The Clue
Had a bit (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bothered, with "at"
Consumed
Corroded
Devoured
Downed
Feasted
Gobbled
Grazed
Had
Ingested
Lunched
Munched
Noshed
Partook of
Absorbed, as a cost
Blind impulse
Broke bread
Broke a fast
Downed doughnuts
Enjoyed the taramasalata
Eris's brat
Goddess of infatuation
Had a bite
Had brunch
Had something
Had supper
Homophone for eight
Olympic exile
Packed away
Polished off
Put away
Swallowed the bait?
Tea anagram
Tucked away
Used up
Accepted greedily, with "up"
Goddess banished from Olympus
Took back, as words
Took off the table?
Definition
ATE as a noun:
1. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
EAT as a verb:
1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3. (feed, eat) = take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
4. (consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out) = use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
5. (eat, eat on) = worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
6. (corrode, eat, rust) = cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"