
Fish's appendage that helps it swim
FIN
3
Clickable text on a webpage
LINK
4
Colorful gemstone (rhymes with "abate")
AGATE
5
Let's hit the mall and ... hit rewind! First, Glamour ___, '90s mall studio where many a shopping trip began with a pop-star makeover
SHOTS
5
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