The Clue
Glass top (3 letter answer)
The Answer
RIM
Tags
Notes
The answer RIM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Border
Edge
Felly
Flange
Frame
Fringe
Lip
Margin
Pacific ___
Perimeter
Periphery
Basket part
Canyon area
Coin feature
Hoop part
Hub's opposite
Net supporter
Outer edge
Outer limit
Part of a basket
Part of a glass
Tire part
Tire site
Wheel part
Basketball blackboard attachment
___ the cup (miss a putt)
Grand Canyon feature
Grand Canyon part
Barely miss, as the golf cup
Salt's place on a margarita glass
What a tire fits around
Not quite make the putt, with "out"
Definition
RIM as a noun:
1. the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
2. (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off"
3. the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached
4. (flange, rim) = a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
5. (brim, rim, lip) = the top edge of a vessel or other container
RIM as a verb:
1. run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"
2. furnish with a rim; "rim a hat"
3. roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket"