Up the ___ (increase the stakes) — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 1 2023 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ANTE
4 letters
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Poker player's initial stake
ANTE
4
Poker player's initial stake
ANTE
4
"Deal me in" payment
ANTE
4
"Deal me in" payment
ANTE
4
"Deal me in" payment
ANTE
4
Poker pot-starting money
ANTE
4
Poker-starting stake
ANTE
4
___ meridiem (morning)
ANTE
4
Poker pot starter
ANTE
4
Poker-starting stake
ANTE
4
___ meridiem (morning)
ANTE
4
Poker-starting stake
ANTE
4
"___ that glitters is not gold"
ALL
3
"Put ___ on" (limit): 2 wds.
ACAP
4
___ lime pie
KEY
3
"Give ___ break!": 2 wds.
MEA
3
Six-sided solid
CUBE
4
Bottom of the shoe
SOLE
4
2009 film starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, shot in South Africa
INVICTUS
8
"Gorillas in the ___," 1988 film starring Sigourney Weaver as Dian Fossey, shot in Kenya
MIST
4
Satisfy to excess, as hunger
SATE
4
Expanding Mongolian desert
GOBI
4
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