The Clue
Lapidary's interest (3 letter answer)
The Answer
GEM
Tags
Notes
The answer GEM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Ruby, for one
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Treasure
Absolute beauty
Cabochon, e.g.
Cameo, e.g.
Columbia, in a song
Emerald, e.g.
Garnet or peridot
Opal or onyx
Pearl or ruby
Perfect instance
Peridot or tigereye
Precious stone
Prized asset
Ring thing
Ruby, e.g.
Sapphire. e.g.
Small wonder
Tiara component
Tourmaline, e.g.
The Blue Carbuncle, to Holmes
Cat's-eye or sard
Its setting is a setting
Lapidarist's object of study
Word for a good domestic
It's often seen ringside
It might be examined with a loupe
Definition
GEM as a noun:
1. (gem, gemstone, stone) = a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
2. (gem, treasure) = art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
3. (jewel, gem) = a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry
4. (muffin, gem) = a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
5. (jewel, gem, precious stone) = a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry