The Clue
Ending with wash or wear (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ABLE
Tags
Notes
The answer ABLE is very common and appears about once every 38 puzzles.
Related Clues
Capable
Competent
Fit
Habile
Masterful
Qualified
___ seaman
Skilled
Talented
Up to
Anagram for Elba
Au fait
Fit for the job
Hardly inept
Having the power
Not impotent
Port attachment
Up to it
Up to the job
Up to the task
Well-suited
Follower of ready and willing
Having know-how
This precedes Baker
Start of a well-known palindrome
Definition
ABLE as an adjective:
1. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
2. (able, capable) = have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
3. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; "able to learn"; "human beings are able to walk on two feet"; "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
4. (able, able-bodied) = having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army"