The Clue
Elian piece (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ESSAY
Tags
Notes
The answer ESSAY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Strive
Theme
Trial
Bacon product
Bacon work
Composition with a viewpoint
Elia product
Elian output
Emerson effort
Emerson product
English paper
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Journal submission
Lamb specialty
Lamb's forte
Literary work
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Piece of writing
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School assignment
School project
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Time piece
Try out
Article in Harper's or The Atlantic
Bacon or Lamb product
Blue book filler
College application part
E.G. White piece
English class assignment
Lamb or Bacon piece
Maureen Dowd piece
New Republic piece
Op-ed piece
Piece in The New Republic
Poetic Pope product
Test format, often
English exam finale, often
Part of many a college application
Swift's "A Modest Proposal," e.g.
Alternative to true-false or multiple-choice
It's definitely not the short answer
Definition
ESSAY as a noun:
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt
ESSAY as a verb:
1. (try, seek, attempt, essay, assay) = make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
2. (test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay) = put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"