Word before "gourd" or "tray" — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the May 8 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
ASH
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
May 8 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword May 8 2025
ASH
Evidence of a campfire
ASH
3
Smoking evidence
ASH
3
Cigar remains
ASH
3
___ Wednesday (first day of Lent)
ASH
3
Fireplace residue
ASH
3
Hint of a fire?
ASH
3
Gray powder formed after burning
ASH
3
Burned wood residue
ASH
3
Fire residue
ASH
3
Proof of a fire
ASH
3
Cigar remnants
ASH
3
And the 2026 Oscar for Best Visual Effects goes to ... "Avatar: Fire and ___"!
ASH
3
Sister's sibling, for short
BRO
3
"The Starry Night" painter Vincent ___ Gogh
VAN
3
Yule ___ (Christmas dessert)
LOG
3
What a clock measures
TIME
4
Cosmopolitan and Vogue rival
ELLE
4
Black road goo
TAR
3
"___!...I Did It Again" (song by Britney Spears)
OOPS
4
___ vera (medicinal succulent)
ALOE
4
___ Streep, "The Iron Lady" actress who made her debut on Broadway before achieving Hollywood fame
MERYL
5
Burst into tears
CRY
3
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