Road-smoothening material — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 7 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
TAR
3 letters
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Black road-smoothening material
TAR
3
Road-paving material
TAR
3
Road-building material
TAR
3
Black gunk poured on roads
TAR
3
Thick blackish liquid used on roads
TAR
3
It's used to fill a crack in the road
TAR
3
Highway sealer
TAR
3
Road goo
TAR
3
Road crew's goo
TAR
3
Thick blackish liquid used on roads
TAR
3
La Brea ___ Pits
TAR
3
La Brea ___ Pits
TAR
3
Small kitchen measurement, for short
TSP
3
Walk-___ (like some large closets)
INS
3
Singer ___ King Cole of "Straighten Up and Fly Right" fame
NAT
3
Primate in a zoo
APE
3
Karaoke tune for two
DUET
4
Sandy hill in a desert (anagram of "nude")
DUNE
4
Bed at a campsite
COT
3
___ Fitzgerald, jazz musician
ELLA
4
"___ girl!" ("You go, girl!")
ATTA
4
"Three," in Rome
TRE
3
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