Shoot an air ball, e.g. — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the November 26 2022 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
MISS
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
November 26 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword November 26 2022
MISS
"Little ___ Sunshine," 2006 indie hit with a diner scene where a family rallies behind a young girl's breakfast treat
MISS
4
Pageant title with "World" or "Universe"
MISS
4
"Little ___ Sunshine," tragicomedy road film starring Abigail Breslin as an aspiring beauty queen, that celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2026
MISS
4
Hit or ___
MISS
4
"Our ___ Brooks," 1940s radio show by CBS adapted into a sitcom, featuring a witty, sardonic high school English teacher
MISS
4
___ Universe (pageant title)
MISS
4
"Little ___ Sunshine" (2006 film)
MISS
4
"Little ___ Sunshine," tragicomedy film starring Abigail Breslin as the adolescent protagonist
MISS
4
(5/5) "But I ___ you most of all my darling when autumn leaves start to fall ..."
MISS
4
___ Universe (pageant title)
MISS
4
"Good Golly ___ Molly," song by Little Richard with a rhyming title
MISS
4
Not a hit
MISS
4
Group of whales
POD
3
Duo number
TWO
3
Undergarment with a hook, perhaps
BRA
3
Become dry, as lips
CHAP
4
Second "W" of WWII
WAR
3
___ dunk
SLAM
4
"___ It Hot," 1959 rom-com starring Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe: 2 wds.
SOMELIKE
8
Chanel of fashion fame
COCO
4
Christmas candy shape
CANE
4
Parking ___ (street device)
METER
5
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