The Clue
Calendar span (4 letter answer)
The Answer
YEAR
Tags
Notes
The answer YEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
Class
Vintage
1492 or 2001
2001, e.g.
2013, e.g.
Calendar's scope
Class identification
Division of time
Dollar-a-___ man
A dozen moons
Four seasons
Freshman or sophomore
"Happy New ___!"
Junior, e.g.
Juniors, e.g.
Kind of book
Lustrum fifth
Oenologist's concern
Oenologist's interest
Oenophile's concern
Part of a century
Part of I.G.Y.
Revolutionary period
Time period
Twelve months
Twelve moons
Two semesters
Wine info
Birthday-to-birthday span
Class-ring inscription
Inscription on a class ring
Leap or lunar follower
Many a Roman numeral
Mercury's 88 days
Once around Sol
Once around the sun
Wine bottle datum
Wine connoisseur's concern
Wine label info
Wine taster's concern
"Very good" period in songdom
Time to go once around the sun
It starts with a celebration
In which Christmas comes but once
Definition
YEAR as a noun:
1. (year, twelvemonth, yr) = a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
2. a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
3. the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
4. (class, year) = a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"