The Clue
Barbara or Nathan (4 letter answer)
The Answer
HALE
Tags
Notes
The answer HALE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Fit
Healthy
___ and hearty
Nathan
Robust
Sound
Strong
Vigorous
Well
Bodily sound
Boggs or Irwin
Companion of hearty
In fine fettle
Fit as a fiddle
Golfer Irwin
In good health
In good shape
Hearty accompaniment?
Hearty partner
Hearty's companion
Hearty's partner
Irwin of golf
Irwin of the P.G.A.
In vigorous health
Philip Nolan's creator
Author of "The Man Without a Country"
He wrote "The Man Without a Country"
Definition
HALE as a noun:
1. (Hale, Nathan Hale) = a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
2. (Hale, George Ellery Hale) = United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
3. (Hale, Edward Everett Hale) = prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
HALE as a verb:
1. (coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force) = to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
2. (haul, hale, cart, drag) = draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
HALE as an adjective:
1. (hale, whole) = exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"