Radish or turnip, e.g. — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 8 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ROOT
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 8 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 8 2025
ROOT
Etymology info
ROOT
4
___ canal (dentist's concern)
ROOT
4
___ beer float (ice cream drink)
ROOT
4
Tree anchor
ROOT
4
Plant part that grows underground
ROOT
4
Plant anchor that's underground
ROOT
4
Tree anchor
ROOT
4
"Money is the ___ of all evil"
ROOT
4
Below-the-ground plant part
ROOT
4
Underground plant part
ROOT
4
Underground plant part
ROOT
4
Tree anchor
ROOT
4
Sister's sibling, for short
BRO
3
"The Starry Night" painter Vincent ___ Gogh
VAN
3
Word before "gourd" or "tray"
ASH
3
Yule ___ (Christmas dessert)
LOG
3
What a clock measures
TIME
4
Cosmopolitan and Vogue rival
ELLE
4
Black road goo
TAR
3
"___!...I Did It Again" (song by Britney Spears)
OOPS
4
___ vera (medicinal succulent)
ALOE
4
___ Streep, "The Iron Lady" actress who made her debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
MERYL
5
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