Shrek or Fiona, for one — 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
OGRE
4 letters
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Shrek, for one
OGRE
4
Shrek or Fiona, e.g.
OGRE
4
Green fairy tale monster
OGRE
4
Fairy tale beast
OGRE
4
Monster of folklore
OGRE
4
___ Mage monster from Dungeons and Dragons
OGRE
4
Shrek, e.g.
OGRE
4
Fairy tale beast
OGRE
4
Filmdom's Shrek or Fiona, e.g.
OGRE
4
Shrek, e.g.
OGRE
4
Grim Grimm figure
OGRE
4
Story book monster
OGRE
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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