The Clue
Enticing (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TEMPTING
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Notes
The answer TEMPTING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
TEMPT as a verb:
1. (tempt, allure) = dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
2. (entice, lure, tempt) = provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
3. (tempt, invite) = give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"
4. (charm, influence, tempt) = induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
5. try to seduce
6. try presumptuously; "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"
TEMPTING as an adjective:
1. (alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting) = highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"
2. (tantalizing, tantalising, tempting) = very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"