The Clue
Kind of lot or job (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ODD
Tags
Notes
The answer ODD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Anomalous
Bizarre
Curious
Eccentric
___ Fellow
Fey
Funny
"How ___ ..."
Idiosyncratic
Inexplicable
Kooky
Peculiar
Quirky
Singular
Strange
"That's ___ . . . "
"That's ___ ..."
Uneven
Uneven?
Unmatched
Unmatching
Unusual
Eyebrow-raising
Hardly ordinary
Kind of job
___ man out
Not even
Roulette bet
Type of ball
Unmatched, as socks
Kind of ball or Fellow
Like three or five
Prompting a "hmm," perhaps
"___ Man Out," 1947 film
Like 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.
Definition
ODD as an adjective:
1. not divisible by two
2. not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
3. an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
4. (curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular) = beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
5. (odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired) = of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
6. (leftover, left over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended) = not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"