The Clue
Clear of dishes (3 letter answer)
The Answer
BUS
Tags
Notes
The answer BUS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Jitney
"___ Stop"
Alternative to a subway
Child carrier
City transit
City transport
Clean tables
Clear dishes
Clear tables
Clear the tables
Greyhound, e.g.
Inge's "___ Stop"
Kind of line
Kind of stop
Kramden vehicle
Motor coach
Public transport
Public vehicle
Restaurant vehicle
Route follower
School transport
School transportation
School vehicle
Schoolboy's vehicle
Sightseer's ride
"Speed" speeder
Tour ride
Work tables?
Urban behemoth
Urban transport
One way to work
"The Wayward ___": Steinbeck
Schoolkids' transport
Double-decker, e.g.
H.O.V. lane user
It follows a line
Otto's vehicle on "The Simpsons"
Steinbeck's wayward vehicle
Stopper in an Inge play
Word with school or tour
Vehicle that may have a farebox
Definition
BUS as a noun:
1. (bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle) = a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
2. (bus topology, bus) = the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
3. (busbar, bus) = an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system"
4. (bus, jalopy, heap) = a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
BUS as a verb:
1. send or move around by bus; "The children were bussed to school"
2. ride in a bus
3. remove used dishes from the table in restaurants