The Clue
Bolted things down (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Corroded
Devoured
Downed
Feasted
Fed on
Gormandized
Had
Lunched
Noshed
Partook of
Snacked
Supped
Absorbed, as a cost
Absorbed, as a loss
Absorbed, as losses
Broke bread
Emulated Horner
Gobbled (up)
Gobbled up
Goddess of infatuation
Goddess of mischief
Grabbed a bite
Had a bite
Had a grinder
Had lunch
Had a snack
Lunched, say
Polished off
Put away
Spenser character
Took the cake?
Used up
Was corrosive
Worked on peanuts?
Blind impulse personified
Didn't go hungry
Fell hard, with "it"
Filled a certain void
Goddess of reckless ambition
She comes "hot from Hell": Shak.
Definition
ATE as a noun:
1. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
EAT as a verb:
1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3. (feed, eat) = take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
4. (consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out) = use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
5. (eat, eat on) = worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
6. (corrode, eat, rust) = cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"