The Clue
Green squares (3 letter answer)
The Answer
SOD
Tags
Notes
The answer SOD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
Related Clues
Earth
___ grass
Sward
Turf
"Auld" land
Blanket of grass
Check erosion
Cover with turf
Earth layer
Grass from a farm
Grassy cover
Grassy surface
Green cover
Groundskeeper's supply
Landscaper's need
Landscaper's supply
Lawn base
Lay turf
The old ___ (Ireland)
Outfield surface
Piece of turf
Roll of green?
Seed alternative
Square of lawn
Ball field covering
Cover ground, in a way
Cover some ground
Covering for a bald spot
Do lawn work
Garden shop offering
It thickens the plot
Lawn lover's purchase
One's native land
Early Plains building material
Golf course purchase, maybe
It may thicken the plot
Old prairie home material
Building material for Great Plains settlers
Definition
SOD as a noun:
1. (turf, sod, sward, greensward) = surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
2. (superoxide dismutase, SOD) = an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodies by the superoxide dismutase enzymes"
3. (sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger) = someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
4. an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink"
SOD as a verb:
1. cover with sod