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The Clue
Brut alternative (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SEC
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Notes
The answer SEC is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
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Adjective for champagne
AMEX overseer
Brief time
Dry, as champagne
Dry, in Versailles
Dry, as wine
Fraction of a min.
Half a mo
Like Chablis
Not sweet
N.Y.S.E. regulator
N.Y.S.E. watchdog
Part of a min.
Short time
"Two shakes"
Two shakes
Wine quality
Like certain wines
Not long to wait
Not sweet, as wine
Short time, for short
Short time to wait
Sweeter than brut
Time period, for short
Wall St. regulator
Wine label word
Word on a wine label
Very short wait, in short
Definition
SEC as a noun:
1. (second, sec, s) = 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
2. (secant, sec) = ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
3. (Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC) = an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
SEC as an adjective:
1. (sec, unsweet) = (of champagne) moderately dry