The Clue
In a ___ (going nowhere) (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
Confining grind
Daily grind
Dull procedure
Dull routine
Groovy track?
Highway hazard
Large track
Motoring hazard
Oxcart's track
Settled habit
Sticking point?
Street wear?
Tire channel
Track part
Truck track
Wheel track
9-to-5 grind
Carriage drawn by oxen
Cause of a bump in the road
Part of a bad road
Wheel mark in mud
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
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"