___ the nail on the head — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the August 31 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
HIT
3 letters
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___ or miss
HIT
3
"___ Me with Your Best Shot" (1980 song by Pat Benatar)
HIT
3
Flops opposite
HIT
3
Chart-topper
HIT
3
___ or miss
HIT
3
Billboard chart-topper, say
HIT
3
Chart-topping song, say
HIT
3
"___ me with your best shot!" ("Do your worst!")
HIT
3
Box-office opposite of a "flop"
HIT
3
Like a Billboard Top 40 song
HIT
3
___ the beach, tanning outing that's a relaxing activity for the last weekend before school
HIT
3
Big success
HIT
3
Use a telephone
CALL
4
Sticky tree secretion
SAP
3
"___-ching!" (sound a cashier hears)
CHA
3
"___-dokie!"
OKIE
4
Middle-___ (in one's 40s or 50s)
AGED
4
"Nothing," in Spanish
NADA
4
"Yep" counterpart
NOPE
4
Mike and ___ (fruit-flavored candy brand)
IKE
3
Grab a stool
SIT
3
___ Girls, British pop group who staged an explosive reunion comeback with concerts that sold out in under a minute
SPICE
5
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