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Dark horse and sitting duck

Last seen in LA Times Daily Crossword November 23, 2025 Answers

The clue "Dark horse and sitting duck" from the LA Times Daily Crossword crossword on November 23, 2025 has 137 potential solutions in our records. After analysing answer patterns across thousands of puzzles, we're 99% confident that IDIOMS (6 letters) is the correct answer. Check the full list of possibilities ranked by confidence below.

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137 Other Potential Answers

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IDIOMS
Dark horse and sitting duck
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 23, 2025
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DRAKETAKE
Reporter's approach to a story about a male duck?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 17, 2026
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GUIDINGPRINCIPLE
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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IDLE
Run while sitting
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 3, 2026
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EYECREAM
Application that combats dark circles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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BUCK
Move like a spooked horse, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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COLT
Young horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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WAR
Biblical rider of a red horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 14, 2026
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SNICKERS
Candy named for a Mars family horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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ROAN
Reddish speckled horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 4, 2026
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WEIRDO
Odd duck
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 29, 2026
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SIRED
Fathered, as a horse
Universal Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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PONYRIDE
Short trip on a short horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2026
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NAY
Silly response to "Is that your horse?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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FOAL
Baby horse
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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GUESSED
Took a shot in the dark
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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STAB
Shot in the dark
Universal Crossword · Apr 2, 2026
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CRAMP
Charley horse, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 20, 2026
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TAN
Black and ___ (cocktail with dark and light beer)
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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APPALOOSA
Spotted horse breed
Universal Crossword · Mar 6, 2026
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BINGEWATCH
*Get through a whole season in one sitting, say (... the first letter and the last 4 letters)
Universal Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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AFLAC
Insurer with a duck mascot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 3, 2026
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PONY
Small horse
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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HOPON
"Let's ride this horse together!"
Universal Crossword · Jan 16, 2026
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CHAIRYOGA
Meditative exercise done while sitting
Universal Crossword · Dec 5, 2025
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DAYBED
Couch for sitting or sleeping
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 27, 2025
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GNAT
Part of a dark cloud
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 15, 2025
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BLACKHOLES
Massive dark spots in outer space
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 10, 2025
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BITTER
Like dark chocolate, maybe
Universal Crossword · Oct 27, 2025
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EYEGEL
Product that may reduce dark circles
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 19, 2025
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HIPPO
Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "river horse"
Universal Crossword · Oct 10, 2025
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DECOY
Wooden duck, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 1, 2025
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PLACE
Finish second in a horse race
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2025
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PINTO
Spotted bean or horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 19, 2025
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ODD
Like a quirky "duck"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 4, 2025
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TEAL
Dabbling duck
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 17, 2025
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MUSTANG
Free-roaming horse
Universal Crossword · Jul 14, 2025
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SABLE
Small animal with dark fur
Universal Crossword · Jul 11, 2025
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GOTH
Post-punk genre associated with a dark and gloomy style
Universal Crossword · Jun 27, 2025
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REINEDIN
Tried to control, as a horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2025
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CHOCOHOLIC
Lover of the dark, perhaps?
Universal Crossword · Jun 15, 2025
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SOGGY
Like cereal sitting in milk
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 12, 2025
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GELD
Neuter, as a horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
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HYDE
Mr. with a dark side
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 25, 2025
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MOUNTS
Gets on, as a horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 11, 2025
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ARTS
Word after "dark" or "liberal"
Universal Crossword · Apr 29, 2025
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LEG
Piece of dark meat
Universal Crossword · Apr 28, 2025
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ARAB
Breed of horse with a high-set tail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 14, 2025
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PEGASUS
Mythical horse with feathers
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2025
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DALMATIAN
Dog with dark spots
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 9, 2025
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MARE
Female horse
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Apr 7, 2025
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NAG
Hound, or a horse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 6, 2025
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STOUT
Type of dark beer
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2025
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ODIN
Norse god with a horse named Sleipnir
Universal Crossword · Mar 28, 2025
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DUSK
Time before dark
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2025
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NESS
Suffix with "dark" or "bright"
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2025
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LAP
What one gains by sitting down
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2025
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RUM
Liquor in a dark 'n' stormy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2025
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MANE
Feature of a horse or lion
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2025
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COWBOYOATS
Grain for one who eats like a horse?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 9, 2025
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TROY
City fooled by a wooden horse
Universal Crossword · Feb 7, 2025
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STEED
Noble horse
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 26, 2025
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ATTIC
Story that might be dark and creepy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 24, 2025
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RODE
Went by horse
Universal Crossword · Jan 7, 2025
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SIENA
Tuscan city that hosts the Palio horse races twice a year
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 4, 2025
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FADE
Slowly go dark
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 3, 2025
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SHINER
__ Bock: dark beer from Texas
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 2, 2025
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PSY
Korean rapper with an iconic "horse dance"
Universal Crossword · Dec 26, 2024
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NONA
Name hidden in "horse with no name"
Universal Crossword · Dec 21, 2024
