The Clue
Gully (3 letter answer)
The Answer
RUT
Tags
Notes
The answer RUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
Related Clues
Channel
Furrow
Grind
Groove
Pothole
Boring routine
Daily grind
Dull routine
Groove or routine
Highway hazard
Monotonous situation
Motoring hazard
Muffler mangler
Muffler menace
Progress preventer
Road hazard
Settled habit
Sticking point
Suicus
Tire trapper
Wheel track
9-to-5 grind
Back-road hazard
Cause of a bump in the road
Dirt road feature
Part of a bad road
Place to get stuck
Same old grind
It's hard to get out of
Same old same old
Same old, same old
Endless 9-to-5 job, e.g.
Same old same old, as at work
You might get in this at work
Definition
RUT as a noun:
1. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
2. (rut, groove) = a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
3. (estrus, oestrus, heat, rut) = applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
RUT as a verb:
1. be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals
2. (furrow, rut, groove) = hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"