The Clue
Fasting season (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LENT
Tags
Notes
The answer LENT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Afforded
Imparted
Carnival follower
Carnival's end
Christian season
Days of penitence
Easter preparation
Easter's predecessor
Fast period
Fast time
Fasting period
Fasting time
Forty weekdays
Gave temporarily
Let use
Passiontide time
Penitential season
Period of fasting
Provided for a spell
Quadragesimal period
Religious period
Season of penitence
Spring period
Time to abstain
Ash Wednesday to Easter
Christian equivalent of Ramadan
It follows Shrovetide
Mardi Gras follower
Post-Carnival time
Pre-Easter time
Shrove Tuesday follower
Time to give up?
It follows Shrove Tuesday
Period after Mardi Gras
Post-Mardi Gras period
Time after Mardi Gras
When Quadragesima Sunday comes
Definition
LENT as a noun:
1. (Lent, Lententide) = a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
LEND as a verb:
1. (lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring) = bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
2. (lend, loan) = give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"