The Clue
December 24 and 31, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EVES
Tags
Notes
The answer EVES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
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Arden and Merriam
Arden and Queler
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Holiday nights
Holiday times
Impending times
Miss Arden et al.
Night times
Nights before
Nights, in classifieds
Party times
Portentous nights
Preceding nights
Preceding periods
Preholiday nights
Sunset followers
Temporal brinks
Times of anticipation
Times before
Times in classifieds
Times to party
Twain's "___ Diary"
Dec. 24 and 31
December 24 and 31
First mother's namesakes
Second person's namesakes
Times to call, in ads
Times to call, in classifieds
Times to revel, maybe
After-work times, in classifieds
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Namesakes ever since Eden
When to call, in some ads
Times to call, in some want ads
When to call, in some want ads
Definition
EVE as a noun:
1. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
2. the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
3. the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"
4. (evening, eve, even, eventide) = the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"