Rack unit — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 9 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RIB
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
September 9 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword September 9 2026
RIB
Bone in a cage that protects the heart and lungs
RIB
3
Heart protector?
RIB
3
Bone that's part of a cage
RIB
3
Chest bone that's part of a "cage"
RIB
3
___-eye steak
RIB
3
___-tickling (funny)
RIB
3
Bone in the chest
RIB
3
Bone in a "cage"
RIB
3
Lung protecting bone
RIB
3
Juicy BBQ serving, perhaps
RIB
3
Bone in a cage?
RIB
3
Lung-protecting bone
RIB
3
Get-out-of-jail money
BAIL
4
Resort where one can get some much-deserved "me-time"
SPA
3
What a smoker ignites, for short
CIG
3
Red Muppet on "Sesame Street"
ELMO
4
"Am ___ the right place?": 2 wds.
IIN
3
Chicago's country: Abbr.
USA
3
"The game will be televised ___" (throughout the world)
GLOBALLY
8
Pull with effort (rhymes with "brag")
DRAG
4
___-mo (less than normal speed)
SLO
3
First word in a magician's chant
ABRA
4
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