Comics cry

The answer to “Comics cry” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is EEK — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 9, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 17-Down, and it has also run on 2 earlier dates with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Comics cry” answer

EEK (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is EEK.

What does EEK mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EEK is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Comics cry” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• September 9, 2026 (most recent) → EEK
• August 12, 2026 → EEK
• August 3, 2026 → EEK

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