What the Ugly Duckling grew up to be — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 8 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
SWAN
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
June 8 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 8 2026
SWAN
Graceful pond paddler (rhymes with "dawn")
SWAN
4
___ song (last act)
SWAN
4
Graceful long-necked water bird
SWAN
4
The ugly duckling, as an adult
SWAN
4
Graceful bird known to mate for life, that symbolizes eternal love and fidelity in European motifs
SWAN
4
"Black ___" (ballet-themed movie starring Natalie Portman)
SWAN
4
Trumpeter bird
SWAN
4
Graceful pond glider
SWAN
4
Graceful long-necked water bird
SWAN
4
Long-necked pond bird
SWAN
4
Bella ___, lead character of the "Twilight" series who shares her name with a bird
SWAN
4
Graceful pond bird
SWAN
4
"The glass is ___ full" (optimist's words)
HALF
4
Baseball club
BAT
3
Omelet-making utensil
PAN
3
"The Wood" actor ___ Epps
OMAR
4
Be in debt, say
OWE
3
Not on, as a switch
OFF
3
Hummus-holding bread
PITA
4
Close friend, slangily
PAL
3
Green with ___ (covetous feeling)
ENVY
4
___ Waters, singer whose performance of "Another Brick in the Wall" enthralled 150,000 fans at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, in 1990
ROGER
5
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