The Clue
Carl Ed's comic-strip hero (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TEEN
Tags
Notes
The answer TEEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 50 puzzles.
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Adult-to-be
Ager of parents?
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Girls' magazine
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High schooler
Kett contemporary
Minor, maybe
Numerical suffix
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Cardinal-number suffix
Carl Ed's hero
College freshman, usually
Four or six follower
Generation Y member
Harold of old comics
New driver, typically
New driver, usually
Six or seven follower
Suffix with four, six, etc.
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First-time driver, often
Many a bar mitzvah attendee
Many a driver's ed student
Many a Jessica Simpson fan
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Youth 'twixt 12 and 20
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Definition
TEEN as a noun:
1. (adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen) = a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
TEEN as an adjective:
1. (adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged) = being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"