The Clue
Locke opus (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ESSAY
Tags
Notes
The answer ESSAY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
Attempt
Paper
Theme
Try
Bacon piece
Bacon product
Elian output
Emerson specialty
Emerson work
English assignment
English paper
Journal submission
Lamb product
Lamb work
Locke work
Montaigne's specialty
Piece of Bacon
Piece in Harper's
Piece of schoolwork
Pope's "An ___ on Man"
Prose piece
Pundit's piece
Test format
Think piece
Time piece
Time piece?
Work by Elia
Blue book filler
Blue-book filler
E.G. White piece
Frank Rich piece
Op-ed piece
Part of a college application
Peter Quennell product
Piece in The New Republic
Test format, often
Try one's hand at
English exam finale, often
Op-ed piece, e.g.
Swift's "A Modest Proposal," e.g.
Very long-winded answer
Alternative to true-false or multiple-choice
Definition
ESSAY as a noun:
1. an analytic or interpretive literary composition
2. a tentative attempt
ESSAY as a verb:
1. (try, seek, attempt, essay, assay) = make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
2. (test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay) = put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"