"The ___ that got away" (what you may say about a former beau) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the February 14 2024 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ONE
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
February 14 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword February 14 2024
ONE
Numero uno
ONE
3
The loneliest number
ONE
3
Number of people in a 33a
ONE
3
"___ Tree Hill," teen drama set in a small North Carolina town, where the titular number equals the count of wheels on a unicycle
ONE
3
Number on the back of a dime
ONE
3
Result when a number is divided by itself
ONE
3
"No matter how the day unfolds, every choice is a good ___!"
ONE
3
"Another ___ Bites the Dust," 1980 Queen anthem that rings through the stadium whenever an opposing team loses
ONE
3
"Ready Player ___" (2018 sci-fi movie)
ONE
3
___-man army
ONE
3
Formula ___ (Lewis Hamiltons race)
ONE
3
Number before two
ONE
3
Oxygen or hydrogen, e.g.
GAS
3
Nightclub record spinners: Abbr.
DJS
3
Sis's sibling, for short
BRO
3
Environment-friendly prefix
ECO
3
___ and aah
OOH
3
Actor McKellen of the "The Hobbit" films
IAN
3
Stand the ___ of time
TEST
4
Very small, to a Scot
WEE
3
___ Peralta of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" who said "Amy Santiago will you marry me?" at the end of a Halloween heist
JAKE
4
Take responsibility for, say
OWN
3
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