The Clue
Arctic (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NORTH
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Notes
The answer NORTH is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
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Definition
NORTH as a noun:
1. the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon line
2. (Union, North) = the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"
3. (north, due north, northward, N) = the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
4. (North, northland, Septentrion) = any region lying in or toward the north
5. (north, magnetic north, compass north) = the direction in which a compass needle points
6. (North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford) = British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
NORTH as an adjective:
1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north; "artists like north light"; "the north portico"
NORTH as an adverb:
1. (north, to the north, in the north, northerly, northwards, northward) = in a northern direction; "they earn more up north"; "Let's go north!"