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UNLIT
Like a dark room
Universal Crossword · Dec 20, 2024
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PACER
Harness-race horse
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Dec 17, 2024
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PUMPERPENNY
Dense, dark rye bread
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 13, 2024
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SCOTER
Large sea duck
Premier Sunday Crossword · Dec 8, 2024
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SPASM
Charley horse, e.g.
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 1, 2024
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WHYA
“— duck?” (Chico Marx question)
Premier Sunday Crossword · Nov 24, 2024
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RING
Duck, duck, goose shape
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 18, 2024
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RYES
Some dark breads
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 20, 2024
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BRONCO
Rodeo horse
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 13, 2024
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CHAMPS
Bites, as a horse at the bit
Premier Sunday Crossword · Oct 13, 2024
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SORREL
Reddish-brown horse
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 4, 2024
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DRIVEANDRIDE
What you do while traveling on a horse, technically? (P to D)
Universal Crossword · Sep 30, 2024
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DONALD
Disney duck
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2024
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OBOE
Instrument that represents the duck in "Peter and the Wolf"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2024
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KNIGHT
Chess piece often referred to as a "horse"
Universal Crossword · Sep 4, 2024
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NEONOIR
Modern genre with dark elements
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2024
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AERIEQUEEN
Ruling eagle sitting in her high nest?
Premier Sunday Crossword · Aug 11, 2024
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BRIDLE
Piece of headgear worn by a horse
Universal Crossword · Aug 11, 2024
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CLIPCLOPS
Sounds of horse hoofs
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jul 27, 2024
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ROANS
Speckled horses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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FOALS
Young horses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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PINTOS
Patchy-patterned horses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 27, 2026
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WHOA
"Hold your horses!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 30, 2026
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MANENTAIL
Shampoo for horses as well as humans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 21, 2026
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MAIDENS
Winless racehorses
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 16, 2026
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TEALS
Some dabbling ducks
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 9, 2026
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WATT
Inventor who coined the term "horsepower"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 25, 2026
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ANERS
One-pointers in horseshoes
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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LATENS
Grows darker
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 21, 2026
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BRONCOS
Mile High horses?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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ONE
With 23-Across, repeated words in the Tolkien verse "___ to rule them all, ___ to find them, ___ to bring them all and in the darkness bind them"
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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RESHOES
Tends to again, as a horse's hoof
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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COLTS
NFL team with a horseshoe logo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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SIRE
Father, as horses
Universal Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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TANS
Gets darker outside?
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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RAINGEAR
*Impressive shot in horseshoes
Universal Crossword · Jan 27, 2026
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BETON
Back, as a racehorse
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 23, 2026
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YOUNG
Like a duckling
Universal Crossword · Dec 16, 2025
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UMBER
Natural pigment darker than ocher
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 25, 2025
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BATHTOY
Rubber ducky, for one
Universal Crossword · Nov 16, 2025
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UGLY
Like a fairy tale duckling
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 29, 2025
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TUB
Rubber duck's "habitat"
Universal Crossword · Oct 16, 2025
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BRED
Raised, as horses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Oct 6, 2025
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ROW
Get your ducks in a ___
Universal Crossword · Aug 3, 2025
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STEEDS
All the king's horses?
Universal Crossword · Jul 28, 2025
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IDIOM
"Have a cow" or "hold your horses"
Universal Crossword · Jul 15, 2025
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JINGLEALLTHEWAY
Carol lyric before "Oh! What fun it is to ride / In a one-horse open sleigh"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 7, 2025
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BATHS
Rubber duckies' "ponds"
Universal Crossword · Jun 21, 2025
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MEN
What the king had, besides horses
Universal Crossword · Jun 20, 2025
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NEIGH
Speak horse-ly
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 20, 2025
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BIKEPOLO
Sport with two-wheelers instead of horses
Universal Crossword · Jun 9, 2025
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WAITASEC
"Hold your horses!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2025
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SLEW
Seattle ___ (racehorse)
Universal Crossword · Jun 4, 2025
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EYES
"Starry ___ sparkin' up my darkest night" (Taylor Swift lyric)
Universal Crossword · Jun 1, 2025
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SHUE
"Adventures in Babysitting" actress Elisabeth
Universal Crossword · May 15, 2025
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POLO
Sport with horses
Universal Crossword · May 13, 2025
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ATSEVENTEEN
Ugly duckling anthem of 1975
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 5, 2025
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ERNIE
Muppet with a beloved rubber duckie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 3, 2025
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ARABS
Swift horses
Thomas Joseph Crossword · Jan 31, 2025
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EASYNOW
"Hold your horses!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jan 12, 2025
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TRANSITIONALPERIOD
Lame duck’s time in office, e.g.
Premier Sunday Crossword · Jan 5, 2025
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DUDERANCH
*Vacation spot with horses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Dec 11, 2024
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PURPLEREIN
Royal horse's colorful accessory?
Universal Crossword · Dec 6, 2024
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ONESEC
"Hold your horses"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 29, 2024
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STERN
Unlikely to approve of horseplay
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 26, 2024
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HIPPOS
Animals also known as river horses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Nov 24, 2024
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REINS
They hold your horses
Universal Crossword · Nov 15, 2024
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GAUCHO
Pampas horseman
Eugene Sheffer Crossword · Oct 5, 2024

Clues for LA Times Daily Crossword on November 23, 2025

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How many possible solutions does "Dark horse and sitting duck" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 137 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is IDIOMS (6 letters).
What is the best answer for "Dark horse and sitting duck"?
The best answer for "Dark horse and sitting duck" is IDIOMS with 6 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Dark horse and sitting duck" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in LA Times Daily Crossword. It was last seen in the LA Times Daily Crossword on November 23, 2025.
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