___ sum (Chinese dish) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 12 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
DIM
3 letters
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Like the lighting in a bar, commonly
DIM
3
Like a candlelit room
DIM
3
Scarcely lit
DIM
3
Soften, as lights
DIM
3
Low headlight setting
DIM
3
___-witted (silly)
DIM
3
Not too bright
DIM
3
Like the setting for mood lighting, usually
DIM
3
Like the light from a candle
DIM
3
Hard to read by, as light
DIM
3
Not too bright
DIM
3
Like a dying bulb
DIM
3
Number that follows nine
TEN
3
Double-helix genetic material: Abbr.
DNA
3
Put money on a race, say
BET
3
"Mi ___" (Spanish for "my love")
AMOR
4
Alley-___ (NBA play)
OOP
3
King Kong, for one
APE
3
Ballerina's costume
TUTU
4
"Through thick and ___" (under all circumstances)
THIN
4
"Shop ___ You Drop," popular game show
TIL
3
___-cone (cold treat)
SNO
3
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