The Clue
*Across-the-board (7 letter answer)
The Answer
BLANKET
Tags
Notes
The answer BLANKET is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Afghan, e.g.
Relative of a quilt
Definition
BLANKET as a noun:
1. (blanket, cover) = bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
2. (blanket, mantle) = anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow"
3. a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor
BLANKET as a verb:
1. cover as if with a blanket; "snow blanketed the fields"
2. form a blanket-like cover (over)
BLANKET as an adjective:
1. (across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide) = broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"