Symbolic uncle? — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 8 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SAM
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 8 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 8 2026
SAM
___ Tsui, YouTube cover artist and 2020 Shorty Award nominee
SAM
3
Avatar actor ___ Worthington
SAM
3
"Uncle ___ Wants You!"
SAM
3
"I Am ___," drama film starring Sean Penn as a dad with special needs, who challenges the legal system for custody of his daughter
SAM
3
Frodo's friend
SAM
3
___ Tsui, YouTube cover artist and 2020 Shorty Award nominee
SAM
3
"Uncle ___ Wants You"
SAM
3
___-I-Am (Dr. Seuss character)
SAM
3
___ Claflin, actor in "Love Wedding Repeat"
SAM
3
Frodo's friend
SAM
3
___-I-Am (Dr. Seuss protagonist)
SAM
3
"Uncle ___ Wants You" (poster words)
SAM
3
"I have figured it out!" palindromic expression
AHA
3
Meowing pet
CAT
3
Ginger ___ (popular beverage)
ALE
3
Snake's sound
HISS
4
Bottom of the shoe
SOLE
4
Yet-to-bloom flower
BUD
3
"___ a loss for words!" ("I don't know what to say!"): 2 wds.
IMAT
4
"___ boy!" (congratulatory expression)
ATTA
4
Letters following "A"
BCD
3
The "O" in B.Y.O.B.
OWN
3
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