___ tear (common knee injury): Abbr. — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 19 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ACL
3 letters
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April 23 2025
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February 20 2025
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February 10 2025
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January 11 2025
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___ tear (common sports injury): Abbr.
ACL
3
Torn ___ (knee injury for some NBA players, perhaps): Abbr.
ACL
3
___ tear (common sports injury): Abbr.
ACL
3
Bad spot for a tear: Abbr.
ACL
3
Torn ___ (athlete's knee injury): Abbr.
ACL
3
Common knee injury site: Abbr.
ACL
3
Knee injury letters
ACL
3
Focus of a sports medicine MRI: Abbr.
ACL
3
___ tear (knee injury often obtained when playing sports): Abbr.
ACL
3
Oft-torn knee part: Abbr.
ACL
3
___ tear (common sports injury): Abbr.
ACL
3
Athlete injury site, often: Abbr.
ACL
3
Defrost, as meat before cooking
THAW
4
Soften, as lights
DIM
3
"That's ___, folks!"
ALL
3
___ Ness Monster, affectionately called "Nessie"
LOCH
4
December 24th and 31st, for two
EVES
4
Cow's bellow
MOO
3
E. ___, intestine-dwelling bacteria (anagram of "loci")
COLI
4
"Half" prefix used with "circle"
SEMI
4
Clip-___ (earrings that don't need a piercing)
ONS
3
Go-___ (reliable options)
TOS
3
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