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"The ___," 1980 horror film starring Jack Nicholson as an alcoholic isolated at the haunted Overlook Hotel with his family — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 13 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SHINING
7 letters
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Where this clue appears
August 13 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword August 13 2026
SHINING
"The ___," horror novel by Stephen King about a family's trip in the peak of winter to a desolate hotel
SHINING
7
"The ___," 1977 novel by Stephen King with a film adaptation directed by Stanley Kubrick
SHINING
7
"The ___ Girls," 2013 novel by Lauren Beukes that was adapted into 2022 TV series of the same name
SHINING
7
"The ___," 1980 psychological thriller directed by Stanley Kubrick
SHINING
7
"Love ___ neighbor" (biblical directive)
THY
3
"Wise" nocturnal birds
OWLS
4
Use a straw
SIP
3
XXX counterpart, in a paper-and-pencil game
OOO
3
Crack from dryness, as lips
CHAP
4
Twinkling light in the night sky
STAR
4
Flightless bird from Down Under
EMU
3
"___, meeny, miney, moe ..."
EENY
4
Square of glass in a window
PANE
4
Minor task to "run"
ERRAND
6
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