The Clue
It increases by degrees (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ANGLE
Tags
Notes
The answer ANGLE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
Related Clues
Aspect
Corner
Fish
Perspective
Right, for one
Scheme
Slant
Viewpoint
Corner shape
Devious plan
Early Briton
Go fish
Hidden motive
Journalist's idea
Northumbrian settler
Personal slant
Photographer's setup
Point of view
Protractor measure
Right or acute
Turn sharply
Vantage point
Acute or obtuse item
It's measured in degrees
What a protractor measures
Drop a line from a pier, say
This can be acute
Two lines may make one
Every corner or con man has one
It may be acute or obtuse
Definition
ANGLE as a noun:
1. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
2. (slant, angle) = a biased way of looking at or presenting something
3. a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons
ANGLE as a verb:
1. move or proceed at an angle; "he angled his way into the room"
2. (lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle) = to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
3. (fish, angle) = seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"
4. fish with a hook
5. (slant, angle, weight) = present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"