The Clue
Drops out of contention (5 letter answer)
The Answer
FADES
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Notes
The answer FADES is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Diminishes
Dims
Evanesces
Vanishes
Weakens
Backs a dicer
Bets at dice
Covers a bet
Covers, as a bet
Disappears slowly
Grows dim
Grows weaker
Loses brightness
Loses color
Covers a dice bet
Falls behind in the end
Vanishes bit by bit
Becomes a whiter shade of pale
Drops back, as in a horse race
Definition
FADE as a noun:
1. (slice, fade, slicing) = a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
2. (fade, disappearance) = gradually ceasing to be visible
FADE as a verb:
1. (fade, melt) = become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
2. (fade, wither) = lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
3. (evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass) = disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
4. (languish, fade) = become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"