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The Clue
Fed. monitor of stock fraud (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SEC
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Notes
The answer SEC is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Dry
Flash
Instant
Jiff
Jiffy
"Just a ___!"
"Just a ___"
Tick
"Wait a ___!"
1/60 of a min.
Blink of an eye
Brief moment?
Brief time
Dry, as champagne
Dry, to oenologists
Dry, in Versailles
Dry, as wine
Govt. agency
Instant, for short
Like Chablis
Like Chianti
Not sweet
N.Y.S.E. watchdog
Part of a min.
Quality of wine
Sixtieth of a min.
Trice, informally
Like some wines
Not long to wait
Short time, for short
Wall St. regulator
Wine label word
Regulatory inits. since 1934
Definition
SEC as a noun:
1. (second, sec, s) = 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
2. (secant, sec) = ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
3. (Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC) = an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
SEC as an adjective:
1. (sec, unsweet) = (of champagne) moderately dry