What is helping you find each word on this crossword — 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
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4 letters
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Mystery film starring Tim Curry, set largely in a single location where party guests are stranded in a spooky mansion
CLUE
4
Stray hair on a carpet, to a detective
CLUE
4
Murder mystery board game where players use hints to unmask the killer among suspects like Professor Plum and Mrs. White, released in 1949
CLUE
4
You're reading one
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4
"Give me a ___!" ("I need a hint!")
CLUE
4
Detective's essential lead to solving mysteries
CLUE
4
Detective's case-solving aid
CLUE
4
Crossword-solving need
CLUE
4
Helpful hint like this one that is derived from the Middle English word "clew," meaning "a ball of yarn"
CLUE
4
Detective's breadcrumb
CLUE
4
1985 film starring Tim Curry that is based on a murder mystery board game of the same name
CLUE
4
What this particular line is
CLUE
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
"We might be ___ something here!" (pre-discovery words)
ONTO
4
Stephen Hawking's workplace, for short
LAB
3
Head in the ___, "daydreaming" phrase that reflects Winnie-the-Pooh's happy and carefree state of mind
CLOUDS
6
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