The Clue
Bad check (4 letter answer)
The Answer
KITE
Tags
Notes
The answer KITE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
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Hawk of a sort
High flier
Relative of a falcon
Sky box?
Tamper with a check
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End of many a string
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Windy-day flier
It's often gone with the wind
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Definition
KITE as a noun:
1. a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
2. a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
3. plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
4. any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
KITE as a verb:
1. increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently; "He kited many checks"
2. get credit or money by using a bad check; "The businessman kited millions of dollars"
3. soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"
4. fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"