Tree with cones and needles — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the September 16 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
PINE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
September 16 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword September 16 2025
PINE
Did you know the old wives' tale that "___ cones close before rain" is true? Rising humidity makes their scales fold shut to protect seeds!
PINE
4
Botanical word for a tall evergreen tree with cones and needles ... or what you may do for someone who you miss
PINE
4
Did you know that a ___ (common conifer) plant produces cones with scales arranged in upwards and downwards Fibonacci spirals?
PINE
4
Classic evergreen tree with needles and cones, often decorated as a Christmas tree
PINE
4
Christmas tree, sometimes
PINE
4
Tree with needles and cones
PINE
4
Tree with cones and needle-shaped leaves
PINE
4
Chris ___, "Star Trek" captain who prefers using a flip phone that doesn't connect to the internet
PINE
4
This evergreen tree's branches and cones were etched on the 1980 Olympic medal of Lake Placid
PINE
4
Tree with needles
PINE
4
Tree with cones
PINE
4
Tree with needles
PINE
4
Rainbow shape
ARC
3
Lost traction on the road, say (rhymes with "skid")
SLID
4
___ chocolate (winter beverage)
HOT
3
Sound uttered in a viral Doja Cat song
MOO
3
Candy ___ (striped Christmas treat)
CANE
4
Incomes earned by retirees
PENSIONS
8
"I'm in it for the long ___" (determined to finish)
HAUL
4
Novelist Patchett
ANN
3
___ Universe (pageant title)
MISS
4
Monthly magazine edition
ISSUE
5
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