Tooth on a gear — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 13 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
COG
3 letters
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A ___ in the machine (insignificant)
COG
3
A ___ in the machine (insignificant)
COG
3
"Just another ___ in the wheel"
COG
3
Gear tooth
COG
3
Wheel or gear tooth
COG
3
Gear's tooth
COG
3
"Just another ___ in the machine"
COG
3
Wheel with teeth
COG
3
Gear's "tooth"
COG
3
Wheel or gear tooth (rhymes with "fog")
COG
3
Gear tooth in a machine
COG
3
Small part of a big machine
COG
3
Big ___ Wolf, fairy tale villain
BAD
3
X-___ (December celebration, informally)
MAS
3
Helicopter landing sites
PADS
4
"I ___ you one"
OWE
3
Prepare food
COOK
4
Throw off, as radiation
EMIT
4
Little green sphere on your dinner plate
PEA
3
"My one and ___"
ONLY
4
Nickelodeon's little explorer
DORA
4
River that flows through Egypt
NILE
4
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