The Clue
Helmet guardpiece (5 letter answer)
The Answer
NASAL
Tags
Notes
The answer NASAL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
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Reedy
Twangy
Congested-sounding
Of a facial feature
Helmet's nosepiece
Kind of drip
Kind of spray
Pinched, perhaps
Snoot-y
Stuffy, in a way
Twangy-sounding
Twangy, as a voice
Kind of cavity or twang
Like certain passages
Like hillbilly speech
Like the "ng" sound
Like Ozarks speech
Like some sprays
Mont Blanc feature?
Like Down East speech
Like Fran Drescher's voice
Like "m" or "n," to linguists
Like some blocked passages
Like some French vowels
Like the sound of French vowels
Sounding like one has a cold, say
Definition
NASAL as a noun:
1. (nasal consonant, nasal) = a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
2. (nasal, nasal bone, os nasale) = an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
NASAL as an adjective:
1. (rhinal, nasal) = of or in or relating to the nose; "nasal passages"
2. (adenoidal, pinched, nasal) = sounding as if the nose were pinched; "a whining nasal voice"