The Clue
Inspiration (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MUSE
Tags
Notes
The answer MUSE is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Calliope, for one
Chew (on)
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Deliberate
Dream
Meditate
Opine
Ponder
Reflect
Reflect (on)
Ruminate
Calliope, e.g.
Euterpe or Terpsichore
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Guiding spirit
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Inspiration source
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Parnassus figure
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Ponder dreamily
She's an inspiration
Thalia, e.g.
There's one for dance
Be in a brown study
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Definition
MUSE as a noun:
1. in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
2. the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
MUSE as a verb:
1. (chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate) = reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"