"Waving" symbol of a nation — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 18 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
FLAG
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 18 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 18 2026
FLAG
___ football, sport invented in Maryland, USA that features rules similar to regular football, but with fabric pulling instead of tackling
FLAG
4
Capture the ___, team game featuring sneak attacks and wild dashes. Can you make it home with the ultimate prize?
FLAG
4
Red ___ (sign of trouble)
FLAG
4
It's hoisted to express patriotism
FLAG
4
The Stars and Stripes, for one
FLAG
4
Nation's "waving" symbol ... and a word used with 23a to signify 50a
FLAG
4
(6/6) "I bought a waving ___ for my car. Blasting "YMCA," I drove home with a big, beaming grin!"
FLAG
4
Red ___ (sign of trouble)
FLAG
4
___ football, limited contact version of football that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day
FLAG
4
Patriotic symbol attached to a pole
FLAG
4
Capture the ___, kids' game where teams sneak into each other's territory, often played in 17a
FLAG
4
White ___ (sign of surrender)
FLAG
4
Open ___ night (comedy club offering)
MIC
3
Nocturnal winged animal
BAT
3
Cry loudly
SOB
3
Important historical periods
ERAS
4
Swan or sparrow, e.g.
BIRD
4
New ___ (Jan 1st celebration)
YEAR
4
Fairy ___ ("Little Red Riding Hood" or "Cinderella," e.g.)
TALE
4
What is helping you find each word on this crossword
CLUE
4
"We might be ___ something here!" (pre-discovery words)
ONTO
4
Stephen Hawking's workplace, for short
LAB
3
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