Answer: SOCK
SOCK is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 75 times.
Referring Clues:
- Wind indicator
 - "Pow!"
 - Plaster
 - Punch
 - Wallop
 - Paste
 - Haymaker
 - Laundromat loss, maybe
 - Something odd about the wash?
 - Buffet
 - Nonmatching item, maybe
 - Half a pair of footwear
 - Argyle, for one
 - Foot covering
 - Hit hard
 - It's often around a foot
 - Hit
 - Darn it
 - Anklet or argyle
 - Bit of footwear
 - Belt
 - Weathervane alternative
 - Slug
 - Argyle, e.g.
 - Puppet maker?
 - It's often around a foot?
 - Bit of footwear that appears at both ends of this puzzle's theme answers
 - Darned thing
 - Makeshift puppet
 - Simple puppet
 - ___ puppet
 - Calf warmer
 - It's about a foot
 - Foot holder
 - It may lose its mate in the laundry
 - Basis for a simple puppet
 - What may not come out in the wash?
 - Foot warmer
 - Rudimentary puppet
 - One often lost in the laundry
 - Put (away), as money
 - Wind direction indicator
 - Hit forcefully
 - Foot coverer
 - Wearable between shoe and you
 - Washday loss, often
 - Common laundromat loss
 - Occasional laundromat loss
 - "Argyle" footwear
 - ___ hop
 - Argyle, for instance
 - Unmatched dresser item, maybe
 - Pacific salmon
 - Foot cover
 - Save, with "away"
 - It's over a foot
 - ___ hop: gym dance
 - See 94-Across
 - See 31 Down
 - One might go missing in the dryer
 - Piece of hosiery
 - Punch hard
 - Shoe/foot go-between
 - What's worn under a shoe
 - Item sometimes "lost" in a clothes dryer
 - Item of clothing that's also a synonym for "belt"
 - One of a pair that often goes missing
 - Clothing item that may be used as a puppet
 - Fashion no-no with a flip-flop
 - Annoying thing to find unmatched in the laundry pile
 - "___ it to me!"
 - Laundry loss
 - Tube or compression footwear
 - Piece of footwear that can be knitted
 - Common laundry no-show
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - October 23, 2024
 - USA Today - September 13, 2024
 - USA Today - July 31, 2024
 - New York Times - June 03, 2024
 - LA Times - May 05, 2024
 - New York Times - January 08, 2024
 - USA Today - August 30, 2023
 - LA Times - July 12, 2022
 - New York Times - June 01, 2021
 - Universal - May 14, 2021
 - USA Today - March 11, 2021
 - New York Times - March 04, 2021
 - Universal - December 27, 2020
 - New York Times - December 02, 2020
 - Netword - October 13, 2020
 - Netword - September 29, 2020
 - LA Times - June 03, 2020
 - Universal - May 24, 2020
 - Universal - February 29, 2020
 - Netword - January 27, 2020
 
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