The Clue
Like a maverick (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LONE
Tags
Notes
The answer LONE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.
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Sole
Solitary
Unattached
Unattended
Unescorted
Unfrequented
Unique
Famous Ranger
Kind of wolf
Lacking a partner
Like an anchoret
Like an anchorite
Like an eremite
Like a recluse
Set apart
Situated by itself
Kind of hand, in euchre
Like a certain Ranger
Like the Texas star
Onetime Eagle precursor
Definition
LONE as an adjective:
1. (alone, lone, lonely, solitary) = lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"
2. (lone, lonely, solitary) = characterized by or preferring solitude; "a lone wolf"; "a lonely existence"; "a man of a solitary disposition"; " a solitary walk"
3. (lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary) = being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"