Zesty garnish in cocktails — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 31 2024 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
LEMON
5 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 31 2024
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 31 2024
LEMON
Bob ___, former MLB pitcher with a fruity surname that sounds better suited for making summer drinks than baseball history
LEMON
5
Sour yellow fruit
LEMON
5
Sour citrus fruit
LEMON
5
"Wait! Did you just fill those gaps up like it was easy peasy ___ squeezy? You're definitely a Fill Master!"
LEMON
5
Yellow citrus fruit that is often squeezed into a steaming cup of tea
LEMON
5
"The ___ Drop Kid," comedy film starring Bob Hope ... and a "citric" ingredient to make a traditional Thanksgiving dessert
LEMON
5
Pucker-inducing yellow fruit
LEMON
5
CAUTION! ___ juice, yellow citrus fruit extract that shouldn't be stored in a metal container
LEMON
5
"Easy peasy ___ squeezy"
LEMON
5
Tangy citrus fruit
LEMON
5
Has your tummy been upset? Grandma suggests drinking this yellow fruit's juice to feel better
LEMON
5
"The ___ Drop Kid," 1951 comedy about a con artist who is given a Christmas day deadline to pay off his debts
LEMON
5
First digit in the year we're about to welcome: 2025
TWO
3
Alphabet-starting trio
ABC
3
Sound heard when opening a champagne bottle on New Year's
POP
3
Difficult situation (rhymes with "find")
BIND
4
"Woo-___! Here's to the new year!"
HOO
3
Sailor's "yes"
AYE
3
Poker pot starter
ANTE
4
Last three vowels
IOU
3
___-Z (group after millennials), for short
GEN
3
What you score in soccer or hockey, or resolutions that are set as a New Year's tradition
GOALS
5
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