The Clue
Knocks off (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ICES
Tags
Notes
The answer ICES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
Chills
Clinches
Desserts
Does in
Freezes
Frosts
Secures
Sherbets
Boardwalk coolers
Boardwalk refreshments
Boardwalk treats
Cold desserts
Cool treats
Cools down
Decorates, as a cake
Ensures, slangily
Freezes over
Frosts, as a cake
Frosty desserts
Frozen desserts
Prepares, as Champagne
Puts away
Readies champagne
Secures, informally
Sews up
Sherbets' cousins
Summer coolers
Summer treats
Summertime treats
___ up (freezes)
Hot-weather treats
Low-fat desserts
Tops off a cake
Desserts good for a hot day
Ones getting a good licking?
Definition
ICE as a noun:
1. (ice, water ice) = water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"
2. the frozen part of a body of water
3. (ice, sparkler) = diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"
4. (frosting, icing, ice) = a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
5. (ice, frappe) = a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
6. (methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash) = an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
7. (internal-combustion engine, ICE) = a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
8. (ice rink, ice-skating rink, ice) = a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice"
ICE as a verb:
1. (frost, ice) = decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"
2. put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"