What an asterisk looks like — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the January 16 2022 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
STAR
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
January 16 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword January 16 2022
STAR
___ anise, prized in ancient Chinese medicine, this aromatic spice from Southeast Asia now flavors pho, stews, and spiced teas everywhere
STAR
4
Hollywood Walk of Fame feature
STAR
4
Twinkling light in the night sky
STAR
4
Highlight?
STAR
4
Spot in the night sky
STAR
4
Little twinkler in a children's rhyme
STAR
4
Shape found at the tip of a fairy's wand, often
STAR
4
Shape found at the tip of a fairy's wand, often
STAR
4
Shape found at the tip of a fairy's wand, often
STAR
4
Twinkler in the sky
STAR
4
Sirius, e.g.
STAR
4
Spotlight focus, usually
STAR
4
"That happened a while ___..."
AGO
3
"The ___ Four," nickname of the Beatles
FAB
3
City roads, for short
STS
3
Protagonist of "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"
NEWT
4
Shock and ___ (display of force)
AWE
3
What an "O" symbolizes in XO
HUG
3
Harrison Ford's "Star Wars" character Han ___
SOLO
4
It may crawl in colonies
ANT
3
Leftover crumb, after a meal
ORT
3
Nairobi's land
KENYA
5
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