The Clue
"Here ___" (3 letter answer)
The Answer
TIS
Tags
Notes
The answer TIS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Notes
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"___ the season ..."
"___ the season ?"
"___ the season"
"___ the season..."
Carol contraction
It is contracted
It's for poets
"My country ___ . . . "
"My country, ___ of . . . "
Opposite of 'tain't
Poetic contraction
Poetic word
Rejoinder to "'tain't!"
Scale notes
"That so?" reply
"'Tain't" retort
"___ better to have loved . . . "
"Deck the Halls" contraction
Frank McCourt memoir
Notes after las
Old-fashioned contraction
Opposite of 't aint
Sequel to "Angela's Ashes"
Woody Herman's "___ Autumn"
Word that begins with an apostrophe
"___ almost fairy time": Shak.
"Angela's Ashes" follow-up
"___ folly to be wise": Gray
"___ So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
Definition
TI as a noun:
1. (titanium, Ti, atomic number 22) = a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
2. (ti, Cordyline terminalis) = shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii
3. (ti, te, si) = the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization