Tolkien's brutish creature — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 28 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ORC
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
June 28 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 28 2025
ORC
"The Lord of the Rings" monster (anagram of "roc")
ORC
3
"The Lord of the Rings" brute (anagram of "roc")
ORC
3
"The Lord of the Rings" monster (anagram of "roc")
ORC
3
Goblin-like monster in "The Lord of the Rings"
ORC
3
Tolkien meanie
ORC
3
Tolkien beast
ORC
3
Tolkien monster (anagram of "roc")
ORC
3
Middle-earth monster
ORC
3
Tolkien monster
ORC
3
Tolkien meanie
ORC
3
Tolkien beast
ORC
3
"The Lord of the Rings" monster (anagram of "roc")
ORC
3
Bath spot
TUB
3
___ by date (instruction on food products)
USE
3
Shoelace knot type, usually
BOW
3
___-size-fits-all
ONE
3
"To be or ___ to be"
NOT
3
Christ the Redeemer's city, lovingly
RIO
3
"Y" of NYC
YORK
4
Opposite of "external," for short
INT
3
Bull or stag's gender
MALE
4
10th anniversary marker
TIN
3
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