The Clue
Bores (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TIRES
Tags
Notes
The answer TIRES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
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Exhausts
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Radials
Wearies
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Bridgestones or Michelins
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Flivver five
Highway rollers
Michelins or Goodyears
Pair on a bike
Quartet on a Quattro
Rolling stock?
Street contacts?
Akron-to-Detroit shipment
Cavaliers ride on them
Pit crew's supply
Rubber, so to speak
Runs out of gas
Runs out of steam
They thrive on inflation
These might need air
They get their kicks
Definition
TIRE as a noun:
1. (tire, tyre) = hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air"
TIRE as a verb:
1. (tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade) = get tired of something or somebody
2. (tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue) = exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
3. (run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire) = deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
4. (bore, tire) = cause to be bored