Wear and tear, say — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 5 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
USE
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 5 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 5 2025
USE
"I could ___ a hand here!" ("Help!")
USE
3
Put to good ___ (employ effectively)
USE
3
"I could ___ a hand here!" ("Help!")
USE
3
"I could ___ a hand here!" ("Help!")
USE
3
Milk, so to speak
USE
3
"___ Me" (words on a trash can)
USE
3
In ___ (occupied)
USE
3
"I could ___ a hand here!" ("Please help!")
USE
3
Be a bad friend?
USE
3
Avail of
USE
3
___ Me (words on a dustbin)
USE
3
"___ sparingly" ("Do not waste it")
USE
3
Set of socks, say
PAIR
4
___ constrictor (big snake)
BOA
3
Edamame cover
POD
3
___ list (list of errands): Hyph.
TODO
4
Mahershala of "Leave the World Behind"
ALI
3
Prefix with "dermis" for the outer layer of the skin
EPI
3
Actor ___ Baldwin from "The Departed"
ALEC
4
Young Scottish fellow
LAD
3
"You ___ what you sow"
REAP
4
Minor role?
KID
3
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