The Clue
Blueprint (3 letter answer)
The Answer
MAP
Tags
Notes
The answer MAP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Avis offering
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Cartographic item
Encyclopedia offering
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Latitude/longitude shower
Legend locale?
Mercator product
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Prospector's aid
Tourist's aid
Tourist's guide
Tourist's need
Tourist's purchase
Traveler's check?
Triple-A handout
World view
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Relief provider, maybe
Tour book feature
Treasure hunter's aid
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Word with weather or world
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Back-of-airline magazine feature
Former gas-station freebie
It may have a projection
It works according to scale
"You are here" posting
Definition
MAP as a noun:
1. a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2. (mapping, map, correspondence) = a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set
MAP as a verb:
1. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2. explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
3. locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4. (map, map out) = plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
5. depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
6. (map, represent) = to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)