"Well played!" — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 17 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
NICE
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 17 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 17 2026
NICE
"No more Mr. ___ Guy!"
NICE
4
Not naughty, to Santa
NICE
4
One of two categories on Santa's list of present-receivers
NICE
4
One part of Santa's list of children who receive gifts
NICE
4
"Have a ___ day!"
NICE
4
(2/6) "Well kids, it's that time of year again--let's check the list! Who's been naughty, and who's been ___?"
NICE
4
One of two sides on Santa's list
NICE
4
Naughty and ___ (Santa's list divisions)
NICE
4
"Have a ___ day!"
NICE
4
"Have a ___ day" (pleasant)
NICE
4
"Have a ___ day!"
NICE
4
Naughty and ___ (Santa's list divisions)
NICE
4
Camp beds (rhymes with "dots")
COTS
4
Curved shape, like that of a rainbow
ARC
3
Mediterranean ___ (Greece's beach waters)
SEA
3
Leave out on purpose
OMIT
4
Sound on a dairy farm
MOO
3
On a scale of one to ___
TEN
3
Grandma, affectionately
NANA
4
Bones in a chest cage
RIBS
4
Ctrl+___+Del (PC reboot combo)
ALT
3
The ___ Tour (Taylor Swift's nostalgic tour)
ERAS
4
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